Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
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
Our recent conversations around grain and noise in photographs yielded some interesting offshoot topics. One of these was around the general standard of digital scans of 35mm film, and how the vast majority of digital images made from film negatives don't give a fair representation of the high quality possible with film, and just how… Continue reading Why Shoot 35mm Film in 2019?
This year I've been experimenting with a One Month, One Camera (OMOC) project. The premise is simple, use just one camera for one month, to see the benefits of getting the best from it, and from committing to one camera for a sustained period generally. January, February and March reminded me that I'm sold on… Continue reading Bridge Of Surprise? The FujiFilm FinePix S7000
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