By pascaljappy | Newsletter
Competitions aplenty, how to (really) become an expert, Lightroom’s hidden midtone slider, the liberating uses of auto-ISO, tips for printing better, a very worthwhile alternative to Instagram, alternatives to mirrorless digital cameras, and much more (including a call for help with my own printing). To print, or not to print? That really is the […]
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By pascaljappy | Uncategorized
During my couple of weeks off, Jersey (Channel Island) was my home for a while. And what a home. To sum it up in two words: Jersey is … The Shire. With beaches. And cliffs. And more. So the idea behind this post is to provide a synthetic glimse into the beauty of this […]
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By pascaljappy | News
It is now midsummer, in the Northern Hemisphere. At no time in the rest of the year is the light so hard. For nice colour photographs, you often need to be up early or very late. So, how about a month of monochrome? This is the gist of the open participation challenge Pixii is proposing. […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Scotland is the highlands and the lowlands, glorious landscapes, Whisky of course and the cleanest air and cold clear water that you could possibly imagine. This is where 2 of my great grandparents and one of Anne’s (Mitchell) great grandparents were born. In April and May this year Anne and I spent sometime exploring the […]
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By pascaljappy | News , Review
With this latest release, Pixii asks what makes a great monochrome camera. Here’s their answer. As promised in my last article about the Pixii camera, I am keeping you updated with news from the Team at Pixii. Since I’m doing some work for Pixii, this post focuses mainly on information, explanations, and sample images. Where […]
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By John Wilson | Travel Photography
Yes … it’s been a while! The COVID clouds have parted and it’s been two years since the “6 pack” hit the road into the hinterlands cameras in hand. After a month of planning and discussion we took to the road on May 27 for 12 days exploring south eastern BC. All told with side […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
All of us are photographers. Which means that we look at our craft “from within”. I find it a rich exercise to sometimes take a step back and look at it “from the outside”. One of the values of this is to reconnect with how much photography has to give/offer, and to avoid taking […]
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By Lad Sessions | Travel Photography
Pascal once suggested that each Dear Susan contributor might offer a post about their local habitat—whether neighborhood, home town, city or countryside. So here’s my portrait of Lexington, Virginia, a small town nestled in the great western Valley of Virginia. (It’s not technically part of the Shenandoah Valley, which lies to the north, but locals […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Dozens of American muscle cars in a rural village of Provence? I had to grab my best camera. Being a dumb dumb, I, of crouse, forgot it at home, and had to make do with my slightly ancient smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S9. But seeing this riot of colours and shapes makes me feel […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Cine lens on Leica M3, new film stock from Santa, creative photo competition winners, multiple videos about truth, and how to convey it in photographs, the ISS in front of the moon, Hasseblad ketchup, a 200mp cellphone in the making, La Gacilly, clarity vs texture, DIY digital camera, DIY film camera, the definitive recipe for […]
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