I have been searching for a light weight but portable tethered set up for shooting schedules were a lot of ground needs to be covered. I have a laptop which I can tether and now with the new breed of light weight laptops from Apple this is becoming easier. However as a recent ipad owner … Read More
Digital Media
Switching to Mac OS Lion: My experience testing on a separate drive.
For anyone who is contemplating switching to OS Lion and has been delaying this update. Due to the many negative reviews or for fear of losing important software. I have decided to post my experience with testing the new OS on a separate drive. This is by no means meant to be a definitive guide, … Read More
Finding the #Hash key on Apple Mac Keyboard (press alt+3)
This post is for anyone who is searching for the hash # key on an apple keyboard. Hold down the “alt/option” key then press “3” If you don’t get a hash appear when you press alt > 3; open the Keyboard Viewer (you will find this on the top right of your screen next to the … Read More
Iphone App “Phocus”
There are many Depth of Field apps available for the iphone but this one is unique. Phocus has the ability to calculate depth of field based on selecting your optimum aperture or minimum and maximum focus distance. These options are useful for composing images where focus is critical between two key areas or where you … Read More
Monkey Business Illusion Test
This is an interesting video for anyone interested in testing their visual awareness. Fascinating blog from the authors.
Iphone App – Depth of Field Calculator
I have for some time missed the depth of field scale provided on Nikon Manuel focus Lenses. After moving from manuel to Auto focus cameras in 2000. All the autofocus lenses I purchased to replace the old manuel focus lenses all lacked the Dof scale. Although I could preview Dof this was still not adequte … Read More
Is the face of corporate photography changing?
The constant online presence that companies are now adopting means that the need for staff to appear friendly and approachable is more desirable than the old style stuffy boardroom corporate image. Making a first and lasting impression is vital in keeping your clients up to date. The ever present website and staff profile page means … Read More
Personal Avatar Size Reference Guide
A useful guide to social media avatar sizes. Facebook: Lets you display up to a rectangular image 180 pixels wide x 540 pixels tall while showing avatars of 50×50 pixels elsewhere. LinkedIn: Sidebar images measure 40 × 40 pixels and profile page images can be 80×80 pixels. Twitter: Profile pages display images at 73 × … Read More
Images In Motion – Must See
Images in Motion: This is just heart-stopping and life-changing. This great link to a google doc slideshow (link provided by Jorge Parra from Prodig Forum) is a great reminder of how the digital medium and the internet are changing the ways we can all create and absorb music, video and images. See the slideshow There … Read More
Update ‘How will the Sun affect my photograph’
In conjunction with my previous post I have discovered a great free desktop application, for tracking the sun’s movememnt through the day at any location throughout the world. Thanks to a blog post on David Tejada’s site. You can now use the ‘The photographer’s Ephemeris‘ Tool to see very comprehensive information about the Sun and … Read More