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Digital and film - is the war now over?
Friday, 01 February 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 5 By Harry Flashman
When I began professional photography, I was a dyed-in-the-wool film buff, using 6x6 cm negatives and transparencies and 5x4 inch transparencies when I needed a larger format. Along with the…
Photojournalists can have a problem with morality and ethics. The following test shows just how much stress there can be for these photographers. The situation: You are in London. There…
Many countries have found themselves with the title of “raunchy”, and in fact, Pattaya gets its fair swag of sanctimonious finger-pointers, but Pattaya’s sexiness is commercial, not something in the…
The end of photography (as we knew it)?
Friday, 11 January 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 2 By Harry Flashman
Having been involved in photography for many years, I have become progressively saddened by the influence of electronics in the art of photography. In some ways, I suppose it is…
With the advent of ‘social media’ (which I consider to be the ‘anti-social media - just look at the way nobody speaks to each other any more as they two-thumb…
Do you need megapixels, shutter speeds and f stops?
Friday, 28 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 52 By Harry Flashman
Xmas and New Year tend to be the season of purchasing, forget about the “good will” stuff, that’s a myth. One of the favored purchases is digital cameras.
Wondering what to give for Xmas? Want something different? How about your great wall art? Great images do not just “happen” - they are “made”. Your masterpieces deserve a permanent…
I read a most interesting piece of research which came from the Sony people. According to the Sony survey, 72 percent of DSLR buyers only use their cameras to “capture…
The “Good Old Days” and today’s digital photography
Friday, 07 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 49 By Harry Flashman
As technology takes over our lives, we older photographers tend to remember with much fondness the pre-digital age photography. One of the most important factors was to see if the…
A friend is doing a photography course by correspondence and has come up against DOF, the contraction for Depth Of Field, so this is for you Harpic. What’s DOF? Quite…
Henri Cartier-Bresson was the originator of the phrase in photography, “The Decisive Moment.” Undoubtedly he was one of the great photographers of the 20th century. However, according to his biographer…
Teaching children how to use a camera
Friday, 16 November 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 46 By Harry Flashman
I have kept thousands of photographs I should have thrown away - however, they do have a value. They teach me what I did wrong, several times over! Looking over…
Retired? Bored with nothing to do? Try photography!
Friday, 09 November 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 45 By Harry Flashman
We are all looking for the elixir of youth. There’s a Peter Pan in all of us, but one of the quickest ways to get old is to retire and…
I will admit to owning a box of filters of many types. Some I have not used for years, but some of them can get used every week. So what…
A friend of mine is doing a photography course by correspondence. Each week a ‘project’ is suggested, with the tyro then emailing his or her results to the tutor. What…
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