Going back to the old days where digital was not even heard of and 35mm might have been a related kin of the .45". Yet they took pictures. They did is using Camera Obscura (Dark Chamber).
The basic pinhole is a really simple - it is a shoe box with a small hole on one end and a sheet of sketching paper on the other end. In fact is it so simple that some scientists speculate that it was the first evolutionary step for the (infinitely complex) human eye.
I love cards. When I was young I collected cards. Cards of anything and everything. I used to collect Rambo Cards, Fame cards (yes I did), The Garbage Gang cards, you name it. I even collected science cards.
I got to reunite with my old trading cards love when Trade Secret Cards came up with a photographer Strobist deck.
So, what is this Strobist Deck? Zeke Kamm, whom you may know from Nice Photo Mag compiled a set of 24 cards. Each card face has an image, and each card back has a quick how to and lighting diagram.
Well, actually, the right title for this one should be "Endeavors Of A New Home", since I am building a whole home and not just a studio, but hey! This is a photography blog, so focus is on lighting and studio. Of course the new place will be packed with tricks, but now, it is in the building process. Click to continue ›
Now, this is not a post processing blog, so there aren't many Photoshop tips and tricks here. And if you don't care about those at all fill free to stop reading right here. However, when a Photoshop technique is used to create DIY-print-on-wood look and feel I had to share it. Or rather, Brian Morrell had to share it. Read on to learn how to create wooden/ concrete / paper looks and feel with Photoshop (and some images). Click to continue ›
OK, so it is time for announcing the final winner of the D3A contest.
Drum roll please!
It was not easy narrowing the final 15. Some of persons and photogs that gave me feedback on the finalists had a thing or two to say about my taste. However this one was in consensus. Both for DIYing and for superb execution.
Read on to see the actual picture and hear the judges' decision. Click to continue ›
So tomorrow the 1st place winner will be announced. Man I'm excited. Just before I go through the final two winners, I'd like to discuss the selection process a bit.
It was not easy to select 15 images out of more than 10,000. In fact one may think it is impossible.
Here is how it went. Initially I went through the "pool posts" and the last few month's pool submissions to select about 120 images that I loved. Click to continue ›
There are images you see and immediately fall in love with. This was the case with this one. It was selected for the pool a while back since it is a bit different from all the sound trigger images we usually see.
Let me quote some of the comments you had on this one:
"wow"
"wow"
"cool"
"wow"
Ok, you get the point.
Read on to see the actual picture and hear the judges' decision. Click to continue ›
This is something that always amazes me. How a photograph can change even the simplest of every day objects.
An image of a simple object done well can ignite several threads on the viewer's mind. Things that can range from "What is this?" / "Is this what I think it is?", through "That's an interesting take on life" and for us photographers sometimes even "Darn! I see this everyday, I wish I'd thought about this before" "Man, That totally original! Chapeau!"
Read on to see the actual picture and hear the judges' decision. Click to continue ›
MC Escher must be rolling with joy at the sight of his followers experiment around the globe.
I fell in love with this one as soon as I saw it. Just goes to show that sometimes the simple stuff is the best. The great comments this image receive could only be rivaled by the pinch you felt when discovering it was partially fake. Here is what you had to say:
"Fake? FAKE??!!! Does the front page of
Explore know this? ;-)"
"FAKE!?!?!?!?! what??? just kidding"
Read on to see the actual picture and hear the judges' decision. Click to continue ›
My gift to you readers for DIYP 3rd Year Aniversarry - 43 Photography Hacks, Mods And DIY Projects. (And some shameless self promotion)
3. Using A Cooling Honeycomb As A DIY Gridspot
5. The DIY Speed Strap - Accessories And Samples
6. Kimel’s Pop Up Flash Soft Box Diffuser
7. Drinking Beer - Out! Snooting - In!
10. V Cards
