I hate blogposts that simply repeat something I’ve already seen elsewhere or that waste my time with micro-snippets of pseudo information intended simply to generate traffic. Half a year into this blog (and with far fewer posts than I would have imagined) here is a … Read More →
Tag Archives: technique
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 →
Shooting Photos & Video Together
I was recently commissioned to shoot both photos and video on a job. The photos were for a double-page magazine spread. The video was for a three minute clip for the company’s website. (No, I won’t be showing you either here because I don’t have … 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 video # 1
Click here to see the Postcard From NYC video on the main website or here to see it on Vimeo. I’ve spent the past two years or so, on and off, trying to learn something about shooting video. Because I wanted to. Because I am … 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 →
Olympus EPL1- final round-up (maybe)…
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 →