Feast your eyes on some excellent photos of water sports.
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Pixcetera.com
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Before you become a Wedding Photographer…
… have a read of the article below. It might make you think again. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the good wedding photographers out there. You will notice I said good. There are some people who claim to be wedding photographers who wouldn’t know the bride from the groom. There are others that charge like they are royal photographers and shouldn’t be let near a camera.
One of the photos I was happy with from Ruth and Paul’s wedding.
I have photographed one wedding, which was for a friend, and I am embarrassed at the photos. It was a couple of years back now, and I was crook as a dog on the day, but that was their big day, and I feel like I let them down. It is a very hard hard job.
Are You Ready to Be a Wedding Photographer? | Digital Camera Review.
New York City Traffic Cameras Are Nikon DSLRs
Wow, so instead of buying one, you could have just wandered up to a speed camera and undone a few screws!
Not a New York City traffic light!
Seeing the Invisible
The things people can do these days with the right tools and some brains. Check out the link below for some interesting images of what would normally be invisible.
Seeing the Invisible – The New York Times > Science > Slide Show.
Thanks to w00dsy for the link.
Some of my work of late.
Pic of the Day 28th July, 2009
red bench., originally uploaded by narrowfilm.
I love park benches. I love shallow depth of field. I love medium format cameras, especially Yashicas, and this is such a good shot out of a Yashica D, so it gets todays Pic of the day. 🙂
Need Some help with Self Portraits?
If like me, you are taking part in the 52 Week project, or you are completely nuts and are doing the 365 Day Project, you might be looking for tips for taking self portraits. Well do I have a terrific link for you. Haje Jan Kamps has done a great job listing 10 tips to a good self portrait, and has some fantastic examples at the end of the article. Check it out, it is a terrific read.
Not all selfies are pretty.
A few people worth checking out on Flickr. Chris Young, crustydolphin, Ryan Swift, Tim Parkinson and dyannafstop.
Check out the tips here……..Self-Portrait Friday :: Photocritic photography blog.
4/52
4/52, originally uploaded by norbography.
This weeks self portrait snuck up on me a bit. I got dragged up to Sydney today for work and forgot today was the end of week 4. When I was preparing for a ride on my bike, I remembered, Tuesday is the end of the week for the 52 Week Project . So this weeks shot is hastily thrown together, and for that I apologise, but if it tells you one thing about me, it is that I am not the most organised person in the world.
Something else, I ride a push bike a bit. Not as often as I would like, but I hope that is about to change with the arrival of Miriam. I get a lot of enjoyment out of cycling, and I am hoping that I can get back in to it like I used to be. Some people know of the little ride I did in 2005 for charity. It was one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I have ever done, and I would like to think I could do something like that again one day.
So that is 4 weeks down, only another 48 to go. 🙂
The day I got hooked to live-view, well not me actually.
Obviously, I am using a camera that is roughly four years old. My camera, a Canon EOS 5D doesn’t have the convenience or gimmick, depending on how you look at it, of Live View.
Here is a good article taking up the Live View feature. I have never used Live View on a DLSR, so I am not in the best position to comment, but I think this article makes some very valid points.
The day I got hooked to live-view | All Day I Dream About Photography.
How Capa’s camera does lie, or doesn’t, you be the judge.
How about a little controversy to start the working week. The famous photo of a soldier falling to his death after being shot in the Spanish Civil War is being called a fake once again. It seems to pop up every now and then on photography forums and web sites the world over every six months or so.
The case against the photo.
The case for the photo.
Robert Capa – In Love and War | American Masters | PBS.
I have read them both and I am still on the fence. What do you think good reader?
Many thanks to w00dsy for sending me the first link.