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Archive for February, 2010

The best camera is the one you have with you. And – possibly – the best camera software designer is a photographer. At least, that’s what Chase Jarvis hopes. Chase is the man who proves that, in the right hands, the iPhone can make an awesome camera. Chase has collaborated on a new iPhone app [...]

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I’ve been using Aperture 3 for a few days now, its Apples pro photo editing and management software for the Mac, with over 200 new features, including Faces, Places and Brushes. More importantly, Apple re-wrote Aperture 3 as a 64-bit application that takes advantage of multi-core CPUs and GPU-accelerated graphics, courtesy of Mac OS X [...]

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To photograph subjects who’ll be moving past him in a flash, Doug Mills spends weeks of preparation. The regimen begins long before he arrives at a Winter Olympics site. Mr. Mills, just shy of 50, calls himself a “survivor skier,” who must train for a few weeks to ensure he can ski safely to photographic [...]

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Apple executives could be “nimble” on pricing for the iPad tablet PC, according to a Credit Suisse analyst, should the device fail to achieve sufficient marketplace traction following its release in two months. Prices for the iPad currently range from $499 to $829, depending on options such as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. In addition, a [...]

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I’ve had a lot of jobs recently were the Photographer can’t stop showing me the back of their camera ! Eh ? what you think of that picture ? is the sort of thing they say, waiting for me or anyone else to massage their ego. It is quite easy to get approval if we [...]

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Remember in School, other classmates covering their answers by placing their arm around a book or exam paper ? It’s the same in work people don’t want anyone else to know their ideas, Problem is with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves and eventually you will become stale. If you give away [...]

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What’s the difference between an Amatuer and a professional photographer ? That’s the question my tutor in college asked me years ago. He answered it, an amatuer gets up in the morning and decides if the weather is what they want for the picture, a professional has to go out in all weathers and make [...]

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I didn’t realise just how much this Twitter would take off ! I have over a thousand followers, i got phoned by an american company today who want to book me for work in different parts of Ireland, I’ve had a few mentions from other photographers, which is nice and so far it’s all been [...]

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