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Not so! As technology improves so do the coating on lenses. So take care when you see 'multi coated' on the packaging. Here's a good over view of what's new today.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Are All Multi Coated Filters Equal?
Not so! As technology improves so do the coating on lenses. So take care when you see 'multi coated' on the packaging. Here's a good over view of what's new today.
Looking Forward to 2013
I have taken a year off to relocate to Singapore and now that I am more or less settled with all the logistics and moving done, I am back at my laptop penning photography thoughts and ideas.
Perhaps a few quick recollections of 2012 would set the stage for 2013.
With all that travelling in 2012, I have come to depend on my snappy portables ... namely my iPhone and point & shoot cameras. The big boy's toys were for a while in separate places transiting between Honolulu and Singapore. They are all safe now in a dry cabinet (an absolute necessity in high humid Singapore)!
While using the iPhone, I learned of and learned to use new photo Apps (which I'll do a review of some of my favorite ones in the next posting). Being on the road so much has also increased my need to use social media tools to keep in touch with my friends.
That said, I still managed a solo exhibition at the Canon USA Gallery in Honolulu. It's a very rare opportunity and I am extremely happy to have shown my photos there for the whole month of November.
Prior to this showing was another photo exhibition where I contributed two photos in support of a Singapore GLBT youth outreach event in the photographic print medium.
And before the year's end, I had begun conceiving a new project that pays tribute to the great art masters of the modern art world! I am currently doing test shots and researching with the help of an art historian friend from Korea. This is a long term personal project and will take a year or two to complete.
The more immediate project is to complete the layout and design of the photo book which I have already started.
I am excited about 2013 and the possibilities it will bring.
Perhaps a few quick recollections of 2012 would set the stage for 2013.
With all that travelling in 2012, I have come to depend on my snappy portables ... namely my iPhone and point & shoot cameras. The big boy's toys were for a while in separate places transiting between Honolulu and Singapore. They are all safe now in a dry cabinet (an absolute necessity in high humid Singapore)!
While using the iPhone, I learned of and learned to use new photo Apps (which I'll do a review of some of my favorite ones in the next posting). Being on the road so much has also increased my need to use social media tools to keep in touch with my friends.
That said, I still managed a solo exhibition at the Canon USA Gallery in Honolulu. It's a very rare opportunity and I am extremely happy to have shown my photos there for the whole month of November.
Prior to this showing was another photo exhibition where I contributed two photos in support of a Singapore GLBT youth outreach event in the photographic print medium.
And before the year's end, I had begun conceiving a new project that pays tribute to the great art masters of the modern art world! I am currently doing test shots and researching with the help of an art historian friend from Korea. This is a long term personal project and will take a year or two to complete.
The more immediate project is to complete the layout and design of the photo book which I have already started.
I am excited about 2013 and the possibilities it will bring.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Photography That Heals
Photography is not just about capturing a beautiful image or recording an event, it can build self awareness, build self confidence, and most importantly a tool for healing.
Two significant projects that inspire me are:
"We’ve all been there: not having the words to express what we feel. Kids in war zones know this too well.
Brian McCarty had a thought: what if cameras were the key to teaching kids how to tell their stories?
He traveled to Jerusalem, the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to find out.
Brian asked kids to draw what they’ve seen, and then recreated the scenes in a photograph with toys. He found that a combination of play and art therapy was a powerful and life changing way to give kids a voice.
Photographers often turn to their camera when words just won’t do. Turns out kids are no different."
"In Calcutta, there are over 10,000 women and girls who live and work as prostitutes. In 1997, New York-based photographer Zana Briski moved to Calcutta to live with these women and document their lives through photography.
While living in the brothels, she developed relationships with their children and after recognizing their fascination with the camera, began to teach them basic photography.
77th Academy Awards Winner.
Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, Born into Brothels is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes.
The film, released by THINKFilm, premiered theatrically at the Film Forum in New York City in December 2004. It has since opened in over one hundred theatres nationwide. It premiered on HBO/Cinemax on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005.
