The Psychology of Wedding Photography

Famed wedding photographer Joe Buissink shares some advice regarding the “psychology” of wedding photography, or how to capture genuine emotions and expressions on camera.

Via Petapixel and Digital Journal of Photography

Time Lapse Sky Shows Earth Rotating Instead of Stars

Credits for original video:
ESO/José Francisco Salgado (http://www.josefrancisco.org)
ESO/S. Guisard (http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/)

Is photographic film dying?

Kodak will churn out a variety of films as long as there's sufficient demand for each of them, says Scott DiSabato, its marketing manager for professional film. It has even launched four new types since 2007.

While digital has largely closed the image-quality gap, DiSabato says a top-line film camera using large-format film "is still unsurpassed" in recording high-resolution images.

"The beauty with film is a lot of wonderful properties are inherent and don't require work afterward" whereas digital can involve heavy computer manipulation to get the same effect, DiSabato says.

"In the extreme, they call it `stomped on,'" he said. "But a lot of photographers want to be photographers, not computer technicians. And some prized film capabilities — grain, color hues, skin-tone reproduction — can't quite be duplicated no matter how much stomping goes on."

Via NPR

Camera Neck Strap

I am tired of the standard neck strap available in the market. Thus, i got myself some vibrant and colorful strap from Trademe. It's the little things that separates you from the crowd. Am happy with my purchase.

Million Dollar View of Kapiti Island

Million Dollar View of Kapiti Island, originally uploaded by wolfwong.

You don't have to own the property.
Renting is just as good.
Waking up to a million dollar view of the island.
What can you ask for more.

Today .. the first day of Winter 1st June 2010.

Photoshop Day Cream

When is it we call it too much.
Are you appreciating what actual photographer was?
Or are you just another photoshop addict?

I'm A Photographer Not A Terrorist

Finally , shipment arrived today.

Limited quantity available for private sale or through Trade Me.

NZ$35.00 per piece including courier within NZ.

Size Available

M Chest 96-101 Length 73.5
L Chest 106-112 Length 76
XL Chest 116-121 Length 79

Text me your email and we can go from there. o22 o88 3223

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Sample Shotz from Cosina CT1G

From the very beginning..
1. Bought an abused Cosina CT1G from Trade Me. Sign of it being dropped or knocked as 3 large crack visible with naked eye. Unable to remove screw for a thorough internal cleaning.
2. Combined together with expired Agfa Vista ASA200 and Cosinon 50mm 1:2 lens , and the exciting journey begins. Praying for NO light leaks.
3. Finish a roll of 24+3 exp , posted it to Fotopost Taupo with NZ$13 cheque.
4. Final prints arrived at my doorstep about 7days later.

Random post

My fifth Olympus Trip 35

This is my the fifth Olympus Trip 35 i have bought.
The worst specimen so far. Rusty body , scratched and dent bottom.
Light seal must be replaced .. as it's deteriorated badly.
Am unsure how to determine the age of this unit.
Serial start from 4xxxxxx and N1X on the inner case.

Shooting in film not really a feasible in NZ.
Expensive film and processing fees killed the fun.

Starry Bright Sky

My first try at Astrophotography.
It's the perfect day..
No clouds..
No winds..
But there's the chill.
.. and i'm annoyed by the light pollution from the street lights.
Photos would be great if taken from Kapiti Island instead.
All photo were taken from Marine Parade , Paraparaumu Beach.

My Promise of Service

I saw this somewhere.. and i had hope the same could be paste at my wall.

At most time it was not about the external beauty, it is more about the display of confidence of how one should display themselves.

Just relax , release tension.

Don't ruin the moment and please make no stupid finger gesture of silly faces. This is so uncool.

Be natural.

My photo represent truth. No second take.

GPS on Nikon gear

Tilt shift Photography

Link ONE

Link TWO

The are the actual picture of before an after, if interested click on above link to learn more.

Real macro or fake macro

They said some companies in pursuit of quick bucks have dumb down the entire macro concept. I say, they are just meeting the market demands. Chill out.

If you can afford a macro lens worth thousand of dollars, by all means go for it. If you are on the budget side or shooting for fun, cheap macro extension tubes on ebay is a great solutions for under $20.

Definition first , macro photograph is really nothing more than close-up photography. Typically in macro photography the image seen by your sensor is at least 50% of its real size abbreviated.

