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let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:55:05 +0000

time to dig out the thermal clothing and find some winter scenes.
Some tips for snow photography…
1 - let your camera and lens acclimatise to the cold and after
you’ve finished shooting take out your memory card but leave your
camera in its bag and take closed bag back into your house to acclimatise for at least an hour.
2- snow is wet ! - Cover the camera with a clear plastic bag with a hole at the front for the lens to shoot through and wrap an elastic band around the bag on the lens barrel to hold it in place. Screw a filter on the front of the lens if you’re using an SLR to protect the element from drifting snow
2- to avoid ” grey” snow increase your exposure settings by 1 or 2 stops

DO NOT take photos of christmas lights

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:19:01 +0000

Photographer Andrew White, 33, has been stopped while taking photos of Christmas lights on a Sussex street, amid terrorism fears. Police say the photographer aroused suspicion because he was seen taking ‘many photos’ of christmas lights in a busy shopping area.
He added: ‘I only took one or two photos but even if I had taken more, who are they to say what is too many? I don’t think taking too many photos in the street warrants being considered some kind of terrorist threat, which is what they were suggesting.’

christmas gift - camera lens bracelet

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:30:00 +0000

Craig Arnold is a photographer who broke a lens and began designing a unique line of jewellery. Display your passion with style, with this unisex camera cuff. Each item is one-of-a-kind, displaying the characteristic wear and tear from its previous life. Each cuff is hand finished, perfect for the photography professional or passionate hobbyist. Size: small-medium [...]

Togs boycott Janet Jackson concert

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:47:15 +0000

No photos were taken after all photographers boycotted the Janet Jackson concert in Oslo because she demanded that no togs would be allowed into the concert unless they signed contracts that put big legal constraints on their work, gave Jackson’s company all legal rights to any photos taken and demanded that all use of the photos must be approved by Janet Jackson before publication, and be used only in connection with an article about the Oslo concert.

Tower Bridge construction

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:11:22 +0000

pictures have surfaced showing the original construction of London’s tower bridge after being retrieved from a skip in 2006 by a caretaker who was looking after a building being converted into flats and keep them under his bed.