BJP Vision

Posted on October 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Now in its 9th year, BJP’s (British Journal of Photography) Vision is on at November 7, from 10am to 5pm at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.


There’s a host of exhibitors there, so it’ll be a good chance to see some of the kit from Photokina.


I’ll be there doing portfolio reviews in the afternoon from 2pm ’till 5pm, so if you think I may be of help, book your spot now. Do remember though to keep it a tight edit as the time slots are 15 minutes per photographer.

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Terakopian Archive Now At Photoshelter

Posted on October 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Here’s the new archive. You can also search using the facility below:

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Sign Of The Times

Posted on October 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Well, its a sad state of affairs. The credit crunch is all around and is going to get worst. Most freelancers are feeling the pinch as their news shifts get cut in numbers and commercial work slows down.

One early casualty has been Digital Railroad with whom I’ve had my archive for a while. They suspended operations on October 28 and it looks like members have until October 31 to access their archives.
Photoshelter has come to the rescue offering photographers a way of transferring their archives straight from DDR to their servers. I must admit to trying this four times and failing on all attempts. The best I could do was get little thumbnails saying image not present. You may have had a better result. In the end I ended up transferring everything from my Mac. Another good example of back everything up!
If you have a DRR account, you should have received an email from them and also from Photoshelter who are offering an extra three months membership for anyone migrating from DRR. If you haven’t, I strongly urge you too look into the situation and come up with an action plan.
My only worry is that if the DRR is liquidated, what happens to all the images on their servers? I can’t see the liquidation company taking time to securely erase all data before selling off the hardware. I urge everybody with a DRR account to contact Diablo Management Group and urge them to securely erase all customer data and image data: DRRinfo@diablomanagement.com

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Nikon D90 & Shooting Video

Posted on October 26, 2008 | Leave a comment

Camcorder Info have done a very thorough review of the video shooting capabilities of the Nikon D90. The D90 is the first DSLR which has a video shooting mode, covering 1280 x 720 HD. Shortly after the Nikon D90 announcement, Canon launched the 5D MkII which also shoots video. However, there are major differences; the Canon shoots at full HD and has a microphone jack alongside its built in microphone.

One of the major issues with the D90 is the way it introduces wobble when the camera is panned.



Video clip by Camcorderinfo.com
I’m hoping that Camcorder Info will also follow up with a review of the 5D MkII. We’ve seen the stunning results it achieves when shooting video in the hands of Vincent Laforet, but it would be interesting to see what a video camera review site thing of the Canon.

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Is The Canon G10 As Good As A Hasselblad?!!!

Posted on October 24, 2008 | Leave a comment

Yes, you did read that correctly and no, I haven’t lost my mind!

Photographer Michael Reichmann made some 13″x19″ prints from the 14.7 megapixel Canon G10 and also from the 39 megapixel Hasselblad H2. Customers visiting his studio couldn’t tell them apart as there was almost a 50 / 50 split in opinions. Read all about it on this CNET blog.

For a more in-depth look, the Luminous Landscape article makes very interesting reading.

UPDATE:

Having downloaded both files and compared them side by side on a 24″ screen, I must say that looking at the two images, its practically impossible to tell them apart! At 100% magnification, things are a little different; the Hasselblad was used on a tripod and the G10 was hand held at 1/8 of a second, so there is tiny movement with the G10 (only apparent at 100%) – but its still a very close call.
The colour, sharpness, tonality and the crispness of the lens on the Canon are astonishing! Who would have thought that a pocket camera could stand up to the best medium format system available?!

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Apple’s New MacBook Pro

Posted on October 24, 2008 | Leave a comment

No doubt that by now most people would have seen that Apple have launched new MacBooks, MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros.

The spec sheet is remarkable reading, and for me the new graphics offered across the range and the faster bus speed and RAM mean that these machines will be amazing. To top this off, with the MacBook Pro the top CPU runs at 2.8Ghz!
For me the only question mark is on the glossy screen and how well it will perform and calibrate. I have a MacBook Air and at first had a mental block against the glossy screen, but admittedly got used to it and it calibrate well. I have yet to see any of the new machines but am hopeful to have a hands on soon. Until then I shall reserve judgement on the screen.
Meanwhile, Apple Insider has a very good and in-depth look at the MacBook Pro, including a few videos.

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