| Thomas Niemeyer has asked us to bring to our members’ attention an AV Salon being hosted by the Magalies Foto Fun Club. Details may be found on the PSSA Website: http://www.pssa.co.za . Do take a look and consider entering!
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| South African resident photographers are cordially invited to enter the first Magalies Foto Fun Club (MFFC) AV salon. Entrants may submit up to 3 AVs on a CD or DVD, two AVs in the Open set subject and one in the Africa set subject. Each AV must be between 1 and 3 minutes in length. The salon closes on 15th February 2009.
PSSA Patronage has been granted and Bronze medals will be awarded to the winners in each set subject. Full details and the entry form are available on the salon website Enquiries may be directed to the Salon Director: Jeff Morris LPSSA Telephone: 012 803 2105 / Mobile: 082 840 5459
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Comment from Francien Fick, judge at ‘Silhouette’ meeting
It is always good to know how you can improve on a great photograph…
· Composition – putting the subject matter in the middle of the photograph;
· Digital noise;
· Excessive use of Photoshop or filters;
· Focussing problems or image blur caused by slow shutter speed in dim lighting conditions.
Feel free to contact me again for any future events, as it will be easier to do now that I know how the club operates.
Thank you for the chocolates, I ate nearly all of them on the way home!
Francien Fick
Photography Department Stellenbosch Academy for Design and Photography Tel. +27 21 880 2623 Fax. +27 21 8801233
International Filter Photo Contest 2008/9
International Filter Photo Contest 2008/9 – PhotographyBLOG
The International Filter Photo Contest 2008/9 is open to anyone who has taken a photograph using any type of filter. Sponsored by Kenko with a top prize of 500,000 Yen of Kenko products, there are a total of 139 prizes to be won with a total prize fund of 2,900,000 Yen. Images can be of any subject and taken on digital or film cameras, black and white or colour. Entries to the International Filter Photo Contest must be submitted by 31st December 2009.
Viewing Distance: The Overlooked Aspect of Print Size
Viewing Distance: The Overlooked Aspect of Print Size – photo.net
A while back, on The Online Photographer, I linked to a video segment from a British television show called The Gadget Show. It documents a not-so-rigorous test of film vs. digital in which the two hosts dress up as the main characters from the old “Avengers” TV show, get their pictures shot with a film 35mm camera (a Nikon F5) and a digital 12 MP camera (a Nikon D700), and then have 17-meter-high prints made from both, which they hang up on the side of a building to evaluate. Not the best test (not to mention the fact that the whole film vs. digital thing is sort of a “who cares” issue these days), but I was impressed by their budget!
After I posted the link, several TOP readers posted comments along the lines of, “Well, I’m never going to worry about the enlargeability of 12 MP digital files again.”
Really? Not so fast.
One thing those commenters might have been forgetting is that print size scales with viewing distance. Looking at a print that covers the side of a building from 200 feet away might be little different than looking at a 6×9” print placed eight inches from your nose.
National Geographic Photo of the Month Feb. ’09
When A**holes Do Good Work
The Online Photographer: When A**holes Do Good Work
The Bruce Gilden video we linked to the other day has brought up a lot of comments, including a fair number that are strongly positive and a fair number that are strongly negative. It brings up an issue that I found myself wrestling with again just the other day: What do you do about good work done by a**holes?
Update Your Camera Firmware
Updating your camera firmware can improve things like menu navigation, bracketing options, noise reduction, high ISO performance, focusing precision, auto white balance improvements, and more. Updates to firmware can also include proper functionality with new camera accessories such as vertical grips, flash units, and lenses. And, brand new cameras will often have some “bugs” that get resolved through firmware updates (”5D’II black dots” ring any bells?).
So here’s the basic process of updating your camera firmware — it’s not hard, you just have to follow the directions given by the manufacturer. And this stuff should hold true for ALL digital cameras, not just dSLR cameras.
Ten Thousand Pictures of You
Ten Thousand Pictures of You on Vimeo
An exhilarating rollercoaster ride through the animated pictures of Sarah’s world, as she gets revenge on the man who broke her heart!
Written, Directed & Edited by Robin King
Starring Denise Hoey, David Crow, Ruth LarkinThis pixilation (stop-motion animation using real people) was made in 2006 for Screen South as part of the UK Film Council’s Digital Shorts scheme. As much as possible, it was made ‘in camera’ without digital superimposure, using thousands of printed materials.
In answer to some of the questions below and others I’ve been frequently asked:
The whole film took about a year: roughly three months each for development, prep, shoot and post – although due to the nature of the film, part of the post bled into the shoot.
The programs I used were Photoshop, Premiere 6.5 and some bespoke programs I coded myself (a 3D animatic planning program and another to smooth out some of the tracking shots). To be honest my machine and the software weren’t up to what I needed from them, and I would have a much better time of it now, with my macbookpro, FCP and a tablet…
I used a Canon Eos 350D Digital SLR to shoot, and took roughly 26,000 photos overall.
The importance of focus and quick tips on how to get it right
The importance of focus and quick tips on how to get it right | Photodoto
Focus in photography is about a lot more than simply sharpness or being able to see what you are looking at. Focus can enhance a subject by making it stand out from or blend into its surroundings, focus can draw you in, and the right focus can create an emotional connection with the viewer. No matter what style of photography you enjoy, focus can work for you or against you.
The Beauty of Urban Decay
The Beauty Of Urban Decay | Inspiration | Smashing Magazine
The city is a fantastic source of beauty and inspiration, with all the glitz and glamour glistening beneath the city lights. But there is another side of the city altogether, one rife with its own kind of allure. Across the tracks, away from the dazzle of downtown, lies a darker imagination, this one looking to grunge-ridden, dilapidated architecture for inspiration. There is a beauty that pervades this kind of urban decay and captured wonderfully through a photographer’s well-trained eye. These industrial city scenes are wonderfully dark and offer a glimpse of the weathered face beneath the city facade.
In this inspirational installment, we take a tour and show the charm of a more neglected and worn side of the city. We showcase the beauty of urban decay, a series of photos of this eroded elegance that photographers have captured brilliantly. These gorgeously grungy images have a haunting appeal, a stirring quality that radiates from within and that earned them a spot on this list.
Helderberg Photographic Society 