By pascaljappy | News
In this episode of our very patchy Week Links of Photography series, we are taking a look at super sharp telephotos, Smartphone performance, Leica lens design principles, photography in Cuba, digital resolution enhancement, an ode to selfies (yes!), and more. Mostly, we are paying homage to two important figures in amateur photography, one of which […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Video talk, a newsletter, less content creation and more community. That’s the recipe for the months to come. And here’s why I hope you’ll be excited 🙂 Ouch! Photo influencers are having a hard time. Let’s face it, there is only so much to say about an industry that’s given up on originality and […]
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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 pascaljappy | News
2020 has been hard on all of us and harder still on some of us. Regular readers/contributors have disappeared altogether, which fills me with dread and grief. For others, while health has been OK, jobs have been lost or threatened. Few of us haven’t experienced first hand what it means to live under house arrest […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , News
All good things come to an end, this will be our final challenge. But it’s been a good one, and things to come should be just as interesting and even more engaging! Storytelling gets a bad rap. Ask any film editor and they’ll tell you filmmaking is manipulation. Politicians wrap up facts and intentions in […]
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By philberphoto | News
My last post reported that Olympus had decided to exit the photography market. Sad! Coincidentally, nary a week later, a new company is launched that has a product that -to say the least- dares to be different. Innovative and bold! This company is Pixii. It first announced its plans in 2018, and got itself a […]
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By philberphoto | News
There are few industries if any, that report numbers as horrible as photography. Total sales of cameras down 86% from their peak. So, to use the title of the last film made -and never released- by Marilyn Monroe, “something’s got to give”. Too many manufacturers chasing too few sales. And no cake to eat when […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Incubator ˈiNG-,ˈinkyəˌbātər Merriam-Webster definition: an apparatus with a chamber used to provide controlled environmental conditions especially for the cultivation of microorganisms or the care and protection of premature or sick babies This post was written in collaboration with Jean-Claude Louis. Thank you Jean-Claude for making this better in every meaningful way 🙂 Thanks to the […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Thank you! Thank you for your support. Without it, it is absolutely certain we wouldn’t have made it to this landmark post. Your comments have made us think. Your jokes have made us laugh. Your posts have made us learn and enjoy. To celebrate, here is a list of wishes for the futures. Things we, […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post , News
First Monday Post of 2020: final call for the ongoing musical images challenge. Thoughts on a comment about what happens to our images. Thoughts on the idea of a pictures of the month selection. Thoughts about collaborative projects. And news from Phr 🙂 Musical images challenge: last call. The results will be published […]
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