By philberphoto | Art & Creativity , How-To
In his seminal post, Pascal asks, in essence, where is “home” for us in the realm of photo gear. For me, fun is home, and home is fun. That is the single most important parameter for me. Is this piece of gear fun to shoot? It wasn’t always like that. I went through a phase […]
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By Nancee Rostad | Art & Creativity
The following is a true (if somewhat dramatized!) example of my typical creative process. I’ll set the scene: Kyoto, Japan 2017 with a group of photographers, bucketing rain, wind blowing, a beautiful autumn garden, dripping & flowing water everywhere, 2.5 hours allotted to shoot this place, at this time. For me, it was a nightmare […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
A full bag of medium format camera and lenses will pull your carrying shoulder down, culminating in sweet agony by the end of the day. But that’s just the Earth’s gravity and your gear’s mass conspiring to maim your body. What we’re interested in, in this multi-author post series, is gear’s gravitic tug on your […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Opinion
In my recent incursions into the “art world”, a distinct resistance against landscape photography was present in many discussions. Someone went as far as saying “I just can’t stomach it”. Someone I respect, and not being snobbish or pompous. Someone genuinely not interested and, in fact, repulsed. Why? Now, let’s be honest, I’ve […]
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By Sean O Brien | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
Kings Canyon is part of the Watarrka National Park, home to the Luritja Aboriginal people, in the Northern Territory, Australia. Part of the gorge is a sacred Aboriginal site and you are discouraged from leaving the walking tracks. The easiest and best way to get there is by car via the sealed Lasseter Highway. It’s […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
The Dark Night Project is a series of images that depicts moody night scenes in a very dark way, not unlike the film noir style. What is my attraction to the dark and in particular black in images? In photography, it has an infinite range of tones depending upon shadow or available and/or artificial light. […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Opinion
Last week, my wife, daughter and I went out for an evening walk in a nearby seaside village that hosts night markets during the summer months. Having recently tested the Hassy X1D on fast action shooting, I wondered how it would fare in low light. Badly, is the answer. But what stuck with me most […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Monday Post , News
We hosted Ze Workshop over 3 years ago and generally found it fun, stimulating and an experience to renew. An opportunity to do something new has recently surfaced that I’d like to discuss with you as early as possible, as early booking is required. A masterclass workshop like no other I know of. […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
CLAIRbyKahn photo gallery director Anna-Patricia Kahn has kindly agreed to discuss with us the differences between the professional artist photographer’s life and the talented amateur’s approach. Between her gallery in Zurich, a mixed media exhibition in the South of France, a huge retrospective in preparation in New York and regular trips to Dublin where the […]
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By Sean O Brien | Art & Creativity
Quick intro by Pascal: in the background of the blog, we are quietly working on individual galleries for each of us to display, swap or sell photographs. The process involves mutual help in selecting said photographs. For his second post on DS, Sean describes the process and a newfound interest for the square format. You […]
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