Lensbaby Spark; First Impressions
What follows are some initial thoughts about the Lensbaby Spark lens released a little over a week ago. I have been using the lens for about three days now on a Nikon D40X (I did say they were initial thoughts). I was a Lensbaby virgin having never tried any of the growing range of lenses [...]
iPhone Type Editing Without the iPhone
introduction The desire to make an image look worn or imperfectly exposed can be traced back to the grunge aesthetic of the late eighties and early nineties, if not before. It really left the design world and became commonplace with the introduction of the iPhone and apps such as Hipstamatic and Instagram. This post is [...]
3D for the Photographer; Part 1
Introduction This is the first of what will hopefully be a short series of posts looking at 3D computer graphics and how the technology can serve the photographer. I will be using Bryce 3D software which is considered a 3D landscape program. The principle behind Bryce and most 3D programs is a simple one – [...]
Flickr and Aviary; Strange Image Editing Decisions
Seeing who stands to gain what is a good way to work out the underlying dynamics of most human processes. Applying this in the case of Flickr and the dud of an image editor supplied by Aviary leaves me none the wiser though. Up until recently Flickr, the granddaddy of all the photo sharing social [...]
c’t Digital Photography; A Genuinely Useful Photography Magazine
Within the covers of c’t Digital Photography lies an intelligent, well thought out magazine that treats the reader with respect and not just as fodder for the industry advertisers. If you think about your own photography in a more sophisticated way than simply as a race to afford the latest and most expensive equipment then [...]
High ISO Numbers and Compact Cameras
With advances in post production noise reduction technology it may be time to revisit the idea that high ISO settings and small sensors are completely incompatible. I possess three point and shoot cameras, a newish Lumix ZS8, a Canon Powershot A3100 IS, and a much older Powershot, the A550. Up until yesterday I hadn’t used [...]
MP101 Flickr Group
Minimalist Photography 101, a group on Flickr. The MP101 Flickr Group – Join and post your own photos or just have a look at some really interesting work by other photographers …
Minimalist Photography Flickr Group
I set this group up on Flickr awhile back and then proceeded to completely neglect it. The exact definition of minimalist or minimalism is left entirely up to the individual – there is no editorial control exercised whatsoever. Part of my rationale for setting the group up was to see what others classed as minimal [...]
Photoverse
Photoverse is an app designed for both iPhone and iPad (there is an Android version in the works apparently). The screenshot above is of the iPhone version. It is basically a curated list of good photography blogs and web stuff and more than worth the 99¢ asking price. In the words of the [...]
5 Free Lightroom 3 Black and White Presets
At the risk of stating the obvious, to run these presets you need a copy of Adobe Lightroom 3.0: Adobe Lightroom 3 Full Software (Aff.) To my mind Lightroom is must have software for the photographer; Much more so than Photoshop. Unlike Photoshop it is is actually ridiculously cheap for what it does. At the [...]
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