By philberphoto | Opinion
My recent post on “the short game” gave me the joy of positive feed-back. Thank you all so much! This suggested that more on the same subject might be of interest to you. Here are 4 take-aways from being a short-gamer The revenge of the narrow mind Be it in intellectual or professional matters, it […]
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By pascaljappy | News , Opinion
My love/hate relationship with Sony cameras is a secret to no long-term reader of this website. In spite of excruciating customer support (long ago) baffling quality control and ergonomics (some time ago) and colour science that’s subjectively not my cup of tea (up to recently) the mother ship keeps calling me back. Here’s the reasoning […]
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By Zelma van Wyk | Opinion
“It is an anxious, sometimes dangerous thing to be a doll. Dolls cannot choose; they can only be chosen; they cannot do; they can only be done by.” Rumer Godde If your first impression on viewing my images is one of discomfort or shock, even to a degree that makes your face contort as […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
A number of high-end camera bodies -and I mean high!- have been announced in recent weeks, which raises questions as to who, if anyone, should/could get any one of them, and what this says about the state of the industry and its players. Enter the Leica SL2, the Fuji GFX100S, the Canon R5 and the […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion , Uncategorized
Steve (and Mrs Steve) seem to have had COVID early last year. They got sick on their trip to Australia and New Zealand, struggled for a few weeks and eventually recovered. Recently, while getting his annual flu vaccination, Steve was told by one of his GP’s team that the widely held belief in the village […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To , Opinion
An abundance of articles mention those idealized styles and the gear aimed at creating them “on the cheap”. My experience in that respect has been … underwhelming 😉 But getting to the roots of those looks can help us recreate them with common gear! A lot has been written about the cinematic look and […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
In the noble game of golf, there are two spectacular phases. The long game, with its powerful drives and spectacular flights, and putting, with its nail–biting trajectories where bliss is separated from misery by mere fractions of an inch. But after the long game, and before one is in a position to put, there is […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Opinion
Documentary photography is not something I do very often or enjoy. I’m aware that it’s important to record events, however, do we need to see the evidence of people’s actions, particularly when it is so destructive. Yesterday there was a legitimate and important manifestation (protest march) from Republic to Bastille (where we live) about a […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Obsessive attention to image quality, coolest gear on Earth, relation to time, Swagmiliation (yup, you read that right) and Storytelling make this impossible dream worth pursuing. Since the X1D has been in my bag, rumour websites, review videos, product announcements have left me stone cold. And that’s not confirmation bias. That camera was designed […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Opinion
In spite of Covid and mediatised conflict, life on Earth has never been as easy for as many people. And yet optimism and happiness surveys don’t reflect this. What if adventure was the missing ingredient? On French national radio, one early morning program is devoted to positive initiatives undertaken by individuals. Every day a new […]
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