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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Fuji X100
July 29, 2011
Posted by on Yesterday I taught someone on a 121 course. The camera being used by this student was the new Fuji X100. This is a surprising camera, retro in styling, and very nice too, but so up to date in technology. By far the most interesting thing about this camera is the new viewfinder system it uses. A hybrid optical viewfinder, large and bright, and an in viewfinder heads up display of the exposure details and a whole host more. I think this is a major breakthrough in the serious compact/rangefinder type camera and I hope a technology that will be incorporated in many cameras in the future. A full and excellent review is available on the dpreview site which is a must for anyone looking to buy a camera, lens or printer here is a link to the review
The X100 is a very handsome camera that evokes, if not copies exactly the early Leica range finder cameras. If you want something that looks and feels like a real camera from the past with the caché of looking like a Leica and have nearly £1000 to spend this is for you.
pictures courtesy of DP Review
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Diane Arbus: humanist or voyeur?
July 29, 2011
Posted by on This interesting article by Sean O’Hagan at guardian.co.uk, is, as usual from O’Hagen, an intelligent and well thought out piece, here is an excerpt
“When we look at an Arbus photograph, we cannot help feeling that we are intruders or voyeurs, even though her subjects are tied to a time and place that has all but vanished. A sense of complicity – hers and ours – lies at the very heart of her power. Her images hold us in their sway even when our better instincts tell us to look away. Perhaps her greatest gift is that she understood that conflict instinctively, and did more than anyone to exploit it artistically.”…….more
Camera obscura … Diane Arbus poses for a portrait in New York c 1968 Photograph: Roz Kelly/Getty Images
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Rune Guneriussen photography working with lights
July 27, 2011
Posted by on Rune Guneriussen, born 1977, in Norway. Education from Surrey Institute of Art & Design in England. Live and work in eastern Norway. Is an artist working in the transition between installation and photography. As a conceptual artist he works site specific primarily in nature, but also with more manmade structures. The isolation of objects are turned in to installations, most of these are not seen by audience, but only photographed.
37 Websites Every Photographer Should be Reading
July 27, 2011
Posted by on The amount of amazing photography on the web never ceases to amaze us. There is so much talent and information surrounding the craft that it can be a little overwhelming. That is why we decided to help curate the photography web a little with our own collection of amazing photography sites that we are fans of. From Lightstalking
Click Here: 37 Websites Every Photographer Should be Reading
40 Gorgeous and Serene Photos of Mosques
July 27, 2011
Posted by on A trip through any part of the Muslim world will throw up a barrage of great photographic opportunities, none better than the stunning architecture of the mosques. During my trip to Syria in 2009 I was lucky enough to spend time at the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, it was a source of great photographic inspiration. These images on the Lightstalking site are also delightful
Click Here: 40 Gorgeous and Serene Photos of Mosques
©Keith Barnes
Timelapse Photography: A Complete Guide for Beginners
July 27, 2011
Posted by on If you’re not familiar with timelapse videos, you’ve probably already seen them but just aren’t aware of it. With timelapse photography, you can take sequential photos captured over a period of hours and compress them into a video of only a few minutes in length – this allows you to see a slowly changing scene at a much faster pace and can open up a whole new world of photography to you. In theory, timelapse videos are easy to do with your camera – you’re simply taking a few hundred photos, one after another, and then lining them up in post processing. However, to get a stunning, seamless timelapse video, there’s much more involved than spending a few hours behind the lens. By Christopher O’Donnell at Lightstalking
Ben Peck