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Archive for the ‘Lighting’ Category

RadioPopper announcement causes Big Grin

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Yes, I’m grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

I use flash a lot, and the ability to control my remote flashes from my camera is very important. The latest annoucement from the RadioPopper team now has me on the edge of my seat.

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Pigs! The lot of ‘em!

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

One of the great things about living in France is the great food. France is renowned for its cuisine, but it’s not until you spend some time here that you really appreciate just how engrained it is into the very fabric of French culture.

Each region of France has its own specialities to offer, a tradition that brings water to this photographer’s mouth just thinking about it…

A village a few kilometers from here, Chabeuil, is known for its Caillette, a sort of ball of pork based paté (I daren’t ask more) that’s served warm with bread and salad. Believe me, it’s delicious…

Anyway, I digress. The point of this post is that Chabeuil holds an annual Caillette Fair where the different farms get to show off their Caillette making prowess, and each year the local camera club is asked to put on a small exhibition of pig photos (as you do). For a bit of fun I thought I’d offer my services.

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The Natural Light Fight (and a bit of a quiz)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

“I don’t like flash, I only take photos under natural light.”

I keep hearing this phrase at the moment, and it drives me nuts. There are many times when natural light is just great, but refusing to use flash at all is senseless on many counts.

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