For a number of years I have been on the hunt for the perfect camera bag. I don't like rucksacks and I don't like carrying large, obvious camera bags around with me everywhere I go. Up to now I have been surviving using a combination of two Crumpler bags and then using a careful packaging strategy for each shoot predicting every piece of equipment I might need in the … [Read more...]
Photogene for iPad (Review)
Hi, I’m Jeroen de Kort, a 43 year old independent freelance photographer from the Netherlands. I'm married, have 3 wonderful daughters and besides my photography work I’m busy working for a boss in the IT business as a project manager. As a gadget lover I had to wait a while before the iPad was available over here but I bought it immediately when it was officially … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : Kurien Koshy Yohannan
Photography started off as a hobby for me but now it plays a major role in my life – so much so that I plan to slowly start making a living from photography. There is so much beauty around us that can be captured; nature is full of beauty waiting for us to capture it, if we have the eye and receptiveness for it. I intend to capture this beauty through my camera lens for all to … [Read more...]
40 Ice Cold Photos of Winter Snow
After one of the coldest winters in 40 years in the UK it wasn't too difficult to capture a winter photograph for this month's flickr theme. From stunning landscapes to extremely cold closeups this month sees them all. Remember this is a community flickr post and each image has been added to the Seven by Five Flick Group. If you want to comment on an individual photograph … [Read more...]
Syncing White Balance in Adobe Lightroom
Modern digital SLR cameras come equipped with a pretty accurate ‘auto’ white balance function but it isn’t always perfect. It may perform brilliantly in external light but move in doors with a range of different light sources and things get a little less accurate. Welcome the Grey Card. The combination of shooting RAW combined with the use of an 18% Grey card offers … [Read more...]