Kind of Magical
It’s gonna be a sad day when film goes the way of the dodo. You had to be careful when you were shooting film, and had to (sorta, kinda) know what you were doing. Véra Ada doesn’t always shoot film, but even her digital shots have that enchanting, timeless, filmy feeling. The golden rule of film: every shot is precious. Vé...
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Paint It White - how to light up your long exposures...
If Picasso can do it, so can you. Now today, instead of diving headfirst into my usual style of a long drawn out rambling introduction on how awesome it would be to use lights to spruce up your crappy long exposures and how terribly cool and 'avant garde' you'll become amongst your friends and peers, I figured I'd just skip a step or two and go ...
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Mobile Macro Magic - how to hone your phone!
Ever wanted to take crazy closeup shots of cool random stuff in your day to day existance, but keep getting blurry bollocks because you left your high-end digital imaging system at home and all you have is the crappy camera on your consumer whore of a phone? Well just when you thought there wasn't much else you could do to your mofo of a blinged-...
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I like a Leica
Leica are definitely where it's at for the point and shoot photographer who wants more. We updated you on the Olympus Pen a couple of weeks ago and more recently with the supposed Canon G11 (now exposed online as a hoax) update. But we thought it high time to showcase another little genius bit of German engineering, the Leica M9. I'm not going ...
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Diana Mini - Lomo on a Diet
I shall call her... MINID!* So the mad-cap maniacs at Diana have decided to take on the GFC-spawned consumer crisis in the market by literally downsizing their prodigal Princess and making her dance for the money, instead of resting on the achievements of her Matriarchal Grandmammy. Introducing... the Diana Mini. The same great taste with on...
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DIY Bokeh - Putting some Love in your Lens!
Mmmmmm shiny... Ever wondered why you get those funny bright circle thingys in your photographs? Well, assuming your camera isn't teaming with dust bunnies, it's something the Japanese call 'bokeh'. According to Wikipedia, Bokeh (derived from the Japanese noun boke 暈け, meaning "blur" or "haze") is 'a photographic term ...
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Canon G11 - Gettin' Giggy with it!
Yes kiddies, it's true. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the G10, an absolute pocket rocket of a compact digital camera, Canon decided to take a leaf out of Spinal Tap's book... and turned it up to 11. But how is it possible to improve on perfection you ask? What can the G11 offer over its older brother, from whom we and the Family have ...
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Art from Andy Irwin
You have to look closely sometimes to see the even more beautiful images behind the already apparent beauty in Andy Irwin's photographs. You've probably heard us banging on about Lomo-photography, well THIS is what we're talking about.
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Snap | Lock | Click
From above, the Olympus 50th Anniversary Pen camera looks a lot like a flying craft out of Star Wars (original eps. 4-6). You know, kind of space-age but a little clunky and not that slick. Well, that's exactly what Olypmus was going for with this camera. Something that was aesthetically reminiscent of the long lineage of Pen Camerascirca 1959. ...
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Nikon vs Canon: The Top End of Town
When professional photographers meet each other for the first time there's always one question that gets asked - "Canon or Nikon?" Depending on the answer, you've either found an instant ally or you end up making excuses for your choice of camera system. Sure, there are other manufacturers out there but the Nikon vs Canon rivalry goes ...
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