In 1937 Edgerton began a lifelong association with photographer Gjon Mili, who used stroboscopic equipment, particularly a “multiflash” strobe light, to produce strikingly beautiful photographs. It was Edgerton who discovered that trying to capture translucent liquid splashes was nearly impossible and thus moved to creating the splashing using milk. Although I have made … [Read more...]
Is Lightroom 3 Beta 2 the way to go ?
Adobe have released Beta 2 of the Lightroom 3. This version is apparently closer to the final release with the developers being more focused on receiving feedback on the improvements made since the original public beta. I am pretty much hooked on Lightroom as both a photo management and editor, if you haven't embarked on a Lightroom journey then this free beta is the best … [Read more...]
If you only had one lens ?
Over the last number of years I have managed to build up a little collection of lens. Every so often I feel a little guilty and wonder if I should sell a lens but can never decide which to part with as for me they all do specific jobs. I have a 50mm at f1.4, 24-70 at f2.8, a 60mm f2.8 macro lens and a 15-85 std lens that I keep for landscape work. Last week I asked the … [Read more...]
Wacom Bamboo 2 Review
Today I have been experimenting with Wacom's second generation Bamboo graphics tablet and I love it. If you consider graphics tablets to be the realm of the professional graphic artist or animator then it is time to seriously think again. The Bamboo unlocks creativity at all levels with the device being aimed at the home user who wants to enhance their communication based … [Read more...]
From Flickr to Twitter
As we kick off our new SevenbyFive Flickr group I thought this quicktip might come in handy. The ability to tweet photos as part of your 140 characters is nothing new for Twitter users but what is new is now you can tweet from flickr. Popular photo sharing website flickr now offers the ability to easily tweet photos directly from your photostream. The process could not be … [Read more...]