It is the weekend and as often as we can, we like to wrap up some of the week’s events etc in a Friday post. Before we dive into news and cool things from the web, I must share with you what happened last night.
Mar 092012
Let us start this weeks round up with the biggest news of the day, Canon’s announcement of the long awaited EOS-5D Mk III. The new camera boasts many improvements over the Mark II version including a more robust build, 6 frames per second and a 22.3mp sensor which utilizes the gapless micro lens technology that is on the EOS-1Dx and should make for improved low light performance. Also on the improvement list is the autofocus system which is the 61-point system found in the EOS1-Dx.
This week has been a little quiet on the website this week. Apologies for that, but it has been worth it as the March issue of PhotoComment Magazine is out on regional delivery at this very moment and subscribers, your copies are on a postal truck today as well. We are working to have the magazine ready a week in advance every month so everyone gets the magazines by the first of each month. Read on for a catch up on some interesting things happening across the web.
Feb 172012
Maciej Pietuszynski's "maciekpp" Shower Head Shift Lens
This post is just a round up of some of the cool, interesting stories, videos and news we have found on the web or were just to swamped to cover as individual articles during the week. The March issue of PhotoComment is also being wrapped up to go to print next week. Hope you have a great weekend.
Feb 152012
Can a lens’ performance improve if you just change it’s cosmetic appearance? Perhaps not, but it sure can look more impressive. Check out how you can change your standard 18-55mm Canon lens into an L-series fashion copy. Also a new short film shot on the Nikon D800 and more after the break.
Inside this Web Pick. Take a tour of B&H in New York using Google Street View. A short documentary about Kodachrome and Bruce Dale shares his story about shooting for National Geographic over the past 30 years.
30 Years of BAD Pictures from Bruce Dale on Vimeo.
Jan 092012
Some of you may recall some time back that we used to have a Website of the Week feature. As time went on we focused on other areas and gradually the feature phased out. Today I want to try a new feature and get your feedback on it. Some ideas on what to call it would also be good. For the time being I am going to call it “Web Picks” and it will serve as a post to share with you some of our favourite stories on the web. Feel free in the comments to link to other great stories you may have found and want to share.
Wet Plate Photographer
Dana Geraths – Wet Plate Photographer from Kia Geraths on Vimeo.
Have you ever looked over pictures from you past and wished you could go back there? Wished you could pass a message on to those in the picture who may have passed one? Dear Photograph is a website that shares images from the past shot in the same place they were taken but now in the present… does it make sense? If not go check it out. It is really worth it. You can even see a video from ABC News about it here.
It has been some time since we picked a website, truth be told, its not that there aren’t great sites out there but its been difficult to keep on top of what was a weekly feature. That said, we will still share great sites as we dive into them and one such site is Improve Photography. This site is the home of photographer and author Jim Harmer and a great resource. We have to thank him for adding us to his list of Top 21 Up-And-Coming Photography Sites to Watch. Improve Photography is now on my Google Reader.
There are several websites that I subscribe to in my Google Reader and which I have shared before, like PetaPixel and The Phoblographer. Another such site is The Online Photographer. With news, great images and opinion images its a great read.
In light of the recent events in Japan having heard the news yesterday on the radio and not owning a TV, I took to the net to find images and videos of the scenes that are capturing the world at this time. I came across Boston.com’s Big Picture blog. Our heart goes out to those who have been so poorly effected by this catastrophic event. I passed Sony South Africa’s offices in Midrand yesterday on the way home for the KIKI Meet Up and was told of contacts they made with people in Tokyo still working from under their desks as the buildings swayed… does life really go on that quickly?
I was shocked in some ways (though I understand to make the news applicable to one’s readers) as photographic and gadget sites across the net began to report on factories of Nikon, Canon, Sony etc that would be impacted by this disaster and the reports so soon afterwards from these companies – I guess in efforts to alleviate fears of investors – reporting how staff and facilities have been affected. It seems that in this busy world the only thing that seems to stop and acknowledge the effects of the massive earthquake and tsunami are the photographs. Do not forget the impact of a moment frozen in time.
Yesterday I sat chatting to Johan and Paul from Lens Rental about various different things and in the process of doing so they told me about a new initiative they are working on at Photocom.co.za
In essence this is a Photography Community site where the emphasis is on the images not chit chat. Images are rated by the members and get a number rating. There are awards for top image of the day, week, month etc and occasional competitions. Check it out.
This weeks photo website is Kruger-2-Kalahari. A great resource for those with a love of Africa and wildlife this site is filled with tips, reviews and interviews with photographers including big names like Moose Peterson. If your passion is wildlife photography then make this site a regular stop in your week.
This week I want to share what is quickly becoming one of my favourite photographic sites, PetaPixel. When I check through my Google Reader for the RSS feeds I follow, particularly the ones I mark with a Star, I quickly find that a great deal of them come from PetaPixel. A great website with fantastic articles, an example of which is a recent on a photographer whose captured the windows, doors and televisions of Ponte City, see it even has stuff close to home.
I have been excitedly waiting for the day that this announcement would come. Cape Town based wedding photographer Christine Meintjes has launched KIKI which is an online community for photographers that she has been working on for some time now. I recall the first time we chatted over Skype and the excitement she expressed over the idea, it was tangible.
Now the big day has arrived. I highly recommend signing up and becoming a part of what looks to be a great photographic community.
This weeks Photo Website came as a suggestion from Pikkie Wolmarans who is the founder and editor of the Camerazzi Community. This South African based photographic community is a place where people can get together online and share their photographs, tips, experiences, you name it. If you still haven’t found your perfect photographic home on the web then perhaps you should give Camerazzi a try.
Doing this Photo Website of the Week feature is a great deal of fun. Sometimes I will come across a website and know in an instant that I want to share it with you and other weeks I am still trying to find a website that grabs me on a Saturday morning.
This week is one of those search till the last minute weeks but I have found a great site that I am adding to my Google Reader, The Phoblographer. Great reviews and content it is a great read and well worth checking out.
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