Canon EOS 5D Mark II Available Soon in Hong Kong

Written by Roland Lim | Source: http://rolandlim.wordpress.com
on November 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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Bring your camera with you!

Winter Heron
Originally uploaded by Apocaplops

Seriously! I usually bring mine to class with me every day, but today I forgot it at home. Of course there was a beautiful Blue Heron in the middle of the Koi pond today, looking majestic against the snow-covered rocks. I raced home to get the camera, and by the time I got back of course he was gone. I eventually saw him flying rooftop to rooftop and managed this photo.

The key to great Osanpo photography is just taking your camera with you, and keeping your eyes open. Be prepared!

Written by Erich Zechar | Source: http://lansingphoto.blogspot.com/
on November 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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Macro Photography and some neat tips !

Macro photography is close-up photography. In recent years, the term macro has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print is made, the image is life-size or larger. This requires a magnification ratio of only approximately 1:4, more easily attainable by lens makers.

Macro photography is achievd by using a Macro lens. It is a longer lens used to zoom into the subject.

Some macro lenses, like the Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens, can achieve even better magnification – up to 5:1 macro, bringing the structure of small insect eyes, snowflakes, and other minuscule but detailed objects into striking focus. However, it is more common for a photographer to use a "standard" (1:1) macro lens. There are different categories of macro lenses, depending on the focal length:

50–60mm range typically used for product photography and small objects

90–105mm range the standard focal range used for insects, flowers, small objects

150–200mm range gives more working distance — typically used for insects and small animals

The article "Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Cameras" by Darren Rowse is great for newbies to understand in a jiffy how to shoot Macro Style !

Written by Medini | Source: http://life-in-digital-pixels.blogspot.com/
on November 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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“Showing A Little Attitude”

"Showing A Little Attitude"
© David A. Ziser

I love this image of this young lady - how she's dressed, that look in her eyes as she peers directly back into the camera, and the subtle lines trailing off in the background combine to create a quite strong connection with the viewer. This image was made outside where the ambient light was quite bright. I used my "Cheatin' Flash" technique to darken the surrounds an appropriate amount so that the subject would "pop" from the scene. Illumination was provided by my off-camera flash positioned to the subject's right to give that beautiful loop lighting to her face. Camera specs; Canon 30 fitted with 70-200mm IS lens at 170mm, F7.1 @ 1/320 second, ISO 200. Enjoy! -David

Written by Carlos | Source: http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/
on November 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES

Today we visited the Saatchi Gallery close to Sloane Square and admired THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES: NEW CHINESE ART exhibition. I was bored at the Tate Modern museum, where I thought the exhibitions to be pretentious at best, and although the Saatchi Gallery is a lot smaller, we spent more time there. It was simply a lot more interesting to us.

Note that the admission is free for all exhibitions.

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on November 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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Carhartt (repost)

After receiving the comment of Thierry in class i decide to redo the carhartt exercise again. I looked back the Gestalt theory, principles and element of design and i hope that this time my performance is better than the previous one.

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on November 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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Nokia Ads

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on November 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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A Night in Fullerton- Art Walk

I participated in Night in Fullerton back in 2003 when I had works on display at the Village Art Center- now my neighbor. This year my own studio was on the tour- how cool! There was an OK turnout as the tour has been in spring in the past- some people were a little thrown off the change...

It was great watching visitors looking over my work and it was great to get so many new people into the studio- many didn't even know we were here! I also had to keep reminding people that we have been in business in Fullerton for nearly nine years now- we're not a brand new studio, we'

These are a few of the favorites:

Here's how we set it up, my brother Jeremy (saving me again) installed this cable the night before the show and I found these cool silver binder clips and that was that- I told Jeni everything would be fine as she was stressing about my last-minute-as-usual character flaw.