If you've been following this blog for a while you will notice that for the past couple years, I've been into film and trying to perfect my practice. Last night while editing, while I was using one of my favourite plugins Nik Effex, I realised that it includes Analog Effex Pro. As the name suggest,…
Has film imitation gone too far?
Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Mario DiGirolamo
In a world jam-packed with photography lessons and manuals, the remarkable simplicity with which Mario DiGirolamo see photography is refreshing. To be a good photographer, one needs a few technical skills, but mostly the right mindset. Street photography, above all, epitomises this idea of being open to a situation and making sense of it. Mario DiGirolamo…
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Should the final stage of photography be the print?
As more consume more and more images online and digital screens, the question that is commonly raised is whether printing should be the final stage. Henri Cartier - Bresson once said that "the final act of photography is the print." His instincts were toward the final physical print as opposed to pages in books. For many…
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Photography – Technique vs Expression
With the release of the Nikon Z mirrorless cameras, it got me thinking about the relationship between technology and our search of perfection. There is nothing so exclusive so cold as perfection. Photography is a technical medium and over the years, the cameras have gotten more sophisticated and with the released of even more sophisticated…
Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Harry Callahan
“The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about as great as that separating the average business letter from a poem" _ Harry Callahan Harry Morey Callahan was an American photographer, who is considered to be one of the great innovators of modern American photography. He was born in Detroit, Michigan…
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Monday’s Photography Inspiration – Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti, born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini, or Assuntina, which became Tina, immigrated to the United States from Udine, Italy, in 1913, joining her father and sister in San Francisco. There, she established herself as an actress before marrying the artist Roubaix de l’Abrie Richey and moving with him to Los Angeles. Soon after…
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Nikon announces a new mirrorless camera
After years and month of speculation Nikon finally announces its first full frame mirrorless camera. Along with the new camera a brand new range of lenses have also been announced. If you are already a Nikon user, don't fret an F-Mount adaptor will also be made available in order to use your old lenses. Have…
