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Assignment

For all North American readers: go to ALL your cameras NOW, and set the time to the correct seasonal time.  

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Another poor Facebook decision?

When I post an image on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cameratraining/ I see what people like, and comment on: So I see someone “shared” my post. Nice. I’d like to see who, of course; so I click on the link. … Continue reading

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Comments welcome

Thousands of visits a day – keep ‘em coming! And for all my new readers: I welcome comments here, and especially questions to answer. I’ll approve you upon your first post, then you can comment whenever you like. Sitting back … Continue reading

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Facebook revealed

Ha ha – I am not the only person to take issue with what I see as Facebook’s Taliban mentality! Read this, in Gawker: Inside Facebook’s Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where ‘Camel Toes’ are More Offensive Than ‘Crushed Heads’ … Continue reading

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Crop, or not?

There is a decision you need to make both when shooting and later, when cropping in “post”. Namely, how to crop. Perhaps you “fill the frame”: often  good technique to add quality to a picture. Yes, you can cut off … Continue reading

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Panta Rhei

Thought for today: Greek philosopher Anaximander said “Panta Rhei” – everything flows. The river constantly changes: we can never stand in the same river twice. We, too, are like that river. That is why we should be photographed – often, … Continue reading

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To improve or not to improve?

What I mean by that is: in portraits, do I “photoshop” (usually, “Lightroom”) the images to make people look better? So that everyone can look like Kim, my model here in yesterday’s shoot? Well, it depends, but in general, my … Continue reading

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LR 4 beta…

Lightroom 4 beta has been announced, see the blog here and see the announcement here. This means we will see Lightroom 4 some time this year – and that is great news. Lightroom is already the best thing since sliced … Continue reading

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Ten Video Tips

I occasionally shoot video with my DSLRs (7D and 1D Mk4). Not like this, therefore: But simpler. And the secret is simplicity! My top ten video tips: Shoot clips of ca 10 seconds. Add a lead-in and lead-out of a … Continue reading

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Why I shoot stills

I am sometimes asked “why don’t you shoot more video? Why stills? Video is much richer, no?” In my opinion: not necessarily so. First, there are the practical issues: Video is harder to shoot. You need more equipment (stabilizing rigs, audio … Continue reading

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