Archive for May, 2009

Thanks to everyone who visits and sends me feedback, good, bad or somewhere in the middle.

You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the papers or see on TV.

Many news photographs are Photoshopped here and there to increase clarity or to optimize for print or online display. But there have been several instances with where retouching has been pushed too far, changing the original intent or accuracy of the photo.

via 10 News photos that took retouching too far :: 10,000 Words :: multimedia, online journalism news and reviews.

I blogged about this the other day, but now it is available. Happy days indeed.

I am happy to share with you that onOne Software’s newest product, the DSLR Camera Remote Control for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for immediate purchase via the iTunes App Store.

via iPhone App DSLR Camera Remote Now Available – One onOne with Mike Wong.

Some excellent and original 3D photos that have been turned into animated GIF files. The page is slow to load, but well worth the wait.

2009 : jaime martinez photography.

I really don’t know how to best explain it, so I will just say, it really is worth having a look. Street photography at its best and most unusual.

‘We’re All Gonna Die – 100 meters of existence’.

There are some very good tips for the budding portrait photographer in the article below. Tip number 1 actually sounds like a dating service. I am not real good with the portrait genre of photography, so i might try some of this myself.

Taking great photos of women relies hugely on great understanding. It is vital to understand your subject, whatever you are photographing, in order to get the best out of them, and no more so than with women. Women are probably the most self-critical people to photograph, and I should know, I’ve photographed over 10,000 of them throughout my career! Even models think they are fat, so there is no hope for us mere mortals!

via How to Take Great Photos of Women | PhotographyBLOG.

not my pic, but i love it, originally uploaded by katya_sul. According to EXIF, Copyright 2008 Junglefrog Images

Really, there may be photos on Flickr that are better technically, but how can I go past this cracker. Thanks to AndrewG for the heads up via twitter.

Hola a todos los visitantes de España. 

Quite a depressing look at the houses left abandoned in Detroit. Some terrific photos though.

100 Abandoned Houses.