Archive for August, 2011

Saying no to clients

August 30, 2011  |  Blog  |  No Comments

 

Some of you watching this may find it funny.

But for some, it may well be a scenario that is all too familiar at one point in your career. Note that I'm not even emphasizing photography here.

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What film photography still has to offer

August 23, 2011  |  Blog  |  2 Comments

I stumbled upon this CNN Special and its first few seconds sent a chill down my spine.

The scene: A young girl verbally commands her computer to search for the term 'analog photography' and the machine returns a search result taking viewers back the birth of film photography in the 19th century.

The video then brought us to five individuals (including Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt) from different background sharing their take on film photography with us.

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Personal work: Ordinary people doing some extraordinary dancing

August 22, 2011  |  Blog  |  No Comments

Took me a long while to do up this post but here goes...

I've been photographing Salsa dancers since 2009 and have always wanted to present a proper body of work (including one ballet set!).

Well, the time is now!

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Lois Greenfield – My inspiration for dance photography

August 18, 2011  |  Blog  |  No Comments

 

I first encountered Lois Greenfield when I was doing some research on dance photography back in 2008.

 

Since then, she has become one of my biggest source of inspiration.

 

In this video by the makers of Leaf digital back, she shared some of her approach towards photographing dancers. Great video for those who are interested in dance photography.

 

Ignore her hard-selling of Leaf digital backs though.

 

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Review: PSKiss Contrast Farm and Viveda filters for Adobe CS5

August 7, 2011  |  Blog  |  No Comments

This entry is a continuation from my last review on the PSKiss black and white filters for Adobe Photoshop CS5.

After that review, the owners of PSKiss has kindly agreed to pass me two of his most popular filters to try out. I was more than happy to help him with the review.

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