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I recently took the time to go through Scott Kelby’s – The Digital Photography Book Volume 1 – in my search for a good book to recommend novices who have a basics photographic grounding but are looking to get a little bit more out of there images. Here are my thoughts on the book, and [...]
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Can we have a drum roll please as we get ready to introduce you to a special article feature: Mental Resolution! Over the next few weeks you will see posts by ‘fancyblithe’ as we take a journey with her on her first photographic course at The College of Digital Photography. We will get to hear her experiences and [...]
Apart from some fantastic pictures, Frank also goes on to explain how taking Still Life photographs need not require complicated of expensive equipment. He also goes through some of the lighting techniques used. The tips he shares are great whether you are a complete novice to this genre or just need some inspiration. Check out the article and just maybe you will find yourself wanting to learn a bit more like I did.
Many photographers dream of one day shooting for National Geographic and traveling to far off lands – I know it was always my dream – and this competition may very well be your best chance to live that dream.
In short, the key part of the prize is a 7 day trip from December 5- December 12, 2010 to Bhutan which will include working on assignment with Jason Edwards.
To enter you will need to submit of photo story about a place you have visited (note a ‘place’ can be anywhere from your backyard to exotic islands) that does not exceed more than 5 images in total. For more details head on over to Worldnomads.com and be sure to watch the video below for some tips from Jason Edwards himself.
You read that right, it is the battles of Barbie (with built in video camera) vs. Canon’s EOS 7D for the crown off non traditional video camera of choice. Seriously though, this is just a fun video clipped that I spotted up on the Afripixel site over the weekend and its just too good not to share. Enjoy.
A comparison between my two new cameras: The $1,800 Canon 7D versus the brand new $50 Barbie Video Girl… available in the girlie aisle of your local Toys R Us. It’s the sassiest camera money can buy.
This is also a spoof of another video that compared the Canon 7D and iPhone 4: “iPhone 4 as good as the 7D? No, but it’s amazing for what it is.” http://vimeo.com/12925855
This week’s photography website is a local. South African photographer, Rikki Hibbert – who recently did a guest post on Recycling or Reusing Glass Jars as photo frames – is full of fantastic tips and ideas for photographers as well as some great images.
Based in Johannesburg, Rikki has images ranging across several genres including Food, Portraits and Travel, a topic that seems to be close to her heart.
Rikki’s site is a great read and visual feast, so check it out.
On Saturday we picked our website of the week as GoingPro 2010. Here is another reason why I follow this site.
Scott Bourne posted a brief summary of one of the talks given at Skips’ Summer School where he was to speak as well. The talk he made mention of is one given by Dane Sanders (an accomplished photographer and author) where he highlighted the message of this Kodak Commercial – Keep Me, Protect Me, Share Me. Watch it, enjoy it and be inspired by it. There are one or two moments where it really hits you in the chest.
So four weeks have raced past since I last made mention my new adventure into studio photography. In that time I have been sick (but I still attended the class each Tuesday evening) and I have had to travel to Cape Town and Durban to conduct training. Its been busy.
So finally on Saturday afternoon I was able to arrange to borrow some light and spent so time yesterday shooting odd object in the house and just generally trying to apply some of the things I have learnt. The gallery below has some of the images I took yesterday.
Tomorrow night is the final class. As a group we will have to work out and shoot Still Life, Commercial and Portrait images while the lecturers look on. It is a tad nerve racking. I will say though, that this has been well work the time and effort. I have read a lot of photography books but some things are just beast learnt in person. If you are based in Johannesburg and want to give the course a go, head on over to The College of Digital Photography website for further info.
Here is hoping for the best for tomorrow. In the meantime I think the picture above best describes by experiences so far.
This weeks website is aimed at professionals and those aspiring to become professional photographers. Going Pro 2010 is an initiative by Scott Bourne and Skip Cohen aimed at reaching emerging professionals. As Scott Bourne has said concerning the project “Everyone is fighting over the same piece of pie! We’re going to go out and make a new pie!”
The background of these two industry gurus is extensive with Skip Cohen’s CV features companies like Polaroid, Rangefinder Publishing and President of Hasselblad USA. Scott Bourne is the founder of Photofocus.com which has a blog readership of over 100,000 photographers and a podcast download 4 times that per month. Having won numerous awards and worked in many different field of photography from studio to wildlife (with bird photography as is speciality) Scott Bourne has a wealth of knowledge and experience as a working professional.
Going Pro 2010 is one of the most informative sites and podcasts around and will only offer insights into the world of professional photography.
If you read the June 2010 issue of PhotoComment Magazine, you would have found our review of Jodi Bieber’s book ‘Soweto’ which caught the eye of many foreigners during the world cup. Now Jodi is making headlines again with her photographs of Afghanistan women in the August 9, 2010 issue of TIME Magazine.
If your attention has not been drawn to the startling yet beautiful portrait on the cover in your recent trips to the magazine rack then they must have been sold out because I don’t know how else you would have missed it. The story has even made it onto CNN with Jodi being interviewed by Jim Clancy. You can watch the interview online here.
We have been traveling a little bit with today marking the return trip home. I took the opportunity to go for a brief walk just before sunrise around Gateway in Durban and came back with this (and several other) sunrise images within a 10 min walk of our hotel.
This was photographed with a Sony A850 and an older Minolta 50mm f/1.7 lens. It is so refreshing to go out for a walk and even come back with just one image that grabs your attention.
In South Africa, recycling is a way of life that not very many people incorporate into their daily routine. Partly because we do not have the facilities or many places that offer this service, but mainly because most people are too lazy to think about what happens to their rubbish once they toss it in the bin.
So instead of carelessly dumping your trash, one of the ways you can help give used things a second life, is to reuse your glass jars, and use them as novelty photo frames.
The College Of Digital Photography has a fantastic website and informative newsletter that goes out monthly. I noted with interest and article on their site about Still Life Photography by Frank Krummacher that is a must read.
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