Today's question on Twitter was:"Street Photographers, what tips do you have for a beginner starting out in this area of photography? What are your do's & don'ts?" The following replies were received from both professional & amateur street photographers: "my tip would be dont acknowledge the person you are shooting. You need them to be unaware you are there..." - … [Read more...]
Poll Results: What is your favorite music to listen to while working on your photography?
This week we asked for favorite music styles, songs or bands to listen to while getting to work on your photography. These are some of the answers we received on Twitter: - Buckethead, Jelonek, Insomnium, Pink Floyd - Jazz: Miles Davis - Metal/Rock - Muse - Bob Burnham - Comedy Songs - Jimi Hendrix - Imogen Heap - You and I - Velvet Underground - The Pixies - … [Read more...]
Poll: iPhone a Threat to the DSLR?
Over the last few months I have been getting rather tired of the types of photos taken with an iPhone. I feel they can be spotted easily with over processing being a route to conceal noise and what otherwise would be a bad photo. This view is a complete contrast to the fact that the iPhone is becoming one of the most popular cameras on flickr. So what do you think? Does … [Read more...]
Tribute : The Nifty 50mm Lens
I have recently rediscovered my 50mm lens and have it locked to my camera. I had basically forgotten how versatile this little lens is, fast, and great for those perfect bokeh shots my biggest surprise what just how good the lens is for everything else. I never once considered that I would use a 50mm lens for landscape photography but passing a local church with a 50mm on … [Read more...]
Why do you take photos?
I have been looking at some of the stunning work posted in the Seven by Five Flickr group and have started to wonder "What drives up to lift the camera and take photos?" Where does the desire to capture an image comes from and what keeps us going, feeding our blogs, flickr and twitter with our work. For very few it is for financial gain, for some it might be an escape … [Read more...]