I’ve been very busy photographing and filming on foreign assignments and have only just got around to updating my website with work from Russia and Haiti. Doing that reminded me I had some EPL1 pictures from Saint Petersburg that might be worth sharing. These are … Read More →
Tag Archives: Small Cameras
Olympus EPL1- part 2
Containing some of what was overlooked in part one… I know the EPL2 is just about out now. I suspect much of what I write here will apply to the newer model and, for the moment, the EPL1 is still available at a very reasonable … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #6
UPDATE – GALLERY NOW ONLINE: T.A.Z.? The brief: a story on travelers and free parties. Two times five days in the south of France, two three-day long parties each bracketed by days spent travelling down from Paris, making contacts and taking supplementary photographs. It’s unknown … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #5
When I started this blog it wasn’t my intention to write so much about using small cameras. People who visit photographer’s websites to see images usually want only to do that, quickly and without being distracted by blogposts, Twitter feeds, playlists… I just wanted to … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #4
As mentioned in a previous post, I gave a short class on using the Canon G11 in a corporate environment. I’m posting a few of the things we covered here, in case they are of use to others. If you are an experienced photographer you … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras #3
I’ve been asked by a corporate client to do a little workshop on small cameras. A number of employees have been given Canon G11s to produce photos and videos of events for their intranet and I’m supposed to give some rudimentary instruction and pointers as … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras # 2
This picture was made for a commissioned story about a militant group of electrical technicians who reconnect people they consider to be suffering unreasonable hardship after having had their power supply unfairly cut off. All the elements are here: the lady, her baby, the empty … Read More →
Some thoughts on small cameras # 1
There’s not much point repeating what’s been said better, earlier, and in more detail elsewhere. If you are one of the few people left on earth interested in the use of compact cameras for professional use who hasn’t read this about Magnum’s Alex Majoli I’m … Read More →
Some thoughts on the Kodak Playsport
Before going to Russia last January I bought a Kodak Playsport (Zx3). I knew the harsh Saint Petersburg winter meant I was going to have condensation problems moving from cold to warm environments. Having a pocketable waterproof camera seemed a good idea, especially one capable … Read More →