Review of the Lens Loop-sling camera strap
Recently, I've found the strap on my camera to be a nuisance. I use my camera on my tripod a lot so I'm constantly moving the strap out of the way. When I'm out and about, I like to have ...
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What gear (not) to bring on holidays
I recently returned from a super two-week family holiday in France. I was determined to take some good stock shots so I decided to bring my DSLR, even though I always carry my little Canon IXUS 100IS. We did the fly-and-hire to ...
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Another Green Day
This is a follow up to my earlier post, Green Day. I decided a few months ago to try and grow my own herbs and vegetables, just to see if I could actually grow something! Let me first say that I'm ...
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When is a Brolly not a brolly…when it’s a diffuser!
The umbrella ('Brolly' is a colloquial/slang term) is one of my favorite items in my kit. There are numerous reasons for why I like it: portability inexpensive shoot through shoot as a reflector usage as a prop I did a corporate ...
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Contemporary Communion
This article reminded me of this concept that I've had brewing for awhile. The article describes the amount of money that parents are willing to spend on their child's first holy communion and the amount of money that the child ...
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Gear(ing) down a notch
This post isn't about all the different photography gear that I use. If you want to find out about all the extensive gear you can get, check out Joe McNally or Chase Jarvis. Instead, I want to discuss certain ...
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Stop the creep(ing)
As part of my lens kit, I have a Nikon 18-200mm VR lens. I've had it now for a couple of years. It's a great versatile lens. Recently, I've noticed the lens creep, especially when I'm doing macro/overhead shots, where ...
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Polaroid – a homage
I read an interesting blog post recently by Petapixel that mentioned a Polaroid camera. It reminded me of my Dad. He had a similar type of Polaroid camera. My dad passed away seven years ago so I asked my Mum if ...
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To Dodge, or not to Dodge…that’s the BURNing question!
This is a follow up to a previous blog post. As I shoot digitally, my images generally require some post-editing after I've download them onto my iMac. I shoot mainly in RAW. I usually keep my camera settings at neutral, ...
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What it takes to TAKE that shot
The story behind this shot is probably more interesting than the shot itself, or so I've been told. Basically, the idea or title I had in my head was, 'Diving into housework'! Unfortunately, I had to be the model. I couldn't ...
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