An iPhone Assistant for a Photographer

November 9, 2009 – 8:14 pm

My latest post on the HP Pro Photo blog is on how I use the iPhone as a photography assistant.

 

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DIMi Has Moved

November 5, 2009 – 1:44 am

We have just moved DIMi over to a new hosting method and so lots of things have changed. We’ll be working over the next few days to sort this out.

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A Good Way to Add to Your Business

October 28, 2009 – 3:31 pm

UK photographer and graphic designer David Springford now has three websites to his business, one on his graphic design, one for his photography and a new one for a line of tee-shirts with his designs printed on them, many of which have a photographic theme. The tee-shirt site, called eyetees, has a great design and looks good. The designs are interesting and different, just what you want in the tee-shirt market. It also illustrates the principle that smart business practice is to make as much use of your talent as possible and create diverse streams of income. Read More »

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The Value of Photography Events: Finding the Unexpected

September 29, 2009 – 2:54 pm

My latest post on the HP Pro Photo blog covers photography events and conferences and how to get the most out of them.

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Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photography Exhibitions Review, Part 3

September 26, 2009 – 5:19 am

In this article I offer my review of some of the exhibitions. As all such reviews are, these are my personal response to the exhibitions I saw. I did not set out to see all the exhibitions. Along the way I stumbled across some other exhibitions that either were not in the program or that I hadn’t intended to see.

In this article I look at some exhibitions in Creswick and then move on to the Alternative Fringe exhibitions in Trentham and Tylden. Read More »

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Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photography Exhibitions Review, Part 2

September 26, 2009 – 2:01 am

In this article series I offer my review of some of the exhibitions. As all such reviews are, these are my personal response to the exhibitions I saw. I did not set out to see all the exhibitions. Rather I went through the exhibition program and chose ones in Ballarat and Creswick that appealed to me. Along the way I stumbled across some other exhibitions that either were not in the program or that I hadn’t intended to see.

Part 2 looks at some more Ballarat exhibitions. Read More »

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Alternative Process Forums

September 23, 2009 – 6:26 pm

I’ve setup two discussion forums, one for alternative analogue processes, like gum bichromate, platinum, salt printing, etc, and another one for alternative digital processes, such as inkjet transfers, inkAID, etc. They are over on AnImagemaker.com in the community folder.

By Wayne Cosshall | Posted in Digital Fine Art, Film, Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Photography, Print | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Problems With the Gigapan Epic

September 22, 2009 – 2:17 am

While I love the Gigapan Epic for shooting panorama photographs, it is not a perfect device.

Lack of ability to hold the camera properly horizontal
Lack of ability to hold the camera properly horizontal
Amount of lean
Amount of lean
And here
And here
Vertical axis slop
Vertical axis slop
Slope correction
Slope correction
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photography Exhibitions Review, Part 1

September 22, 2009 – 12:27 am

The Ballarat Foto Biennale is a month long festival of photography that is run every second year. Last time it was the Daylesford Foto Biennale (DFB) but the City of Ballarat came on board for this one and, hopefully, into the future. The BFB consists of an extensive number of exhibitions, comprising a core and a fringe collection, as well as a workshop series. Read More »

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Wayne Cosshall is a Winner in the Panasonic Lumix Life Photography Competition

September 15, 2009 – 1:36 am

I entered a series of 10 infrared images I took with the Lumix G1 into the competition and I was one of the 50 winners. This was an international competition run from the Australia office.

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Computational Photography Testbed Camera, the Frankencamera

September 8, 2009 – 3:37 pm

Computational photography, as we have talked about it before, is a coming together of the camera and the computer to do more than the camera can do by itself. Things like HDR, increasing depth of field and much more are possible. To advance this work the Stanford University research group that has been pushing computational photography for some years has produced a camera that will make it easier for researchers to work in this field, as part of their Camera 2.0 project. Read More »

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Country Infrared Panoramas With the Gigapan Epic

September 5, 2009 – 3:46 am

Over the last couple of weeks I got out a few times to do some panorama photography with the Gigapan Epic and my converted for infrared photography Canon 350D.

Near Gisborne. 22,526 x 4,000 or 90MP

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Panasonic Lumix G1 Digital Camera for Infrared Photography Review

September 4, 2009 – 3:24 am

Like we always do, we tested the Panasonic G1 over an extended time for its infrared photography potential. Read More »

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On the Benefits of Combining Your Other Interests with Photography

September 1, 2009 – 6:45 am

My next post on the HP Pro Photography blog is on the value of integrating photography with your other interests, whether professional or hobby.

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Denver Post Reviews Bonny Lhotka Exhibition

August 30, 2009 – 2:11 pm

The Denver Post has reviewed an exhibition of digital art produced by Bonny Lhotka and shown at the Denver Botanical Gardens. Comprising laser engraved and inkjet printed panels, the exhibition gets a good review. The exhibition runs through September 20.

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Control Your Camera By iPhone

August 28, 2009 – 1:54 am

onOne Software have made a new release of their iPhone software that allows you to control your Canon or Nikon camera so long as it is connected to a WiFi enabled computer. Read More »

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Sony Ramps Up Full Frame Pressure with a New dSLR Model

August 27, 2009 – 8:00 pm

Sony is working aggressively on its camera range with three new camera models. One of these, the a850, is a full frame model that uses the same sensor as the a900, giving a 24.6MP image but at a price point of US$2,000 for the body only. This makes it about US$700 less than the Canon 5D Mark II and Sony’s own a900. It shows how serious Sony is in building market share. All a900 accessories will work with the a850. Read More »

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Photography As Part of a Group

August 24, 2009 – 5:04 am

Photography can be a social activity. Doing some photography as part of a group can have many benefits. Read More »

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Book + Art – A book that covers making artist books

August 19, 2009 – 5:01 pm

Dorothy Simpson Krause’s latest book is a gem. Not specifically about digital processes, but a gem never the less. It is a book about how to make your own artist books. It covers a whole range of techniques and applications and is illustrated bya great selection of artist books. Read More »

By Wayne Cosshall | Posted in Creativity, Digital Fine Art, Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Paper, Photo Books, Photography, Print | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Printing on Metal Inkjet Transfers DVD

August 18, 2009 – 8:12 pm

If you want to understand how to do inkjet transfers onto metal there is no better way than this DVD. Read More »

By Wayne Cosshall | Posted in Creativity, Digital Fine Art, Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Photography, Photoshop, Print | Tagged , , | Comments (0)