By pascaljappy | How-To
Introducing a new type of post. Here is a photograph, with my explanations about it. Please tell me what you think. What you like, don’t like, would change … The selected photograph doesn’t have to be a particularly great one. It only needs to be intentional, so comments can establish whether the original intention shows […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To , Opinion
A small, long-neglected, print is now my primary bookmark – there is such a thing – and has become my most viewed (by myself) and loved. In 2018, we spent some time in Scotland. The photographs from this page are all from this trip. At the time, I had a few printed, mostly in piezography […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
The Canon G650 proves quality isn’t tightly linked to printer size. As regular victims of my self-pitying rants on digital-printing complexity know, I’ve been looking at ways of doing my own test proofs at home, rather than send 50 euro bills to my favourite lab in Paris for this. My previous printer was a […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Two very different views about photographic gear 🙂 In post #518, over 6 years ago, I proposed that camera manufacturers wisen up to the fact that most of us walk around with supercomputers donning superb screens, in our pockects. And lamented that, instead of fulfilling its promise of simplifying life, digital had made photography […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Much of what we do in photography to create a visual style comes down to contrast management. Yet we rarely give it the prominence it deserves in our thought process. Contrast needs to be defined between two areas. The contrast between two pixels refers to their difference in luminance or in colour. The term […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Can Henri Cartier-Bresson’s signature be reduced to the decisive moment he made famous? His photographs, his quotes and his modus operandi all scream a resounding NO! 🙂 You say Henri-Cartier Bresson, you hear decisive moment. An ability to click at the right moment, at the height of the emotional potential of a scene. Many […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
There’s this new thing kids are talking about, colour. Maybe this monochrome addict should try it? In a desperate attempt to learn some new tricks, this old monkey has decided to tackle colour. All our reality is made up of colour, so, really, how hard can it be? Point and shoot and have a […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
It depends on your functional highlights, I guess. On the one hand, it would be arrogant – not to mention, wrong – to claim that Sony’s (or Tower Jazz or …) reseach and production lines have been stagnant for the past decade. On the other, it’s equally hard to deny that many artists – […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Should we think “I wish I’d taken that shot” when viewing great photographs? I think there’s an important distinction to make between photographs we admire, and photographs we wish we’d made ourselves. Most of the photographs in the typical “most influential” lists are great photographs. Admirable, useful, impactful. Typically, though, there are very few […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Photography is serious business. I shouldn’t be having so much fun 😉 Apologies for the title 😉 Also, please understand detox in a non judgemental way. This post isn’t about explaining how creating a photobook magically cleans up and elevates anyone’s mind. It’s a purely personal account, in the hope that the joy of […]
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