Monthly Archives: December 2007

Lighting and its importance.

By domi | Published: 2007-12-26

As everyone knows, photography is 10% photographer, 10% equipment and 80% lighting (or something like that) proving again the 80-20 rule I suppose. Then again, lighting’s 80% can largely be answered by equipment or more precisely its correct application. Anyway, the point is that there’s not much difference between shots with an SLR and a good [...]

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Talking of Gearlust…

By domi | Published: 2007-12-19

This is “sensible” gearlust though! Still waiting for these to be available in Europe for something like a reasonable price. UK: £350 (c. $700!) when it’s under $500 across the pond.

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Gearlust again: Wacom Cintiq 12WX

By domi | Published: 2007-12-19

Of course, there’s always been gearlust for the big Cintiq, but this puts it tantalisingly close. Pretty cool for playing Hordes of Orcs as well, no doubt. Ahem… [Update: Gizmodo has a video review of it, heaping praise, and ramping up the lust!]

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Trying out some lighting with my most reliable model

By domi | Published: 2007-12-18

So, because all my friends are too chicken to pose for me, I decided I’d have to do a bit of tethered shooting to try some lighting out. This is a first time I’ve used EOS Capture on the Mac, and it’s quite workable. Pretty good, even, if I wanted to get effusive. All these shots [...]

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Timelapse panorama

By domi | Published: 2007-12-17

I saw this on John Nack’s blog and he doesn’t know much about where it’s from, or who it’s by, so I’ve no idea. But it’s very nice!

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Mind That Child!

By domi | Published: 2007-12-14

Not a new phenomenon but certainly more and more in the collective consciousness, taking pictures (gasp!) of children (gasp!) even when they’re your children is deemed “inappropriate”. [photo: from MEN, but I assume by Steve Brook]

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