2009
The wonders of indirect light
Dec/03/09 10:47 Filed in: Photo shoots
The art of photographing kitchen utensils.
If you are a photographer like me and you don't own a closet full of lighting equipment (and does not want even wan to own a closet full of lighting equipment), utilizing indirect light coming through any window in your house is absolutely fantastic for photographing... well,things. Have you ever seen those dreamy type flower portraits? The rose for example with the water drops on it, with the blossom being kind of underexposed and only partially visible? This mystic looking pile of coffee beans? If this is something you like, than indirect light is something for you. Read More...
On this world, a shadow falls...
Nov/20/09 16:33 Filed in: Art on the
web
African fine art wildlife photography by Nick Brandt.
Legal matters with photography in public - II
Oct/13/09 23:37 Filed in: Technicalities
A brilliant resource for legal issues with photography.
Browsing through the internet today, I found this absolutely great blog page which I wanted to share with you.
It
is run by Carlos Miller, a photojournalist in Miami,
Florida. He was arrested in February of 2007 for
photographing them against their wishes.
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God is a DJ
Oct/11/09 06:14 Filed in: Art on the
web
The art of photography in a brilliant short movie.
A long time ago I discovered this great video on youtube. It is the short movie Spin from Double Edge Films.
The storyline is told by a great short film underlayed by fantastic beats. And the photography in this film stroke me. There is great photography in every great movie, however, this was aboslutely down my alley. Read More...
An eventful year
Oct/10/09 22:33 Filed in: Technicalities
First and foremost, this site went through a significant change in appearance. I changed the gallery layout and find the photo book type look rather pleasing. Second the blog became more readable using larger fonts and wider line spacing and tags have been reorganized to let you find your way around better.
Second were the photography changes. Read More...
The "San Francisco Gallery" at the Applefest in Northborough, Mass.
Sep/27/09 20:27 Filed in: Technicalities
Is the 2009 Mac mini fast enough for photo editing ?
May/22/09 03:55 Filed in: Technicalities
A photographers experience with Apple's small desktop computer.
Legal matters with photography in public.
Mar/08/09 03:37 Filed in: Technicalities
A collection of resources about photographers rights
It is very sad to begin with that photo enthusiasts, amateurs or professional photographers that simply want to express their point of view of the world in an artistic way have to worry about such banal matters. But, we live in a society and not in an agglomeration of individuals - or so wee'd like to think or make ourselves believe. Hence there are certain and thoughts and aspects that may concern the uninvolved individual in a complete different way than the photographer and vice versa. So consequently some rules and regulations have been put into place and it's worth it to have at least an overview over the basics. Read More...
The old baptist church
Feb/22/09 16:16 Filed in: Photo shoots
Another visit to the old stone baptist church in Boylston
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Days of my aging father
Feb/06/09 03:07 Filed in: Art on the
web
Philip Toledano's photography
The other day I found an email from my dear friend from Singapore in my inbox. She knows about my love to photography and decided to share this link. A link from an astonishing photographer who manages to capture an amount of soul in his images as I have rarely seen before. Maybe it is the story behind his images what makes them so brilliant, maybe it is the story inside the image itself. It is probably a combination of both. Read More...
Good bye to an old friend...
Jan/17/09 02:11 Filed in: Technicalities
Switching from a Sony Cybershot DSC H2 to a NIKON D60
After almost three years of learning and growing with and close to each other, I decided that it is time to move on. Well, I actually decided that a while ago. Although one could not call it a decision perse - it was more of a mutually growing apart which was ironically a part of growing close. But that how the flow of life takes sometimes it very own turns... Foreseeable, exciting and yet painful at the same time.
But back from the philosophical paths to the real deal: I ordered and received my all spankin' new NIKON D60, as a kit with the NIKKOR 18-55 mm kit lens and the 55-200 mm VR lens on top of it (AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED - holy marketing!). This is one big step up from where I am coming from. The previously owned and used SONY Cybershot DSC-H2 sparked the interest in photography in me and this camera was a great learning tool, which I have been using since early 2006.
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