iPad Camera Connection Kit
I’ve just received my iPad Camera Connection Kit through the post today. This unassuming set of dongles attaches to the dock connector of the iPad and allows you to import photos and videos directly into the iPad’s Photo gallery app.
The premise is simple – just plug either the USB or SD card [...]
I’ve recently taken a leap that surprised even me. For the last four years, since January 2006, I’ve been exclusively a Nikon man. My Nikon D50 has served me very well, with absolutely no issues whatsoever. It was my first ‘true’ digital SLR (well my first with interchangeable lenses anyway, I previously had an Olympus E10), and has been a fantastic piece of kit
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Following on from the discovery in the previous post, I’ve decided to furnish my Lubitel 166B with some food. Fujichrome Provia 400x slide film to be precise. It’s been kind of weird shopping for film again for the first time in almost ten years – like I said – feels sort of liberating, and I’m not [...]
Following on from yesterday’s post – it’s been kind of interesting getting a feel for what all this Lomo stuff is about. I don’t know what it is that draws me to the Lomography style exactly… I think it must be the lack of any fixed rules, and the way it captures bits of life [...]
Today, I had a happy accident. Today, I accidentally (re)stumbled across the art of Lomography. Today, I finally found a genuine use for my iPhone camera. Today, I had a ‘Eureka’ moment.
Let me explain…
Photography is an art. In the end, it’s all about the aesthetics. Beautiful photos opportunities rear their heads in the most unlikely [...]
Thought I’d put up a quick entry about this shot I took in Morlais Tunnel near Merthyr Tydfil. It seems to be getting much loving on Flickr sice I posted it yesterday. I was really happy about the way this turned out. Taken with a 30 sec exposure (in a very dark tunnel!), with [...]
I’ve taken the plunge and finally made a long-thought-about move from Epson to Canon for my home printing needs. Previous posts here have journalled the hi-jinks I’ve had trying to get consistant results from the several Epson printers I’ve owned. I’ve always bought Epson printers up until now. I suppose it was a case of [...]
This is a shot created using HDR photography. For those who haven’t heard of it, or have heard of it and don’t know what people are jibbering on about, it stands for High Dynamic Range. A standard camera is only capable of capturing a certain range of tones in a single shot. [...]
Have started a nice little photo project today – 100 Strangers. The idea is to approach 100 strangers (not all at once you understand!), and speak to them. In the course of the conversation, you must ask them their name, get to know a bit abbout them, and ask them if they mind [...]
Been meaning to post this for a while, just haven’t got around to it! A while back, the wife and me, along with two very good friends, went on a geocaching day out, and went to find a cache at ‘Chartist’s Cave’ in the Brecon Beacons. I’m always up for finding a cave, and to [...]
Wow. It’s been two and a half months.
I can’t believe it’s been two and a half months!
Life has been kind of all over the place for a bit. Posting has taken a back seat to the more important things…! However – I’m back now, and raring to go. And in that vein, may I turn [...]
Above are a pair of pictures taken yesterday in Three Cliff bay on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. They are the newest entries in the ‘Landscapes and Seascapes’ section in the galleries (to be found to your right!). Was fantastic light this afternoon.
However, that’s actually (for a change), not the complete point of [...]
I’ve just completed a photo shoot for a good friend, Will. He needed a shot for a particular purpose. He plays Bass in an orchestra, and so it was the perfect opportunity to try out a few lighting techniques with the flash kit.
I was very pleased with the results, a selection of which [...]
Finally! I’ve plucked up the courage to actually shoot something worthwhile using my new Studio setup. The following two shots were done using the Interfit kit I got at the beginning of the week. I got my IR trigger through the other day, so could finally start experimenting properly. I’ve been [...]
My new kit (see previous post), arrived yesterday. On unpacking, first impressions are pretty good. Flash heads are light, but sturdy, with a nice rubberized coating. Stands seem up to the job, and accessories seem the same. Putting the soft-box together for the first time was a bit of a challenge [...]
I’ve been meaning to get back into Studio photography for a while. I love studio stuff, and have used several sets of studio flash gear in the past. A few examples (more to come soon!) are in the gallery on the right. After much wrangling, research and opinion-searching, I’ve decided to go [...]
You may have noticed something new on the site if you happen to call back here fairly regularly. On the sidebar of the site, there’s now a natty little flash slideshow running, showing a random selection of my photos. Underneath, there’s a link, which takes to you an altogether more fancy setup which [...]
I’ve just discovered a quite nice little plugin for WordPress called ‘Lightbox’ (no relation to Lightroom by the way), via someone who’s already using it. Take a look at Kristian’s Photoblog in the links on the right.
It basically brings up nice full-size shots from thumbnails, but using javascript and pretty effects. With [...]
Hi Everyone. It’s my pleasure to present my Egypt 2007 Gallery. Click the image below to access it, or link from the ‘Galleries’ section (permanent) on the right-hand sidebar. If you have problems, you may need the Adobe Flash plugin for your browser – available here.
This, as always, was a fantastic trip. [...]
My Wife and I have just returned from the place that I love more than any other on this planet, Egypt. It was damn hot this time (hit 50 degrees at one point according to the thermometer!), but still managed to fire off a fair few shots. I’ll be posting some very [...]
I’m a convert.
I’ve now got enough space memory-card wise that I’ve started to play around shooting in RAW. That, combined with Adobe Lightroom, as brought about a bit of a revolution in flexibility of what I can do post-finger-on-shutter. Suffice to say, it’s wonderful, and I’ll be going more in-depth about this wonderous [...]
For the last few hours, I’ve been fiddling with producing galleries for the web using Adobe Lightroom. I’ll be going into Lightroom in more depth here once I’ve had a chance to really get into it, but until then, take a look at a gallery I produced using the gallery function.
Click here to take [...]
I said I’d be back once I’d done some testing – so here I am! And the answer? Well – I’d say the overall experience has been resoundingly positive, though not without hiccups along the way…
As I said in the main review – part of Fotospeed’s service is to provide you with custom [...]
Today, I aquired something that I’ve been meaning to get for ages – a Continuous Ink system. I love my Epson Stylus Photo 1290, but the inks for it are so damn expensive (as for all printers!). In the past, I’ve used Genuine Epson inks and Jet Tec inks interchangably, with generally very [...]
UPDATED – Video now available at the bottom of the post…
I love Eclipses. There’s something magical about them. Makes you really realize that we’re all just hanging here in space, with balls of rock floating around balls of buring gas. I can see why the ancient civilizations thought that the whole thing [...]
I was well and truly stuck at home yesterday. Couldn’t go into work, as I couldn’t even get out of the driveway! It did give me the opportunity, however, to get a few shots of the aformentioned white stuff. I love that quiet, deadness to the air when it’s been snowing – [...]
