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Ever seen a visual effect that you got so over-saturated with that you just couldn’t take it anymore after a while? Is the tilt/shift pseudo miniature stuff on that scale for you? (pun intended)
Maybe someone needs to get on his soapbox about this…
» read what Chris has to say about it on his blog

Continue Reading The secret behind tilt/shift and why pseudo miniatures are boring

Chris got on his soapbox again, this time about post processing and how evil it really is. Follow along on his personal blog as he talks about silk purses, sow’s ears and how analog photographers used to go about post processing their images in the darkroom.
» Read the article on Chris’ blog

Continue Reading Is post processing evil?

Do you analyze images before you take them? How about images other people took? If yes, what are the things you are looking for? Is it more about the formal aspects? Or do you listen to what an image makes you feel like, what stories it wants to share with you?
Follow along the story that [...]

Continue Reading Analyzing images

Okay, it’s still a rumor, the magic press conference isn’t supposed to happen until Sep/1 but from what we’ve seen popping up here and there, the 7D seems to be a real possibility.
At the same time I see a lot of “What? No full frame??!” popping up on various sources. But if you detach yourself [...]

Continue Reading Why I’m excited about the upcoming Canon 7D

When I was a child, my parents kept telling me to not cut off people’s heads in photographs, to keep the sun in my back, to step back and make sure I have everyone in the frame, to make everyone says “cheese” in pictures. Smiles were important.
It took me a while to realize that my [...]

Continue Reading Say CHEEEEEEESE! and other ghosts

Aaaand another one in the tradition to do a pre-workshop meet-up that is open for everybody to join, to hang out, to grab a bite, to have a beer and to talk photography.
Thursday, Jul/16 6:30pm is the date.
Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro in downtown San Francisco is the place.
Full address:
Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro (just left of [...]

Continue Reading San Francisco Meet-Up: Thursday, Jul/16, 6:30pm

Photo Day 2009, live on the TWiT Network on July 15th!
Simple story: Leo Laporte hands Chris keys to TWiT Cottage. Chris sends shoutout into world of photography. Photographers from all kinds of fields show up to talk photography.
Date: Jul/15
Time: 11 AM to 5 PM (Pacific Time)
Location: » TWiT Live TV
Guests: John Chiara (the big camera), [...]

Continue Reading Everything you ever wanted to know about photography – but never dared ask: Photo Day 2009

Over the years it has turned into a nice tradition to do a pre-workshop meet-up that is open for everybody to join, to hang out, to have a beer and to talk photography. Or other stuff.
Thursday, Jul/9 6:30pm is the date.
Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro in downtown San Francisco is the place.
Full address:
Anabelle’s Bar and Bistro [...]

Continue Reading San Francisco Meet-Up: Thursday, Jul/9, 6:30pm

It’s time to wrap everything up and get ready for the big and exciting trip. You can follow the Everest Trek live in various ways and locations . Today I also talk about talk about the things that went into preparing for the trek and the things that are likely to turn out to be [...]

Continue Reading tfttf358 – Countdown to Everest

Update:
The site is back up again, Wordpress is updated to the latest version.

Nothing’s broken, or .. well .. just a little. Don’t be worried if you see this site change right now, we’re doing some construction work while traffic is zipping through.
Thanks for your patience.
Chris

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