I'm submerged in work at the moment and under a little bit of stress as a result, so there's probably no better time for me to start whining about the camera manufacturers.
I'm not going to tear into the obvious problem at the moment which is of course the price of kit. The manufacturers will argue they're going to have to re-invest in new factories as a result of the Japanese earthquake.
Instead I'm going to ask how it is that Canaon can make such a right roayl b**ls up of producing a top of the range sports camera.
Now I'm not a Nikon man. I've been loyal to canon since I came to digital photography some years ago now. I'm the proud owner of a couple of EOS1D Mark ll's that still happen to be Canons finest pro sports cameras.
I tried a 1d Mark lll and ended up sending it back as it failed to track birds in flight, or virtually anything else that moved for that matter. The Mark IV was an improvement which gave a glimmer of hope. It was the final straw the other daythough when I decided to check out the sensor performance of the Canons against the Nikons only to discover the low light performance of the Nikons along with the dynamic range just wipes the floor with the Canons.
If I want to upgrade my kit to be bale to take photographs in a wider range of conditions I'm now faced with having to buy Nikon instead of Canon which means spending about £15k on lenses which is completely out of the question.
Come on Canon get yer finger out and give us loyal users something we'll be proud to use rather than apologise for as most 1d Mark lll users end up doing.
Thursday 28 July 2011
Monday 11 July 2011
Practicing your craft
There are a number of ways to improve your photography. Read little, books or magazines either way can help improve your photography.
Practice is one of the best methods. If we aspire to deliver the most professional results we possibly can, then we need to practice.
A professional is eomeone who practices their craft. Doctors and lawyers for instance. They're always learning. They're always improving. That's how they become so good and how they command such high fees for their services. Photography is no different.
If you don't practice you won't improve. I can honestly say that I go out to take images now with a view to capturing different and better ones to the ones I've already taken. Someone once said when asked that the best picture they've taken is 'The next one'. It's a great approach to image capture.
Another form of inspiration is to view other photographers work. Try not to copy it, but it can give you ideas and inspiration for your own work and projects.
I came a cross a great piece of work the other day that I wanted to share with you. Check out the site of Kieran Doherty if you get the chance. In particular his Wooton Bassett project is both poignant and inspiring.
It's a great example (In my view) of a project that tells a story and contains some truly great images. It a great piece of photojournalism. This link http://www.kierandoherty.com/#/Essays%20/Wootton%20Bassett/1 takes you through to the project, just cut and paste it into your browser. Be sure to check out the rest of his site as well as it contains some terrific work.
Practice is one of the best methods. If we aspire to deliver the most professional results we possibly can, then we need to practice.
A professional is eomeone who practices their craft. Doctors and lawyers for instance. They're always learning. They're always improving. That's how they become so good and how they command such high fees for their services. Photography is no different.
If you don't practice you won't improve. I can honestly say that I go out to take images now with a view to capturing different and better ones to the ones I've already taken. Someone once said when asked that the best picture they've taken is 'The next one'. It's a great approach to image capture.
Another form of inspiration is to view other photographers work. Try not to copy it, but it can give you ideas and inspiration for your own work and projects.
I came a cross a great piece of work the other day that I wanted to share with you. Check out the site of Kieran Doherty if you get the chance. In particular his Wooton Bassett project is both poignant and inspiring.
It's a great example (In my view) of a project that tells a story and contains some truly great images. It a great piece of photojournalism. This link http://www.kierandoherty.com/#/Essays%20/Wootton%20Bassett/1 takes you through to the project, just cut and paste it into your browser. Be sure to check out the rest of his site as well as it contains some terrific work.
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