Snap Shots
I received a communication from a newbie photographic friend the other day. It went, “Have you used a Tamron lens? I’m thinking of investing in the 18-270 pzd. I’ve recently…
Changing cameras can be a very difficult decision. For one, cameras do not seem to be getting any cheaper, even point and shooters. More features, but still around 5,000-10,000 baht.
WYSIWYG - the first rule of photography?
Friday, 03 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 18 By Harry Flashman
If there ever was a “rule” of photographic composition that is ignored by most photographers, it is WYSIWIG. By breaking this rule you run the risk of being disappointed with…
Have you ever heard of a ‘sacrificial’ lens filter? Actually, I made that term up, but it is what I consider the first lens that the light has to go…
Are the skills associated with film photography still used with digital photography? There seems to be a very common notion that ‘somehow’ digital photography is different from the old fashioned…
There is so much more to photography than taking pictures of young Thai women holding up two fingers and looking just as silly as all the other Thai women holding…
Sometimes the commonest or simplest items can produce eye-catching photographs. No difficult shots, no special effects, no exotic lenses, just great shots by the simple technique of keeping one’s eyes…
Many years ago I became friendly with a famous Thai photographer called Tom Chuawiwat. Tom had an office on Soi 24 Sukhumvit in Bangkok and ran a photo library from…
Acquiring what I call the “photographic eye” is something that can be learned. Certainly there are those who have the artistic streak in-built, but developing the necessary vision will increase…
Golden Glow portraits can be gold in your piggy bank
Friday, 15 March 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 11 By Harry Flashman
Portraiture is an exacting photographic art, and not to be confused with happy snaps of your wife and children. A portrait has to look pleasing, even to an outsider’s eye,…
Do you have a professional-looking DSLR? If you have, then be warned - you will be asked to photograph a friend’s wedding this Easter (because the wedding studios are expensive).…
I have a friend who is studying photography via home tutoring. I applaud her ideals in doing this. However, one of my partners in a professional photography studio we ran…
Pro photographers do not rely on one zoom lens, even if it could cover 18-800 with one flick. Pro photographers will have many lenses, but there will be enough prime…
You may think that your particular neighborhood has nothing interesting in it. So why photograph rows of shop-houses, for example? Because it is interesting to know what was there before…
Even though photography is often called ‘painting with light’, in actual fact it would be just as good to call it ‘painting with dark!’ Shadow is just as important, if…
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