Author Archives: ender
Beyond Portrait Range pt1
I have just spent the last four months working for a small production company in the motion picture business. I took the job because I wanted to learn more about lighting and film production. But now I’m back, with a … Continue reading
Autumnal Colours
I love taking pictures in the Fall*, you just can’t beat the the romanticism, melancholy and beauty of fading autumn leaf. Sort of like the swan song of the current year before it departs. Totally poetic – totally doods!
Olympus E-PL3 Video and Workflow Test
At the beginning of this year, I made it a goal to learn how to shoot video and become proficient with it by next Christmas. I wrote a little post that for some reason disappeared in the nether of the web. Basically, … Continue reading
Panasonic GF3: cute, petite and fast
Since the much-loved Olympus E-P1 came out, I’ve been a fervent fan of the Micro Four Thirds system. The E-P1 (and EP2/GF1) struck the perfect balance between capability and portability. In fact, there’s very little a full-sized DSLR (5D-caliber) can … Continue reading
Colour Palettes, the Hardware Store (cheap) Way
Like many self-taught “artists”, I do not have a ton of college books with nicely put together palettes and inspirational material to draw from. Also, I’m not quite “rolling in it” yet so I have to learn to make do … Continue reading
Post-Processing Dilemma
I have to say, I had a lot of fun shooting with Anna last weekend. We were going for the dreamy, fantasy look and I think we managed to hit the mark but what really surprised me is that the … Continue reading
Backlight and Lens Flares
This technique is hardly original and I have seen quite lot of bad examples of it online. Maybe it is because it is so easy to accomplish and looks really interesting to the untrained eye. A beginner could achieve it in no … Continue reading
Tear Sheet Organization With Dropbox
Alright, so we all have that folder on our computer filled with pictures we like and are inspired by. I know I do, it has over 1,078 images and they are spread across multiple machines (grrr) Not only is it … Continue reading
Vista Voyager: A tripod for those who don’t like tripods
First I would like to say that I’m not a big fan of tripods. In my early days as a photographer, I was told by teachers and books that tripods were the solution to good and sharp pictures. Well, it … Continue reading
Another RAW vs Final
I learned a few lessons doing this one: Using a fill-flash may create some really flat results in the RAW… but you can improve it during the processing somewhat. And of course, as predicted and vouched many times over: a … Continue reading
