Sun 3 Jun 2007
Over on DIMi I have posted a long article discussing some of the issues with working in camera at the time of shooting compared to working later in Photoshop. I’ve also spent some time in the article examining ways to maximise the quality of the image that you get at shooting time.
The article is More on In-camera vs Post-camera Photography
Thu 19 Apr 2007
As part of my testing of a Lensbaby 3G I decided (naturally for me 
) to see how it worked on my infrared converted 350D. I am not aware of anyone else trying this, perhaps because the number of people with both a converted SLR and a Lensbaby is small.
How does it work? Amazingly well actually.
One resulting image is below:
I’ve setup a gallery so I can show you much more of my results:
http://www.digitalimagemakerworld.com/gallery/main.php/v/lensir/
Sat 14 Apr 2007
Photography can be a solitary avocation, giving you time along, just you, your camera and your subject. In such a way, photography can be a highly meditative and contemplative hobby or job, depending on the type of photography you do, obviously.
Tue 30 Jan 2007
My recent experiences and experimentations in photography have led me to reflect on photography as an avocation.
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Sun 21 Jan 2007
Those expressed in the title are two extreme positions with regard to digital photography and related technologies. I believe both are wrong, and we will discuss in this article why.
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Mon 11 Dec 2006
At the moment there is a joy of printers at my studio. My Z3100 is up and working and producing great prints as I get used to it. And I have the Epson 3800 in for review, also churning out prints at a rapid clip.
I’ve been printing a mix of color images and my latest infrared images (see some of them here) as either monochromes or subtle color images. The results from both printers are impressive, in both color and mono.
Happiness is having two great printers to play with
Sat 7 Oct 2006
Last night I went to one of my standard camera test locations, a bridge that gives me an uninterrupted view of our central business district testing the Panasonic FZ50.
Sat 26 Aug 2006
It is close to spring downunder and thanks to global warming we have had little rain (really for this time of year). Despite this worrying state, the flowers are out and look great. I’ve been out and about as much as I could with a camera.
Tue 6 Jun 2006
Well, there have been a few interesting things lately.
Firstly, Pentax have announced a new 6MP camera with anti-shake technology (see the article on DIMi). This says two things. Firstly, that Pentax see 6MP as a suitable entry level camera resolution and, secondly, that they are pushing development of their cameras, which should mean they are going to stick around. Of course Konica-Minolta suffered the curse of the in-camera anti-shake technology and exited the industry, so let’s hope that doesn’t happen to Pentax. I think not, because they seem to have a more realistic idea of what to charge for their cameras.
Is 6MP a suitable size for an entry-level dSLR? Probably. When I compare the 8MP Canon 350D/Rebel XT with it’s older 6MP brethren you see a small increase in noise, or at least I do. The diffence in resolution is nice, but given most amateurs consider an 11×14 inch print large, I don’t think it makes a lot of difference. So perhaps 6MP is a great place to start. The pixel cells are larger, so the noise can be less and the sensitivity a bit higher. If you keep the sensors at 6MP the price can also come down, which is great.
So this is all probably good stuff.
The other interesting thing is that Canon are suspending (and probably permanently) development of new film cameras (see the Reuter’s article). This is a predicable development. Film is not going to go away any time soon (there are too many film cameras out there) but with all the interest and the bulk of sales now in digital you have to ask why invest more money in developing new cameras for a shrinking market.