By pascaljappy | Newsletter
What an eventful week. A model and photographer Queen sadly passes away, leaving a huge, and fascinating photographic legacy. Two major camera launches. A viable alternative to Instagram. More cool Lightroom tools. Lessons from Joel Meyerowitz. And a film camera I – really, really – don’t want to buy. Plus more 🙂 Revisiting colour […]
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Bucket lists vs adventure vs exploration, creative scientific photography, defining and understanding the Netflix look, Brenizer portraiture, the difficulty of shooting monochrome with a colour camera, a film photography star’s favourite camera (and it’s not a film camera), Kodak Gold in 120 celebrated, photography-centric smartphone announcements, AI in the arts, and a homage to Robert […]
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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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Greetings from sunny (humour) Britain. I write this from my son’s living room, looking at the trees rocking in the wind, listening to the pitter-patter of the rain on the bay-windows. As the date moves closer to summer, our souls hanker for more sun, but I have to say it is beautiful to watch from […]
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How about a quicky? I’ll be a man of few words, this time (who said “thank goodness” at the back of the room ? 😉 ) Much to do this week-end, so I’ll let the links do the talking, and hope you enjoy the content. Gear OK, let’s kick this off with a fun […]
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In this week’s issue, a prepper destroys the GPS, MQA destroys the myth of resolution, Pop photo destroys wide angle distortion, a French weirdo optician destroys traditional photo lenses, a parrot destroys Chinese drone domination (not really), stock photographers destroy the market, the Canon R3 destroys the competition, Zeiss destroy the night, nature photographers destroy […]
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In this week’s issue, we explore paints and fabrics for super black backgrounds, ethical consumers diss the photo industry, drones get better every day, instant cameras play cool, Amazon picks and shovels its way into content creation, Olympus and Sigma make our hearts beat faster, I wish one video product existed for photography, and admire […]
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AI is at the center of this week’s edition again. This time, it isn’t enhancing amateur images to provide superior resolution but helping scientists make discoveries – through astrophotography – that could change our understanding of the universe. In other news, Zuckerberg is opposed by child protection associations, Andrew Reid comes to Sigma’s defense (good […]
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Add Venture #8Escape the Rut, Own your Future. Sat April 10th, 2021What Blockchain and NFTs Can Mean for Budding Artists and ExplorersGetting a handle on how those new technologies work could change how artists, adventurers and explorers get paid for doing what they love and do best. Here are pointers. Bitcoin is dumb. It does nothing, […]
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Add Venture #7For Explorers, Adventurers and Visual Storytellers Sat Mar 20th, 2021How to Choose your Adventure Watch?No no no! Niet, non,ううん, nein. If you’re thinking “we all have phones, why bother with a watch?” you’re getting this all wrong 😉 Adventure is a state of mind. And your choice of timepiece matters every bit as […]
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