Just a quick post to let you know about two interesting developments on the area of digital photography. There has been much talk in photography circles over the last while about capturing “Light Fields”. The good news is that an affordable light field camera called the Lytro is now available. Read on to find out more. Have you ever taken a photo only to realise later that its too blurry to use? Well Adobe may have a solution to this with its new Deblurring technology that it demonstrated at the MAX 2011 show as part of its Photoshop Sneak Peeks. Check out the video link below to find out more and to see the demo. (more…)
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2011 Oscar Barnack Award
For all you budding photographers out there. Check this interview with Danish photographer Jan Grarup, the 2011 Oscar Barnack prize winner.
Click here for the interview.
Bruce Gildon on the streets of Derby, England
Check out this great video of Bruce Gildon (in your face New York street photographer) shooting on the streets of Derby, England on November 2010.
100 Days of Photos
As some of you are probably aware, I’m currently working on a 365 photo project. Sunday April 10th was kind of a special day as it marked my first 100 days of taking photos and blogging about my experience. (more…)
365 Photography Project
Glass Study- Bright Field Lighting
For long time now I have wanted to try my hand at a 365 photography project. For some reason or another I always missed the start of the project (1st Jan) and then just said myself, “Ah! sure I’ll do it next year”. Well next year rolled around a little quicker then I thought and I found myself on the verge of actually starting the project for 2011. The first thing I did was create a new WordPress blog on my portfolio site. This would enable me to post my images and write a small back story for each image. (more…)
In your face street photography
Have you ever tried street photography? Do you find it difficult to photograph people in public places? Street photography is something that I’m really interested in and I have tried my best to improve my street photography skills. However, I still feel a little uneasy about snapping complete strangers and I’m probably still a little over cautious when taking street photographs. I guess you have to have a lot of street photos under your belt before you get desensitized to the fear of someone clobbering you over the head with their Christmas shopping for taking their photo. (more…)
Nikon release the D7000
Nikon have announced a new camera that is going to be a serious contender in the DSLR video market. The camera is called the D7000, it has 16.2 MP DX format sensor, high ISO (100-6400) extendable up to 25600, 100% viewfinder, twin SD slots and tones more features. The D7000′s video capabilities also impress. Its D-Movie mode allows for full HD (1920×1080) recording, it has a dedicated record button, auto focus, and a jack for an external mic. (more…)
Red Bull Illume Exhibition in TCD
The World’s Best Action and Adventure Sports Photography is coming to Ireland
The best 50 photos from nearly 23,000 action and adventure sports images that were entered into the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010 will be displayed in Dublin, Ireland at a stunning unveiling exhibition from August 31, 2010.
As night time falls, the 50 winning images will illuminate the court of Trinity College. The university, in the heart of Ireland’s capital city, will host the exhibition until September 11, 2010. Gates are opened to the public between 8-10pm every night during the course of the exhibition. This is arguably the world’s greatest collection of action and adventure sports photography and it is fully open to the public.
Check out http://www.redbullillume.com/index.php?id=228#461
