Notes from the Road- the Fujifilm Xpro-1 (Vol. 2)
For us the camera is a tool, the extension of our eye, not a pretty little mechanical toy. It is sufficient that we should feel at ease with the camera best adapted for our purpose. Adjustments of the camera – such as setting the aperture and the speed – should become reflexes, like changing gear [...]
Published on 16 May 2012, under Gear Read the full article →Notes from the Road- the Fujifilm Xpro-1 (Vol. 1)
Some people are under the misapprehension that having the most expensive camera and dozens of gadgets is a sure path to good graphy. While good tools can help, good graphs can be taken with the simplest camera. It’s the eye behind the camera that counts most. ~Alfred Eisenstaedt Kia ora tatou: I would like to pick a [...]
Published on 10 May 2012, under Gear Read the full article →Notes from the Road- a photographer’s Hong Kong
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ~Oscar Wilde I’m an alien I’m a legal alien I’m an Englishman in New York I’m an alien I’m a legal alien I’m an Englishman in New York -Sting Kia ora tatou: What better way is there to see a new place than through a [...]
Published on 09 May 2012, under Making images, Story Posts Read the full article →Nathan Road…in Deckard’s world
Monday, May 7th, 2012, The making of an image, photographyRoy: I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Bladerunner Kia ora tatou: Some time ago, a dear friend and I [...]
Read the full article →F8 and be there… a professional tale
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, Making images“Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow. – Imogen Cunningham “You’ve got to push yourself harder. You’ve got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You’ve got to take the tools you have and probe deeper. – William Albert Allard Kia ora tatou: Every time I [...]
Read the full article →Shipping news… Yet again…
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, Shout outDodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. ~Ansel Adams Kia ora tatou: Last requests please. Late next week we leave for a month in China and Tibet, and I’m hoping to finalise details of the Wedderburn workshops for 2012 by that time. This year we are [...]
Read the full article →Auckland, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, Making imagesWhile there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see. ~Dorothea Lange I have a confession to make. I love Auckland. Now I know that [...]
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