Snap Shots
We are approaching the end of the year, and it is time to look back and think what you can do to improve your photography and get better pictures. While…
From the early days of photography, flash has been used. The early flash guns used a mixture of magnesium powder and potassium chlorate that was ignited by hand. Later, magnesium…
As the price of still cameras has come down, so has the price of video cameras, and more and more weekend photographers are venturing into video.
A move from medium format to digital photography
Friday, 18 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 46 By Harry Flashman
I received a phone call the other day from a retired gentleman who was looking at his Mamiya 6x45 medium format film camera system and wondering where to go next.
Take a look at the size of the lens diameter on your camera. What is it? Probably 55 mm, and that is not good enough.
I was at a function the other day and noticed that everyone present was using his or her camera phones to record the event. Now while I take my hat…
As I write this, the inside of my car smells like an unsavory gentlemen’s lavatory in Port Said, the passenger’s seat resembles a swimming pool, and if you show the…
Sony has come out with a new camera, called the Alpha A77, about which the manufacturer claims it is the world’s fastest continuous shooter. The claim covers the 12 full…
About 12 years ago, I met up with a wandering Swedish photographer in Pattaya, called Gerhard Joren. At that time, Gerhard had been a pro shooter for 16 years, taking…
There is a large black and white photograph on the wall of my local coffee shop attributed to Willy Ronis. It is slightly blurred, and yet the photo does everything…
At the beginning of this year I gave 10 pointers for amateurs to improve their photography. This time I am giving 10 tips for photographers who have moved up from…
One wonders where the development in technology will take the photographic world, but it seems as if Samsung is going to be right at the sharp end of it all…
There was a time before Photoshop (BP) when photographs were able to be used as evidence. Now, after Photoshop (AP), photography is one of the least truthful pastimes you can…
Ever wondered what it would be like to photograph a holiday resort? A complete illustration of the beach resort building, the restaurants, balconies, swimming pools, cocktail bars, rooms, lobby, concierge,…
In Thailand we are surrounded by temples (wats). At last count there were 70,000 of them, and undoubtedly there’s more. However, when something becomes commonplace, we begin not to see…
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