Shoot yourself in the booth
For me, I loathe being in front of the camera! I could list a litany of 'Whys" but why bother. As a photographer, I see myself behind the camera directing my subjects so that I get what I feel expresses them ...
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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 my DSLR on me but I don't like to have ...
Category : Photography
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 Bordeaux, so bringing luggage and gear had to be well ...
Category : Photography
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 not a gardener by any means. Green fingers I do ...
Category : Photography
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 shoot last year. The brief was to get individual and ...
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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 receives (in the form of gifts) on the day. The TEMPTATION ...
Category : Photography,Photoshop
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 items of equipment that I find very effective in my ...
Category : Photography
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 the camera is at 45 degree angle or more. A fellow ...
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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 she knew of the camera's whereabouts. Indeed she did. She was ...
Category : Photography
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, as I prefer to do my post production in Adobe ...
Category : Photography,Photoshop
