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Blogs by Photographers

These are some of the blogs by photographers that I drop by on a regular basis. Always welcome to here of your own suggestions too.

Canon 5D Mk II = Making Video

Sorry, I'm not going to show you how... I just wanted to comment on the many videos that are now turning up on the web using the 5D as the video camera and some of them are just brilliant.

Video compresses time, Photography expands the moment

What a great quote and it perfectly sums up this whole video/stills balance. So, I thought I'd drop in a few thoughts of my own about this whole "convergence" debate of mixing stills and video for the professional photographer.

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The Irrational Fear of Nude Art Photography

This is an open letter Sven Ellirand which I think sums up a lot of frustration of both photographers and models in the nude art genre.

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Buying Light Meters (video)

A short YouTube video

Backup Your Data

You know you have to! I've been asked several times recently about my backup strategy, so I thought I'd write a quick post about how my backups are handled.

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10 Predictions About The Future of Cameras

2012 - Predictions time! Well, not exactly. I want to talk about the future of photographer technology, ideas that (a) could happen and (b) should happen.

Pregnant Chicken's Awkward Pregnancy Photos - Smile

Have a potter over to this page and have a laugh - guaranteed to cheer up your day (unless you're one of the featured photographers!

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Recording Voice-Overs - how hard can it be?

I thought I'd let you into my journey of recording the voiceovers for the videos. Firstly some background about where they fit.