One day last week on my way to work, the local area was shrouded in a deep mist. The sun tried to shine through but all that could be seen was a glowing ball in the eastern sky. I was late so I couldn’t stop, but this essay on winter photography brings back some of those memories.
So be brave, dress warmly, get out there and shoot, the world of winter photography awaits you!
Here’s yet another excellent essay by Michael Reichmann. He was allowed into the Chittagong Ship-Breaking Yards in Bangladesh, a visit routinely denied to other photographers and he captured some moving and powerful photos. Go look, and read his essay on the journey.
Here’s a forum on photo.net I’m going to keep an eye on. Looks like it’s updated and posted to on a regular basis so hopefully there’ll be a few nice nuggets of info there!
Canon have a great site dedicated to the “The Art of Photography”. It has general photography information beyond Canon blurb so I’ll be reading it!
I have a number of batteries including Li-ion batteries for my Sony F717. The Sony batteries have been in continuous use since the summer of 2003 so their lifespan isn’t quite what it used to be. This page suggests that Li-ion batteries, “should be continually topped up! Unlike NiCads you should not let Li-ions run flat as this will effect the life of the battery. Always top them up whenever possible.”
I’m charging mine now just in case!
Ken says you should shoot jpeg while Petteri Sulonen says shoot raw! I can only shoot jpeg at the moment but when I do upgrade I’ll be sure to give my opinion 🙂
Ken also has an extensive Canon 20D vs Nikon D70 test. Considering he’s a huge Nikon fan it’s reasonably balanced! You may find his Canon 20D review useful too. Apparently Nikon lenses can be used on Canon bodies! You need to buy an adaptor though.
And finally, he has a great write-up on batteries. I have several sets of NIMH batteries at home that are getting a bit long in the tooth and not performing as well. He suggests that, you can easily rejuvenate them by running them through a full discharge-charge cycle a couple of times.
From Better Digital Photography..
Here’s a good tutorial and explanation describing exposure bracketing. If you’re really careful it’s just about possible to take multiple shots without a tripod!
A very lengthy article that I must read yet, but if going by Mark’s previous efforts it’ll be an enlightening look at how PJs prepare their work for publication.
Here’s the latest Digital Journalist online magazine. Includes a special report about the tsunami, lots of photos from China and other stuff.
Too cold for me, but not for some.
This thread on dpchallenge says that, “istock / shutterstock are ruining the industry”.
SharQ recommends Alamy, Corbis and other sites that sell photos on a royalty basis. istock/shutterstock sell royalty free photos so photographers could be “underselling” their photos. It’s an interesting thread and worth a read.
According to their FAQ, Alamy require 48MB tiffs (24MB for “reportage material”) which my camera might have a little trouble creating. By upscaling a 2048×1920 photo to 3584×2688 the resulting uncompressed tiff file is 28MB. *ouch* It might be a while before I submit stuff to them!
Meanwhile, in the world of the amateur photographer I’ll continue to use the “royalty free” sites such as istockphoto and shutterstock.
Here’s a thread about how well some users of those sites are getting on. Note to self, upload more photos!