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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By pascaljappy | News , Opinion
The streets may be Snowy White, but no Rudolf stories from me tonite. Only a biased and unsubstantiated – but optimistic – analysis of where the market’s at at the end of 2019. It appears Santa ain’t been too generous with the photo industry this year. Presents and good surprises have been few. True […]
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By pascaljappy | News
It’s been brought to my attention that some of the content on DS is a bit “labour intensive” for readers. And that the occasional easy-going post would be welcome. Fine by me. Here are two suggestions that were recently spoken gently to my ear by Paul and Philippe and that could help us provide intelligent […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post , News
The Spring photo workshop in Saint Paul de Vence is cancelled. It’s sad, it’s unfortunate, but there will be others, if you want them. Other workshops, and other resources and opportunities to have fun and get together. This is what this post is about. First things first: the Layer cake workshop is canceled. […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post , News
Some weeks ago, a new workshop with different rules, purposes and methods from the usual, was announced on this blog. Things have evolved since then, and have become more concrete. Here’s the deal! The layer cake workshop, and a structure for all training on DS Thank goodness far wiser people than me […]
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