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Nikki Dy-Liacco, Sana Sta. Ana, and Nina Yuson, all travel writers, were shot several times in Makati last week. The culprit, a photographer named Luis Cruz. The three travel writers, along with their books, found themselves in the sights of Cruz’s camera and ended up with more photos than they bargained for. See some of the images after the jump. [more…]
DBS posted this entry at 9:04 PM on Friday, the 7th of September 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; travel; this beautiful country.
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The story behind the picture after the jump…
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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…
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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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I don’t own one, but I’m a fan of Timbuk2’s line of bags. I toyed with the idea of building my own Timbuk2 bag a few years ago when I got my laptop, but I ended up with something I could get locally.
Like I said though, I’m still a fan, so when I received an invitation to the launch of their Blogger Bag, I braved the Friday night Makati traffic and trooped over to Outback in Glorietta 4.
Did I finally get a Timbuk2 bag? Not really - I took home a goodie bag, but that doesn’t count. I could have won the one they raffled off, but nope - that bag went to Anton.
So what did I get from the launch? Read on…
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DBS posted this entry at 2:11 AM on Sunday, the 29th of July 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; concerts, plays, & events; blogging; gadgets & things.
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You’ve seen the results of my last experiment with rim light and fluid movement, and now I’m going to show you how I did it.
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DBS posted this entry at 1:44 PM on Wednesday, the 4th of July 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; tips, tricks, & tidbits; photography.101.
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DBS posted this entry at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, the 12th of June 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: photography; triumphs & tragedies; this beautiful country; driver ng bayan.
