By pascaljappy | News
A couple of years ago, Nik was acquired by Google and the cost of the set of LightRoom/Photoshop plugins dropped from $500 to $150. I immediately jumped on board and never regretted it. In recent months, filters have faded away from my typical post-processing workflow but I still think that they are tremendous tools to […]
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By pascaljappy | News
You know what’s wrong with most photo workshops? Even those being held in Paris? They’re often designed exclusively for extroverts. Not that the louder voice or larger camera always wins, but group dynamics are organised with extroverts in mind. Much like all of our business world and education system. You know what I mean: endless […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Do you want to walk through one of the world’s most beautiful cities for 4 days with other photography-lovers and no outside interruptions? Do you want to visit the most interesting locations in that city and the lesser known gems in between? Do you want two consulting experts slash experienced photographers to unleash the power […]
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By pascaljappy | News
2015 has been a bumpy political ride throughout the planet, with terrorism once again on the rise, intolerance and xenophobia officially encouraged by arrogant opinion leaders and global trust at an all time low. I’m all the more grateful for the high-quality community that has formed around DearSusan. As they do every year, WordPress sent […]
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By pascaljappy | News
So we’re planning a workshop, next spring. In Paris. After tragic bombings and among probably 2000 other photographic workshops held in Paris this year. Who’s in? Here’s why we think you should be. This is a DearSusan workshop. So we will be focusing on your creativity, not trying to implant our vision and recipes […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Now here’s the sort of bold title we like to refrain from, here on DS. You know, the spammy “10 ways to photograph sunsets that will amaze your friends” or “top 3 reasons why your photographs aren’t getting published” or “The secret technique Cartier Bresson never revealed”. And it’s fairly obvious there’s huge competition on […]
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By pascaljappy | News
How can you tell you’re fully satisfied with your photo gear ? You enter the doors of Le Salon de la photo, in Paris, and have no interest in anything else than meeting friends and taking a few fun photographs. Either that or I’m getting too old to care. Ouch. In the bad ol’ days […]
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By pascaljappy | News
If you’re a male photographer, you probably suffer from GAS. Our lady colleagues somehow seem far more capable of focusing on the artistic side of things but we guys place an unhealthy amount of attention on reviews, tests and, worst of all, what other people think of the gear we use. On the […]
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By pascaljappy | News
In April 2015, rumours rose from the East. Someone had apparently spotted an OTUS 24 prototype on a Zeiss senior designer’s desk. Forums lit up. A few months later, the magical number had risen to 28, and sources were now more than credible. Even since, at casa DS, it’s been a frantic anticipation of what […]
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