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DBS posted this entry at 9:22 PM on Wednesday, the 22nd of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: food & beverage; concerts, plays, & events; blogging.
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Ask most photographers what they want for their birthday and they probably would mention a lens, some lights, or some other expensive piece of equipment. No, they probably aren’t asking you to buy those things for them, but face it - that’s what they want. Wait, let me correct that - that’s what we want.
Unfortunately, a lot of the items we want are just too damn expensive to give away. Fortunately, there are still lots of little trinkets that we will always find useful and are still damn cheap.
I’ve got 10 gift ideas for photographers under $20. Some items are meant for more advanced photographers, but all of them are very affordable. Do you want to know what they are? Read on… [more…]
DBS posted this entry at 7:43 AM on Tuesday, the 14th of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; gadgets & things; holidays.
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I’m fascinated with shooting tiny things - I guess that might explain my penchant for shooting objects & trinkets that I can put on my desktop. I would love to shoot even smaller items, but unfortunately, I don’t have a macro lens.
It’s a good good thing then that Brian Larter wrote a little post recently on reverse lens photography. What in the world is that? In a nutshell, it involves mounting a lens backward on your camera (or on another lens) to get a makeshift macro lens.
He discusses methods of mounting a lens backward, magnification levels, and other things, but the one topic I was really thankful he tackled was controlling the aperture on your lens. No, this isn’t a problem if you’ve got a lens with manual aperture control on it - but it is when you’re dealing with EF or EF-S lenses. If you’re reading this Brian, you’re a lifesaver.
After reading this, it took me all of two seconds to whip out my camera and try this out. One of my first shots was this abstract piece. Can you tell what it is?
I moved on to other items, and soon decided to play with my makeshift macro lens in my makeshift studio. Several hours and even more shots later, I ended up with the shots of tiny things in my gallery.
So, what do you think?
Tags: macro photography, reverse lens photography, tiny things, DIY, Brian Larter, brianlarter.com
DBS posted this entry at 4:11 PM on Thursday, the 9th of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography.
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You’ve seen the shots. You know they were all shot with one light. The question is - have you figured out exactly how they were shot?
Yes, I’ve actually learned some things from Strobist - and I’m sharing some of those things with you…
DBS posted this entry at 7:44 PM on Thursday, the 2nd of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: tips, tricks, & tidbits; photography.101.
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Can anybody guess how I shot Ryu?
The answer has to do with lighting, and here’s a clue: all three of these shots were taken with one small light.
Yes, I’m brushing up on my Strobist skills. No, I’m not quite following the Lighting 102 series, but I’m still playing with small strobes. I used a single Canon 430EX for these shots, but what I’d like to know is this - can you tell how I played with the light from my flash?
On another note, I know the figure on the right (the one Ryu is punching) is a Street Fighter character. Can anybody identify him?
Tags: Strobist, Lighting 102, Canon Speedlite 430EX, Street Fighter, Ryu
DBS posted this entry at 7:43 AM on Thursday, the 2nd of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; tips, tricks, & tidbits; photography.101.
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Something tragic happened yesterday - drivebyshooter.net reached its bandwidth limit and had to turn everybody away. Good thing it was the end of the month - everything went back online this morning.
Does this mean I have to upgrade my hosting account?
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DBS posted this entry at 8:42 AM on Wednesday, the 1st of August 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: blogging; technology; triumphs & tragedies.