The photographs taken by the children in Born into Brothels are available for purchase in the Kids' Gallery, and as a signed limited-edition portfolio, or as a compilation in our companion book. 100% of proceeds from sales of the children's prints go directly to support their education and well-being.
The film is now available on DVD."
Monday, October 10, 2011
Editorial Lighting - The Minimalist Way by Thomas Park
This is a great article written by Thomas. He shows you and explains how he got his shot using minimal lighting in a less than ideal setting.http://dpreview.com/articles/7670130459/editorial-lighting-the-minimalist-way-
More about Thomas - http://thomasparkphoto.com/
Model: Ira Z
All images©2011 Thomas Park
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Remotely Control Your DSLR With Your SmartPhone/Tablet for $8.52
For $8.52 you can tether control your DSLR using your Android phone/tablet and shoot remotely.
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| Photo courtesy of www.dpreview.com |
DSLR Controller by Chainfire, is the first and only app that allows you to fully control your Canon EOS DSLR from your Android device with only a USB cable. No computer or laptop required, no root required, only a compatible mobile device, a compatible camera, and the right USB cable.
This has been found to work with EOS T2i, T3i, 50D, 60D, 7D, 5DmkII and 1Dmk4.
More about it here - https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller
Friday, August 5, 2011
Is Your LCD Monitor Showing The Correct Colors?
I chanced upon this monitor testing site that is worthy of sharing.
If you care about your images, you need to care about the condition of your monitor (s). Monitor quality factors like: Contrast, display settings, clock and phase, sharpness, gamma, black level, white saturation, gradient, inversion, response time, viewing angle, contrast ration, and subpixel layout. It sounds a whole lot of scary! The good news is, monitor calibration is fairly easy.
Here are LCD monitor test pages that will help you judge and correct the image quality seen on your monitor. Follow the step by step instructions provided by Lagom and you'll be closer to getting the most out of your LCD monitor.
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
If you care about your images, you need to care about the condition of your monitor (s). Monitor quality factors like: Contrast, display settings, clock and phase, sharpness, gamma, black level, white saturation, gradient, inversion, response time, viewing angle, contrast ration, and subpixel layout. It sounds a whole lot of scary! The good news is, monitor calibration is fairly easy.
Here are LCD monitor test pages that will help you judge and correct the image quality seen on your monitor. Follow the step by step instructions provided by Lagom and you'll be closer to getting the most out of your LCD monitor.
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
Photoshop for Digital Photography
Photoshop Skills acquired:
. Basic Setup, Workflow, and Fun with Filters
. Rotating and Cropping
. Black and White photos
. Layers and Levels
. Retouching with Cloning and the Healing Brush
. Curves, Color Balance, and Hue/Saturation
. Resolution, Image Sizing and Sharpening
. Using Text and other graphics to Create a Promo Piece or Greeting Card
What you will need:
. Digital Camera
. Computer or Laptop with Adobe Photoshop or Elements
Course Times:
An 4 week course. Once a week. 1.5 hour sessions.
Group size minimum 3, maximum 5.
Private one-to-one instruction also available.
Location and dates to be determined based on group preference.
Course Price:
Group - $150.00
Private - $250.00
Please contact me at 808.3878899 for more information.
www.mafotografix.com
. Basic Setup, Workflow, and Fun with Filters
. Rotating and Cropping
. Black and White photos
. Layers and Levels
. Retouching with Cloning and the Healing Brush
. Curves, Color Balance, and Hue/Saturation
. Resolution, Image Sizing and Sharpening
. Using Text and other graphics to Create a Promo Piece or Greeting Card
What you will need:
. Digital Camera
. Computer or Laptop with Adobe Photoshop or Elements
Course Times:
An 4 week course. Once a week. 1.5 hour sessions.
Group size minimum 3, maximum 5.
Private one-to-one instruction also available.
Location and dates to be determined based on group preference.
Course Price:
Group - $150.00
Private - $250.00
Please contact me at 808.3878899 for more information.
www.mafotografix.com
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