Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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I've always thought this was a cool little trick that got me thinking about macro photography in new ways. Don't have a real macro lens but want to get really close? Grab a lens in the 100mm range and also your 50mm standard lens and stack them ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
If you started with prophotolife at the very beginning you might remember that one of the specific reasons I started this blog was to help young photo assistants / aspiring photographers. Some of the earliest entries here were on the subject of starting out as a photo assistant. Tonight I’ve ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
link to gallery of 19 uncropped images from the shoot
Sometimes things are pulled together at the relatively last minute, like this shoot for the Educational Theatre Association. A shoot like this could take weeks of planning, propping and styling, but in this case it was a week long scramble ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
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Since starting prophotolife.com I've been paying extra attention to questions visitors ask when in the studio. There are a surprising number of inquiries about the big (at least) 100 pound camera stands we use. The stands certainly never leave the studio but we use them on an ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
When was the last time you viewed photography you would describe as “arresting”? I don’t often use that term but that’s exactly how I feel about Andy Ilachinski’s Micro Worlds Portfolio. Andy is the author of the Tao of Digital Photography Blog and writes eloquently on the quest of the ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Can a photographer find happiness switching from Apple’s Mac OS X to Windows Vista? This photographer is going to find out in a controlled experiment. Yes, at Daylight Photo we still have our eight Mac machines up and running and that’s not going to change, at least not in the ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Where do you find inspiration?
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Photographers often find inspiration by studying the work of other photographers. I certainly do. For both professionals and amateurs there are amazing resources like the contest sections at PDNonline. With something like 3 million photos uploaded to Flickr every day there’s certainly ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Do you buy used photo and camera gear on eBay?
With talk of starting a new photo project in August (some great suggestions in Friday's comments) I've been thinking about what equipment to use for the project. For myself, I'm thinking film...35mm, 120 or 4"x5"? Hmmm, is there some new (used) ...
Posted in Uncategorized, technical | 11 Comments »
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Ever have a chance to photograph a car in a studio? At Daylight Photo we're not completely set up for car photography but we had a chance to do this fun shoot, thanks to the Ohio Valley Camera Club, who rounded up the vintage Chevrolet. Though the auto doesn't fit ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Definitive copyright info
I just watched a couple of very informative videos on Photoshop Insider: Scott Kelby’s exclusive interview with Attorney Ed Greenberg on copyright, model releases and shooting in public. Many of the questions posed by prophotolife readers regarding legal issues (can I photograph that building? do I need a ...
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