March 2010
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“As a professional photographer, you have to believe in the worth of what...”
– Jack Hollingsworth on I Am Worth. He always has the knack of delivering valuable advice in the most inspirational ways.
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Apple iPad First Hands-On →
The folks at Engadget have posted a neat video with some initial thoughts and demonstration on a few preloaded iPad applications. I would be in serious denial if I said I’m not tempted to invest on one but what’s been tearing me apart is deciding on a 3G/Wi-Fi or just Wi-Fi model.
I’m skeptic about how enjoying an iPad would be if you spend more time trying to find a Wi-Fi spot...
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Defining Your Style
Tuesday nights are uneventful as far as entertaiment for me. There’s nothing notable enough to make me rush to the TV, so lately I’ve opted to watch American Idol and while there’s no particular artist that stands out, there’s a common theme that’s intrigued me more than their performances which is this whole aspect of finding yourself.
None of them would have made...
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Camera Hand Strap for the G11
Generic camera straps for some reason rarely feel right for me and I always resort to buying aftermarket alternatives. For the Canon G11 I completely overlooked straps in itself and opted for this high quality leather camera grip for $13 (including S&H) and it’s made photographing more comfortable and stable.
This model is specifically designed to fit the majority of...
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The Unfinished Interview
Very much like Pat Dryburgh’s interview, this one is being posted for archiving purposes as well, with the exception that mine remained unfinished because unfortunately, Ian had to take down his site for personal reasons so the email exchanges eventually seized and the interview itself never got published.
With Ian’s permission, I’m sharing the information exchanged during the...
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Why the Tablet Changes Everything
I completely loss count of the amount of commentary and fine articles I’ve read about the iPad and you can imagine how much more will follow once the device is released. There will be either a lot of Instapapering or neglected stuff to read depending on how much I can take from a device I don’t even own but can’t stop hearing so much about.
I haven’t committed to saying I...
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Ann Curry Talks Talks Passion & Photography →
Ann Curry is not only a respected journalist and news anchor at the Today Show, but she’s also an accomplished photographer who with her extensive travels, has captured some remarkable raw moments wherever she’s gone.
On a recent segment, Ann spoke eloquently about the craft and the passion she has for it and I can’t help admiring her even more for making time to indulge...
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Stories Behind Your Photographs
When it comes to sharing photographs, the presence of nice composition, lighting and contrast can make any image speak for itself because it has the opportunity of having captured the glory of what you experienced when you took it.
There really is no need for words to describe it other than for it to maybe have a title but I’m one that feels more of a connection to a photograph when...
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Revamped Fotovine →
The main reason for creating this little photographic space that I call Fotovine was to do away with bookmarking all these photography related gear, software, tips, etc that I was coming across.
Bookmarking generally implies that you’ve found an interest in something and that you have intentions of coming back to it but the actual act of bookmarking for me became the equivalence of...
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“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less...”
– David Bailey, British photographer
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Showcase Your Flickr Photos on London Gallery →
Leading East London photographic gallery theprintspace has announced details of a forthcoming exhibition to be compiled entirely of work by photographers on Flickr.
A different specialist in the field of photography will select the four best photographs from entries submitted by Flickr users each month to be part of the summer 2010 exhibition, giving budding photographers who don’t normally get...
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Walking New York with the G11
I took to the streets of New York armed with a great mood, a well trained eye and a desire to test out my new Canon Powershot G11.
The overall experience was satisfying especially more on the comfort of having a small yet well solid built camera that’s not intimidating to whip out when opportunity calls.
I shot entirely on Aperture Priority mode, used RAW format and was amazed by how...
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“The best way to save money in your ad buy is to know exactly what you are...”
– Eric Karjaluoto in Speak Human. Can’t help think this is the exact reason why so many advertisers flock to Fusion Ads to promote their service or product. It’s not enough to say you have an ad to promote what you’re selling, it’s making sure that the people who are going to...
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Breakdown of the Blogosphere →
Fascinating illustration of everything you ever wanted to know about who makes up the blogosphere, what and why they are blogging, and how much time is being spent doing so. I would be lying if I didn’t admit to chuckling as I read this because all of it is true.
My personal favorite fact -
63% of people say that blogging has led them to become more involved with things they’re...
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WatchKevin Meredith was the first photographer I had the pleasure of featuring on the Photographer Spotlight Series and throughout the process of emailing each other, I purchased his instructional photography book entitled Hot Shots.
The book compiles a huge variety of photography techniques and provides detailed and inspiring instructions on how to implement them into your shots. No photography book...
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A Worthy & Perfect Companion
Based on the amount of photographs in my Lightroom library, I’ve contructed this lame excuse to justify the shortage of shots I’ve taken in the year so far.
Photographic opportunities present themselves in countless ocassions and my lack of enthusiasm for taking advantage of them is due because I’m not always being up for carrying around the D90 all the time.
Granted the...