Snaps from the OM-D with a Sigma 19mm f/2.8 EX DN at the front. Damn those are crispy shots!
Late post I know. Very late post. Anyways...swung by PhotoWorld Asia 2014 last...oh crap I forgot. Anyways, I think it was either last few days of January or the first few days of February. Lots of gear. Lots of gear on sale, and I'm looking at you Sigma 19mm m4/3 lens. Canon was, as always in full force. Samsung had its presence felt strong, Pentax was there, Fuji had a field day since it was also the launch of the XT-1. They even had a demo/seminar of the XT-1. Unfortunately the presence of the MFT System wasn't there. Panasonic didn't have a booth and neither did Olympus. I think the only way MFT was felt there was through Sigma's 19mm and 30mm lens from JT Photoworld and the ultra affordable flash system from Photozuela, which were the point of my coming there and gademit that 19mm is so desirable! It was also rock bottom cheap as it was on sale. Unfortunately my wallet and card does not agree so I left empty handed, but nevertheless I'll be sure to nab that Sigma 19mm soon.
Cheers! I finally got a phone that allows me to connect via Instagram and do a lot of other things. With that also comes the access to a lot of photo apps, one of which is Instagram (yeah I know it's not merely an app). While I'm tempted to download those apps, I chose not to, of course relegating all photo duties to my E-M5. I'm making Instagram an exception though due to the social media side of it. I'll still use it though, primarily for food shots that does not warrant the use E-M5. Cheers! Yeah...posting this through the said phone. EDIT: The Weebly app kept crashing while i was trying to attach this photo taken with the phone and I think I can't use tags, so yeah...editing via the PC LOL and they said the PC is dying due to these smartphones / mobile devices. I THINK NOT! Samsung GT-i9295 Camera | Focal Length: 3.7mm | AWB | A: f/2.6 | S: 1/33 | ISO: 160
Check out this hilarious article:
Investigative Report: Why Is Micro Four Thirds Doomed? But the basic thing is, we might go micro (or our ranks might diminish) but we will never go away. These nuggets of wisdom from various photographers originally appeared in Digital Camera World (http://www.digitalcameraworld.com) and I guess these advices also reflect my state-of-mind and approach to photography.
Nick Danziger Documentary Photographer 18. I only use Photoshop very sparingly as I believe I shouldn’t add or remove anything from the kind of portraits I take. I just use software for dodging and burning in black and white for example. Matt Stuart Street Photographer 27. Have a camera with you at all times. You never know when something is going to happen. 28. Wear suitable shoes. If you’re walking around for a long time, you need something comfortable. 29. Keep your elbows in. If you put your elbows out like a chicken when you lift the camera to your face, it makes people very aware of you. David Doubilet Underwater Photographer 39. Try everything – we’re no longer constrained by 36 exposures. Jill Furmanovsky Music Photographer 40. Be prepared. I saw The Who and missed Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend hugging as my lens had slipped from Auto to Manual focus. 41. Don’t forget other settings too. Is your card formatted? Have you got the right image size? I once shot Oasis at Glastonbury in the smallest JPEG format! Cameron Davidson Aerial Photographer 65. Think about creating images that look fantastic straight out of the camera, without relying on post-processing Photoshop enhancements. Morgan Silk Advertising Photographer 75. Try to travel light. This will encourage you to always take a camera out and about with you. Mick Rock Rock Photographer 98. Practice over theory – I believe strongly that you should just grab a camera, get used to how it works, take lots of photographs and then go to the photography classes and read the books. 99. Be bold, especially with digital, as it doesn’t cost you anything to take lots of shots. Nick Turpin 10. Always carry your camera. I think most street photographs are made during the course of an ordinary day. Of course I go to the city specifically to shoot, but the number one rule is to carry your camera at all times, always be ready to make a picture… this improves your luck vastly. 14. Shoot plenty of frames. When something is good, don’t take a single frame and leave. Watch the scene develop and change, picking out the best moments to make your picture. I came across this really great sharpening technique made by Manny Librodo - a Filipino photographer. Call me ignorant, but I'm not really savvy with the local photographers other than the really established ones like Wig Tysmans, George Tapan, Raymund Isaac, etc. So if Manny Librodo happens upon this or any of his friend, please send him my thanks and apologies for being ignorant.
Anyways, like I said about how I present my photos - "I want to present each picture the way I have seen them with my own eyes". I'm now in a dillema after seeing what difference this sharpening technique makes. I like it but this definitely contradicts what I stated above. I'm torn on when I will apply this sharpening technique and when not. For those interested on how this technique goes, here's the lowdown. I'm using Photoshop CS6 BTW. 1) Duplicate layer. 2) Apply Unsharp Mask (Filter -> Sharpen) with these values: 18-40-0 3) Apply another instance of Unsharp Mask with the following values: 150-.3-0 4) Edit the layer by fading the effect (Edit -> Fade Unsharp Mask) with this value: 100% in Darken Mode. 5) Apply another instane of Unsharp Mask using the same values in Step 3. 6) Edit again the layer by fading the effect with this value: 50% in Lighten Mode. 7) Flatten Image. And that's it! If you think that you'll be using this technique a lot in the future, I suggest making this into an Action so you would not forget the steps and it will only take you one (or two) pushe/es of a button. Thanks to my friend Manny Lallarta for introducing me to this technique. I got myself a Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH lens. So the E-M5 has definitely gone out of the "stock mode" it initially was in. Haven't test driven this baby yet, but one of my favorite photographer and site - Steve Huff, had a good review of it and his review was one of the factors that made me buy it for a steal (I believe the price for which I got it for is). Of course the Panasonic 20mm or the Olympus 12mm (and yes there are those who swear by the 45mm, 75mm, and 17mm) is still the weapon of choice of most m4/3 shooters out there.
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