Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
In my journey through hundreds of cameras, some jump out in my memory as revelations, ones that started a new whole chapter of photography. Here are perhaps the three biggest game changers of all. Holga 120N This was the camera that started my film photography journey. I'd had one on my Amazon wish list for… Continue reading The Game Changers – Three Cameras That Redefined My Photography
I've always enjoyed a simple point and shoot (P&S) camera, from my first film camera seven years ago, a Holga 120N, through to my Sony Android phone today. But even better is a camera that offers a little more depth and control, but can then be set up how you like it, so it's ready… Continue reading How Base Camp Camera Settings Can Improve And Simplify Your Photography
A recent conversation about film grain and digital noise surprised me in how many of us don't seem to want to tolerate any kind of digital noise or imperfection. This got me thinking more about where this expectation comes from, and how today we are saturated in "high definition" audio visual experiences almost constantly. Personally… Continue reading The High Definition Hypnosis
I've lost track of the number of camera reviews where, for any camera less than the latest top end pro model, the author treats it merely as a potential "back up" camera, as if it's only good enough to be called upon in an emergency as a desperate last measure. Anyway, that minor rant aside,… Continue reading Back Up Cameras – Do You Carry One?
A book I'm reading about parenting talks about TV ads, and how we might approach them with children. Essentially the author suggests we gently show our kids how the ad is designed to sell us a product, and we should not take it too seriously. In fact he suggests we turn ad watching into various… Continue reading Finding Photography Happiness – It’s Not About The Numbers
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