Месяц: Июнь 2008

Фотография в сегодняшнее время занятие не только увлекательное, но и познавательное. Интернет сервисы по обмену фотографиями растут как грибы и у нас появилась возможность смотреть на мир не только глазами Сенкевича, но и глазами Маши, Пети, Коли и даже Иван Петровича…

The internet is vast & there is a lot to choose from, so I wanted to put together a list for myself, that includes both internet and other sources. I am sure most of you know these places, but sometimes it is nice to have things put together all in one place. The list includes, general info sites, cool photographer’s projects, online photo magazines, blogs, book stores, galleries, open submissions, and some other photo related info.

With the Revolving Adapter, for the first time it is now possible to use a 6×6 medium format camera with a digital back to its full capacity.

Я не просто так рассчитывал мощность фонаря несколькими абзацами выше, ибо имеет смысл сравнить ее с мощностью Солнца. А Солнце светит примерно киловатт на квадратный метр или в тысячу раз ярче (несколько тысяч с учетом КПД фонаря). Таким образом, мы будем иметь проблемы того же порядка размерности (засветка полутонов на стоп) при экспозиции стопов на 10-12 меньше: порядка 1/500-1/2000 при f/5.6 и ISO 100.

Here is a look back at Ansel Adams instructing a photography workshop in 1977 (photographs courtesy of photographer Alan Ross). To this day, workshops continue to be a way to experience Yosemite while developing your photographic skills through instruction from a professional photographer. The 2009 workshop schedule for The Ansel Adams Gallery Photography Workshops will be released on September 1, 2008.

Становится ясно, почему фотографы, традиционно снимающие на чёрно-белую плёнку не боятся контрастных сюжетов и контрастного освещения. Обратите внимание на старые чёрно-белые портреты. Богатейшая гамма полутонов превращает плоское изображение в удивительно объёмное. И плотные резкие тени этому совершенно не мешают.

I have used three different M8’s over the past year in Iraq. The first M8 was a loaner given to me by Leica in the spring of 2007. My second M8 I purchased new in September of 2007. The third was given to me as a replacement when the second M8 malfunctioned.

Here’s an antidote for today’s inevitable Apple overdose, and a tale of a fetish older and more noble than the Cult of Mac. This is the Leica M3 Prototype No.0034, one of 65 made in 1952-53.

Your portfolio should show your best work but it should also contain representative work. There’s nothing wrong with choosing your sample pictures carefully, spending time on them in post-production and making sure that they look persuasive.

В последнее время высказывается мнение, что 14 бит – излишество, так как в двух последних битах нет ничего, кроме шума. Никакой информации. Соображения о том, что каждая зона в 14-битной картинке содержит в 4 раза больше уровней, также не принимаются, так как оппоненты утверждают, что эти дополнительные уровни – “неправильные”, ничего, кроме шума, не содержащие. Демонстрации, что дополнительные 2 бита поднимают разрешение – также игнорируются. Однако – судите сами.

Since 9/11, there has been an increasing war on photography. Photographers have been harrassed, questioned, detained, arrested or worse, and declared to be unwelcome. We’ve been repeatedly told to watch out for photographers, especially suspicious ones. Clearly any terrorist is going to first photograph his target, so vigilance is required.

The following tutorial is a relatively quick and simple how-to for photographing 2-D artwork such as paintings, textiles, glass-covered images, reproducing newsprint, and more. I will also cover how to correct and post process the photographed artwork.

People (and animals) all over China and the rest of the world are preparing in various ways for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, which begins August 8th.

Composite images made of pieces from different photographs can display subtle differences in the lighting conditions under which each person or object was originally photographed. Such discrepancies will often go unnoticed by the naked eye.

Next time you’re in the local hardware store, ask the salesman to give you free tools and tell him in return you will tell all your friends you got your tools from his hardware store.

As Europe’s top footballing nations prepare to battle it out in the EURO 2008 tournament CPN’s John McDermott spoke to the world’s best football photographers to find out which pictures from their careers are their personal favourites and why. In part one of this two-part article seven top football shooters select the best images they’ve ever taken.

This gives the construction details for building your own Flash Gel Holder as shown here for holding Lee or Rosco Sample Pack lighting gels on your flash. If you would like one of these but don’t feel up to building it yourself I am also offering them for sale. Contact me if you would be interested in purchasing one pre-made.