My obsession with preparing and cleaning my underwater housing and lens
Continually concerned with underwater housing leaks, and having experienced a number of images and videos ruined by dust or other material on the lenses, I border on obsessive when preparing and cleaning my underwater housing lens. Underwater housing lenses suffer the usual problems of dust and lint, but are also susceptible to things like sunscreen [...]
Which Canon Powershot to buy for underwater photography – G10, G11 or G12?
An email received today asked for my advice on choosing a Canon Powershot G10 or G11 for underwater photography. There are a number of things to take into account, so I thought I would cover a few in a post. I received the following email enquiry today:- “Carl, Please counsel with me on a camera [...]
Trey Ratcliff’s Speech at Google
The presentation HDR guru Trey Ratcliff (www.stuckincustoms.com) recently gave to Google (on Youtube). Displays many of his HDR photographs. Interesting to hear about his vision and how he sees the world. Other links:- The blog post on Trey’s site about his presentation. HDR Spotting // Share|
World Renowned Nature Photographer Frans Lanting to visit Sydney
PRESS -RELEASE, 21 Jan 2010 :- Frans Lanting, hailed as one of the world’s greatest nature photographers, will visit Sydney in March to run his first-ever Australian photographic seminars. Sydney is one of only two destinations the Netherlands-born, US-based photographer will visit while he is in the country – the other being the Central Coast. [...]
Microstock Photography – From the Buyers Perspective
Confined to the office today while waiting for the next cyclone to hit, I decided to update some images on one of my commercial websites. Browsing various microstock sites, I was struck by the variation of image quality and lack of creative content. I decided to update some of the images on one of my [...]
London Met Police Re-issue Guidelines
There has been a lot of confusion over photographers rights, with many people in the UK complaining of being stopped and searched purely because they were taking photographs in a public place. The British Journal of Photography reports that following weeks of intense media coverage, the Metropolitan Police have re-issued guidelines on the use of [...]
Microstock – Nuances and Observations
Over the last week I have been updating my microstock libraries and stock photography, and thought I would share a couple of interesting observations and nuances I have come across in the process. 1. Microstock Newsletter I have been a subscriber to Lee Torens newsletter from Microstock Diaries for a few months, and there is [...]
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