Very cool video over at strobist on light painting and the creation of a very cool and imaginative shot. The video goes through how each element was photographed and then composited together.
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A couple of shots from a couple of years ago that I found and felt worthy of posting.
Random Aquarium Pictures Read Post »
Wandered up to North Van yesterday and Oneiros took me to the Capilano Fish Farm, just down from the suspension bridge (and free). Took a few pics which I present to you here. More after the click. Looking upriver toward the dam.
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A week or so ago we went out to the Vancouver Aquarium and met up with some friends, and had a nice day wandering around and looking at fishes. Below are some of the results photographically. Clicky-clicky for higher res versions. Snake from the tropical section. More after you click….
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Great set of text on How to shoot a wedding which covers pretty much everything from choosing if you really really want to do it or not, to final presentation. Very good for amateurs who are getting good enough to be asked as a favor from family and friends.
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Cool, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 is up and available. More information here and Inside Lightroom has info too. Mostly expected, and desired, updates. New cameras supported (don’t care) Adobe Camera Raw 4 (whoohooo!), better noise reduction and sharpening controls (double whohooo), and other misc tweaks (yay). More news: Martin Evening (whose excellent book I just
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How do do Grid Lighting on the cheap (with black straws) Part 1 and Part 2. Via Strobist.
Dang nabbit! Just when I thought I could get away with not spending money on lenses, especially “silly” lenses like the 10-17mm fisheye, I found this post showing the fisheye is great for closeup shots. sigh See…. now I have no choice but to get one!
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Who knew there was a whole genre of photography called trash the dress, which involves (as far as I can tell) pictures that when done are a pretty much assurance that your wedding dress isn’t going to be used a second time. Scenes involving water appear to be a favorite. Is this common? Being someone
I saw a question about stock photography in the forums and, thinking this was another pro-photographer hanger-on looking to get rich selling pictures of his cats (like me) I clicked on the link and went back to work. When I got back to my browser and looked at Damien Lee’s site I was absolutely stunned
Some Amazing Photography by Damien Lee Read Post »