Macro extension tubes push the lens farther from the camera. Because they are passive with no optics of their own your original lens quality remains. You will lose some light in an already tough-to-light situation. You'll also lose the ability to focus to infinity, but your closest focus point becomes much closer. These cheap and dumb tubes have no electronic connection to your camera or lens. Your auto everything camera will have to be adjusted manually to shoot macro.

Macro photography typically has very limited depth-of-field. Manual focusing is very critical.

Start to have fun with your friendly bugs in the garden.

Video camera concealed in prostetic eye

Troubles with filming documentaries or reality shows is that people tend to act differently when they are on camera. Rob Spence a Canadian filmmaker named has figured out a way to remove that on camera fear factor in his documentaries.

Video camera concealed in prostetic eye will transmit the wireless footage to a nearby storage device. I’m sure he realizes that his film could be one step into a surveillance society.

The special prosthetic eye was developed by OmniVision. Idea was born by watching The Six Million Dollar Man.

So if you see a man who wants to interview you, you might want to take a closer look at his eye to see if it has a camera. Be prepared to sign a release form if that is the case.

Source

Photoshop Quick Tricks

30 seconds is all you need.



1. Lasso Tool (L)
2. Select Inverse (CTRL+SHIFT+I)
3. Desaturate (CTRL+SHIFT+U)

Developing own Black and White film

A whole new generation of photographer nowadays starts off with digital camera. Idiotic proof point and shoot by simple holding it out and looking at the LCD screen. Setting at auto and click. Bring memory card to self print kiosk and you are minutes away from the final product.

What about film camera? Are they becoming obsolete? Answer is no. As it has slowly infecting the world again with help from lomo fanatics. Shooting film has never been so satisfying, creative and intriguing. The major problem is when demand is low, price is expected to rise. As item become rare. Scarce. Exquisite.

For that, we the smart consumer will look for better ways in saving cost. That is where self developing comes into play, but how? I hope you enjoy the video below and for further info, click HERE

Hoya HD Filter

Hardened optical glass that has 4 times the breaking strength in ANSI standardized testing (ANSI Z80.3 : 2001) where a steel balls of varying size and weight were dropped from a height of 50 inches onto the glass.

The polarizing film is the same as that used in the latest high
definition LCD TV screens. It has 25% higher light transmission than standard polarizing film used in current photographic filters.

WATERPROOF / SCRATCH & STAIN RESISTANT MULTI-COATING
Specialized coatings that are not just water-proof to repel water spots but also hardened to be scratch and stain resistant. Of course these coatings are from HOYA so they are greatly reduce reflections off the surface of the glass allowing you to capture more light in your photos.





Price fixing scandal : PRESS HERE

Lensbaby

Lensbaby camera lenses are a line of camera lenses produced by Lensbabies that combine a simple lens with a bellows for use in special-effect photography. Lensbaby lenses can be used on cameras which accept interchangeable lenses, mainly of the 35mm or digital SLR formats. The focal length of the Lensbaby is approximately 50mm, making it a normal lens in 35mm format.

The front standard can be manipulated off axis to move the sharpest area of focus (called the "sweet spot") to almost anywhere in the frame. Therefore the important part of the subject can be rendered fairly sharp with everything else out of focus, even if it is the same distance from the camera. Aperture is controlled by a series of interchangeable discs (basically a Waterhouse stop). The Lensbaby naturally focuses at approximately 2 feet; closer focus is achieved by pushing the front of the lens out, and infinity focus is achieved by pulling the front of the lens toward the base of the lens.

Results achieved with a Lensbaby mimic that of the Holga camera (though without the light leakage) or other toy cameras. There is extreme speherical and some chromatic aberration outside the central sweet spot. The lens produces oval bokeh that point to the sweet spot, as seen in the sample photo on this page. The effect is unique and well suited to portraiture, some landscapes, and product photography.

The Lensbaby has no electronic components and does not communicate information to modern cameras. Because of this, some modern cameras may not recognize that a lens is attached at all and may require special settings to operate with the Lensbaby attached. Autofocus is unavailable on any camera because of the basic structure of the lens; additionally, the spherical aberration can make focus confirmation unpredictable or unavailable. For best results, the manufacturer recommends shooting in aperture priority or fully manual mode. The Lensbaby design also makes it impossible to include an index mark for infrared photography. However, infrared photography is certainly possible with the Lensbaby and very effective images have resulted.

The Lensbaby is available in several different lens mounts: Canon EF (EOS), Nikon F, Minolta Maxxum/Sony Alpha, Pentax K, Olympus Four Thirds System, Leica R, Olympus OM, Canon FD, Minolta SR (MD), Contax/Yashica, and screw mount.