Monthly Archives: June 2009

Printing your photos.

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How often do you print out your photos? And if you do, what size do you print them? I have about 20 6×4″ shots of mine up in my work area, and a few printed and framed at home, but not many.

Prints certainly look different to what you see of the computer screen. Not being back lit being the obvous difference. If you get a large print made, it is surprising just how much detail you can see in the print. Of course it is there on the computer screen, but how often do you zoom right in on your photos?

So, do you print?

Make or Take a photo?

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Do you take a photo or make a photo? This one has had me puzzled for quite some time. I have always said that I take a photo. Since I have been more absorbed with all things photographic, I have heard people say they make photos. To make a photograph certainly has a more romantic notion, as opposed to taking it.

Obviously the most famous quote with regard to this dilemma of mine is from the old landscape master himself…

You don’t take a photograph, you make it. – Ansel Adams

Hmmm. Now, do we take it as gospel because a so called master of photography say it is so? Obviously not, after all, it is just his opinion. But there may be some truth in the matter if you look at it from an artistic point of view, which I am quite sure Mr Adams would have.

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Made or Taken???

My understanding of the artistic side of photography is quite limited, as I am sure some of the readers know. But I do know that there is a lot more discussion about composition and lighting. Texture and form. Leading lines and the rule of thirds. So maybe to make a photo, you are making it conform to some rule or rules. To take a photo is just like it sounds. Like a thief in the night, you are grabbing an image, quickly, with out thought or preparation. An imprint of light on sensor or film with out calculation or premeditation. Most people don’t sit around snap shots pontificating (word of the week it seems) its meaning or form.

Do the artistic people make photographs and people like me take photographs? I look forward to your thoughts as usual.

The things you can do with a huge zoom lens.

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I suppose in the true sense of the word, this is about photography and how it can disperse information.

You will need Google earth to check this out, but it is quite interesting if you have an interest in geo-political goings on in North Korea. Once again it shows what can be done with a bit of time, perseverance and technology. I wonder if Kim Jong Il will be downloading it?

North Korean Economy Watch » North Korea Uncovered – (Google Earth).

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You interview me! :)

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I got some great feedback via the poll the other day, but the most interesting email I received was from someone calling themselves ‘blogbuster”, who made the sugestion that I ask people to send questions in for me to answer in an interview. It is a very interesting idea, so I thought I would give it a go.

If you have a question you would like me to answer, send it to todd at toddnorburyphotography dot com and I will see how we go.

Thanks to blogbuster for the idea.

Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down!

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Thanks to Mick Orlosky, this little article will make you appreciate your work place. The lengths some managers go to to empower their staff. 🙁

You might think your job sucks, but at least your boss wasn’t insane enough to remove all the chairs and install security so an alarm goes off if you don’t walk fast enough.

via Gizmodo – Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace – Canon.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update available.

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EOS 5D Mark II

As I mentioned last week, the 5DmkII firmware is being updated and is now available on the link below.

Changes listed on the Canon site….

1. Includes a function to enable the manual exposure setting when shooting movies.
2. *For details on how to use this function, please download the PDF files from the bottom of this page. Disables the function of the depth-of-field preview button when images are played back or when the menu screen is displayed on the LCD panel.
3. Fixes a phenomenon where the peripheral illumination of images cannot be properly corrected, even if the images were captured with the lens peripheral illumination correction function set to Enable.
4. *Digital Photo Professional software version 3.6.1 or later (for Windows and Macintosh) can be used to automatically correct the peripheral illumination of RAW and JPEG images that were captured in the Peripheral illumination correction setting with cameras that have Firmware Version 1.0.7 or earlier. Fixes the algorithms of the Auto Lighting Optimizer function when Custom Function C.Fn II-3 Highlight tone priority is enabled.
5. Fixes incorrect indications on the Arabic, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian menu screens.
6. Changes the battery information displayed on the camera when using the optional Battery Grip BG-E6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update.