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Dephotivation Monday: Demotivation

September 26th, 2010

Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.

by Miserere
  
Mondays suck, so to help you with those early week blues EtL will give you a poster that might make you smile, chuckle or heave a sigh of relief. Or it might just depress you even more, but by reading this you exonerate us of any wrong…

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Pentax Announce More Equipment

September 24th, 2010

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by Miserere
  
A little over a week ago Pentax announced the entry-level (by price, not specs) K-r with a cheap 35mm, both in many happy colours. After a very dry 2 years as far as new gear in concerned, Pentax needed to bring something strong to the…

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How to Use Windows like Softboxes and Softboxes like Windows

September 24th, 2010

Posted In: Articles, Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting, Shooting.

Above: This cropped section of a larger photo was lit almost entirely by large windows located to the right of the cat. After cropping, catchlights from the windows can clearly be seen in the cat’s eyes.
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Seven Random Portrait Lighting Tips For Photographers

September 21st, 2010

Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting, Shooting.

Copyright Scott Bourne 2010 – All Rights Reserved
If you want to make great images you need great light. And great light is always available if you know what you are doing and you have access to some gear.
Here are seven lighting tips that may benefit …

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Fujifilm FinePix X100: Where the Hell Did THIS Come From?

September 19th, 2010

Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.

by Miserere
  
NOTE: I will be updating the post over the upcoming weeks as more information becomes available.
  
Index
Introduction
X100 Specs
Fuji X100 vs Leica X1
Size Comparisons
My Opinion
Mount and Price Info
My Opinion, Part 2
A Look Throu…

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Shedding Light on John Mireles

September 16th, 2010

Posted In: Interviews, Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.

by Peter Zack
  
For this month’s Shedding Light series, we’re fortunate to have John Mireles, founder of John Mireles Photography. He’s an accomplished wedding, portrait, fashion and advertising photographer with a studio in San Diego, a staff…

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Camille Silvy at the National Portrait Gallery, London

September 14th, 2010

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by Miserere
  
Long before there were Photoshop, photography industry, panoramic cameras or Strobist, one man used multiple negatives to create a single image, managed to set up a photography studio that made him wealthy, invented a camera capable of…

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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Camera Bag – The Photography of John Chiara

September 11th, 2010

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by Miserere
  

Have you ever complained about your camera being too bulky, too heavy, too slow to use? I have! Photographer John Chiara puts these complaints into perspective (get it?) in this video, where he explains how he shoots using his ultra-m…

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Pentax Finally Announce New Equipment

September 8th, 2010

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by Miserere
  
Pentax have been slightly slow these past two years. OK, Pentax have been slightly slow this past decade! But they’ve seemed even slower as of lately. It’s not like they haven’t released anything, it’s just that it hasn’t fel…

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Review – Panasonic G2, Part 1: Introduction and Using the Camera

September 4th, 2010

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by Miserere
  
Note: The camera and accessories tested in this review were loaned to EtL by B&H Photo & Video store. To thank them for their generosity and allow us to receive more products for review, please consider purchasing your camera …

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