Monthly Archives: July 2011

Pic of the Day – Royal Wedding – Pippa Middleton

By admin | Published July 30, 2011

Image from James Veysey of Camera Press

Today being the Queen’s grand daughter, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall’s wedding, nothing beats revisiting what we think to be one of the best pic out of the Royal Wedding back in 29 April 2011 featuring Pippa Middleton, Kate Middleton’s sister.

Source : Metro.co.uk

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Philip Bloom Shooting with Canon HDSLRs on Luscasfilm’s Latest Movie “Red Tails”

By admin | Published July 30, 2011

Philip Bloom did it again, this time on the big movie set as 2nd Unit DP for the Luscasfilm “Red Tails”. Amongst his arsenal, he uses the 5DmkII, the modified for PL mount lenses 7D from Hot Rod Cameras and the 1DmkIV throughout the shoot.

If you are into shooting movies with your DSLR, well we got everything packed here for your weekend’s reading.  First up the trailer of the movie following by the behind-the-scene video, interesting just looking at the gears Philip had on the set.  After that, jump over to Philip’s blog post where he detailed everything, be it camera, lens, accessories….. tons of pics and guarantee good read, enjoy.

Behind the Scenes on Lucasfilm’s Red Tails with the Canon DSLRs from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Share it with others who share the same passion.

Source – PhilipBloom.net

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Must Watch – Life in a Day

By admin | Published July 29, 2011

What happens when you send a request out to the world to chronicle, via video, a single day on Earth? You get 80,000 submissions and 4,500 hours of footage from 192 countries. Producer Ridley Scott and Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald took this raw material — all shot on July 24, 2010 — and created Life in a Day, a groundbreaking, feature-length documentary that portrays this kaleidoscope of images we call life. National Geographic is bringing it to theaters starting in July. Prepare to be amazed and you will!

In theaters: 29 July 2011

 

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UK Banned Julia Roberts’ Lancome Ad For Too Much Photoshop – Retouchers Beware

By admin | Published July 28, 2011

Image from photozz.com

An UK advertising industry watchdog, Advertising Standards Authority, has banned Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington’s latest makeup advertisement, citing that too much touch-up was done via Photoshop and that the end result being misleading to the public consumer.  LOL, retouchers beware.

According to NYDailyNews, “complaints about the ads were brought to the authority’s attention by Parliament member Jo Swinson, who said the images put pressure on women and young girls trying to look like celebrities. Swinson told the BBC she was pleased with the authority’s decision to get rid of them.

“This ruling demonstrates that the advertising regulator is acknowledging the dishonest and misleading nature of excessive retouching,” she said.

“Pictures of flawless skin and super-slim bodies are all around, but they don’t reflect reality,” she added”.

What are your thoughts? leave a comment here.

Source – photozz.com, NYDailyNews

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Nikon Press Event Scheduled on 24 August 2011 – D4 Coming? D800? or D400?

By admin | Published July 26, 2011

Image from www.reportagesphotos.fr

According to Nikon Rumors, Nikon scheduled a press event on 24 August 2011 possibly to announce their new product(s).  Could it be the D4? D800? or the new D400? No word yet but guess we’ll be hearing more along the way. Stay tuned.

Source – Nikon Rumors, www.reportagesphotos.fr

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The Complete Guide to Instagram Apps

By admin | Published July 26, 2011

The past year definitely is the year for Instagr.am.  Shortly after it’s initial launch back in October 2010, Instagram has gained over 7 million users which have shared over 100 million pictures and the numbers are climbing steeply, some predicted to reach 10 million by Thanksgiving.  Alongside Instagram, a bunch of third-party apps follow suit, either as add-ons or get-on-the-wagon type useless apps.  The list is ever-growing. To know which is the best amongst these apps, we need a complete guide or roadmap just to make sure that we’re getting the right app.

The Next Web (TNW) ran a very good story today covering the major Instagram apps and breaking them down into different categories.  To name a few, their story included apps like -

  • Inkstagram
  • Pictarine
  • ExtraGram
  • Webstagram
  • Gramfeed
  • Carousel
  • Flipboard
  • InstaFB
  • Gramjunction
  • Instadrop
  • Insta-Great…….

and the list goes on and on…. practically one can make an app and have “insta” or “stagram” as part of the name an it would work, LOL.  For full read, go to the TNW link here.  Hope your find the guide useful.  Happy reading.

Source – TNW

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Good Read – Bruce Lee and the Tao of Photography 李小龍截拳道之道與攝影之道

By admin | Published July 24, 2011

A while back I came across this article “Bruce Lee and the Tao of Photography” from the guys at Invisible Photographer Asia and cannot stop going back and reread it a couple more times.  Everytime I read this short article, I pick up a bit more of the true Tao Of Jeet Kune Do or Way Of The Intercepting Fist from Bruce and how the author relates it to the true Tao to photography.  I’m extracting the article here to share with you all and another article on Bruce explaining the Tao of Jeet Kune Do 截拳道之道 (in Chinese).  Enjoy the read (fairly long).

Learn the principle, abide by the principle, and dissolve the principle.
Learn and practice the principles of photography, then break the rules to form your own method of photographing.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.
Don’t be constricted by your own training, knowledge and understanding of photography. Be flexible, fluent, adaptable to change, as and when the situation calls for it.

Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
At the end of the day, photography is never about the craft and the tools, it’s about humanity.

 

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FashionTV Magazine 2011 Photo Shoot ft. Patti Zhao + DuPreez Strauss

By admin | Published July 24, 2011

Source – FashionTV

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Video of the Day – Sony NEX-5 Guide for Filmmakers

By admin | Published July 23, 2011

Great video on the basics for those who want to learn to shoot video on the Sony NEX-5, the pro way.

 

Source – Sony Alpha NEX-5 – A guide for filmmakers from Adam Roberts on Vimeo.

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Annie Leibovitz’s Nike Women “Make Yourself” Campaign Photo Shoot

By admin | Published July 22, 2011

It’s been a while since we last see Annie Leibovitz in action.  This is the behind-the-scene video (first video) on her latest shoot with Nike Women’s “Make Yourself” campaign back in June and the shots (second video). The seven athletes featured in the shoot are (in the order of the pictures below) -

  1. Allyson Felix – USA Track & Field Star and Olympian
  2. Li Na – Chinese Tennis Professional and Recent Winner of French Open
  3. Maria Sharapova – Russian Tennis Professional and Formerly #1 Female Player in the World
  4. Perri Shakes-Drayton – British Hurdler and Olympian
  5. Sofia Boutella – Algerian-French Choreographer and Former Olympian in Gymnastic
  6. Laura Enever – Australian Surfer and Winner of 2010 Woman’s ASP World Junior Title
  7. Hope Solo – USA Professional Soccer Goalkeeper
  8. Group Pic 1
  9. Group Pic 2

The new ads will debut in the coming August and September issues of Glamour and Seventeen, not sure how much Nike spent on this shoot but my guess is quite hefty.  For more details, check out the article over at Nikeblog.com.

Source – Nikeblog.com

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