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Do it yourself lightbox

jnousis — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:31:42 +0000

If you shoot macro photos or photos of small items the best way to do it is by using a lightbox. A lightbox is an empty white box where you put the object you want to photograph in order to avoid having any shadows or unwanted objects. You can focus on the object, shoot it with flash or not (if you have good lighting) and isolate it easily in Photoshop. Moreover the light control is perfect, depending only on the light bulbs you are using.

The lightbox photography is essential to product shootings of any kind and it can offer professional results for any ecommerce website.

This great guide shows you how to build your own lightbox: http://www.jyoseph.com/extras/archives/2006/02/diy_lightbox.php

Slow motion video. Simply amazing!

jnousis — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:45:01 +0000

If you could have a camera that could shoot 2000 times a second you would be able to see the world from a total different view. I have been always amazed by those slow motion videos. Here is a link to download some of them:

http://www.redlake.com/gallery/videos/RDT.aspx

The balloon burst is unbelievable. See how the water stays intact for some time after the burst!

Olympus E-330 (evolt)

jnousis — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:05:25 +0000

I was searching for a good DSLR to replace my film camera which was a Pentax one. I have taken some very nice photos using my film camera and I also have a Sony DSC-P3 camera for daily usage. However, I always wanted to switch to a DSLR camera. Truly, the first camera came to my mind was the Canon EOS 30D. I have heard the best for this camera and almost went straight to buy it. But it was then that the live view feature of Olympus lcd caught my attention.

The live view system allows you to view the scene you are shooting through the lcd panel. For those who have digital cameras (not DSLR) this feature is obvious. Every digital camera has it. But when it comes to SLR where the shooting mechanism is different this feature was not even possible until E-330 came out.

I believe that I would be getting slightly better quality and some more features with the Canon but since I am not a professional photographer I had to sacrifice something in order to get an easy to use DSLR camera. The choice turned out to be perfect. The detouchable screen of the camera along with the live preview function allows you to shoot some very good photos.

My next purchase will definitely be the underwater pro kit which includes:

Zuiko Digital 14-45mm 1:3.5-5.6 (28-90mm)

Zuiko Digital 50mm 1:2.0 Macro (100mm)

FL-36 external flash

underwater case PT-E02

underwater lens port PP0-E01

underwater lens port PP0-E03

underwater case for flash PFL-E01

underwater short arm PTSA-01

underwater bracket PTBK-E01