tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20468201398833912592011-11-28T01:10:00.882Zgrumble... grumble... click!... grumble... grumble... click!<br> a professional photographer with something to sayJeremy Eslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841498990650083845noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046820139883391259.post-47611679658740064152010-01-12T18:13:00.006Z2010-01-12T18:18:05.101Z

When are Google going to be responsible and start checking out their advertisers? Here's yet another scammer whose money Google is perfectly happy to accept, regardless of the consequential damage to Google's actual profit-base: their users!Shame on you, Google!

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One of the very common "issues" that new users have with Apple Aperture is that the file extension does not show in the browser view. This means it's not easy to distinguish between the original camera file and JPEG or TIFF versions of that file.I've seen it reported in various forums that "it isn't possible". But, in fact, it is and it's really very simple.The browser shows, by default, a

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One of the most difficult things about being a professional photographer is knowing what to charge for jobs, and getting it!Great piece here by a great architectural photographer about pricing.

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Most Micromasochists denounce Apples for being, amongst other things, too expensive.But the stunning new Apple 27" iMac is just €1799 (for the quad-core version). If you subtract the current market price of a 27" IPS LED screen (let alone one with 2560 by 1440 pixels resolution), that leaves you paying (I reckon) about €500 for a quad-core computer with 4GB RAM and a 1TB drive, plus top notch

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Well, knock me over with a feather! Apple has done it again!Fabulous new 27" iMac... I'll definitely have me one of those!And less than a month ago I blogged that I'd like a Trackpad built into a keyboard. Trust those clever chaps at Apple to go one better... the new Magic Mouse with the multi-touch built into the entire top surface! Inspired! Brilliant! Bravo!

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I've had the Navigon software on my iPhone for a few days now. On Monday evening I went to meet an old friend for dinner in Lagos, which is not familiar territory for me. The Navigon system took me straight to his hotel (buried in the tiny back streets) and then we headed for a restaurant on the other side of the town. Our destination was in a pedestrian street in the heart of the old city. This

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I adore the Trackpad on my MacBook Pro. I use it in preference to the Apple wireless mouse (which is too heavy, on account of the two AA cells it carries, to be comfortable in use).So when I (shortly) buy an iMac 24", I'd like to have a Trackpad. I've seen mention of this elsewhere on the web, including a very professionally rendered mockup of what an "Apple keyboard with Trackpad" could look

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I just got the Navigon SatNav software for my iPhone. Finally, the iPhone is now the "do everything" tool it's supposed to be. I chose Navigon rather than TomTom on the advice of a friend, who told me the 3D display is better.Since I'll only need it occasionally I dismiss absolutely the argument I've seen elsewhere on the web that it's "not as good" as a dedicated unit. Since I already have a

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Had an interesting discussion recently with my brother-in-law about computers and the lack of real progress the industry is making.Let's face it, in terms of "usefulness", computers are still stuck in the dark ages. Or rather, the software is, both "Operating Systems" and "Applications". Apple (and many 3rd party Mac developers) have a better grip on the problem than the others, but each new

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I've just watched a documentary called "Home", made by Frenchman Yann Arthus-Bertrand. This should be obligatory viewing for everyone, especially in schools.Get it, watch it, think about it, talk about it. You may or may not agree with the whole "global warming" thing, but this documentary doesn't lecture. Through stunningly beautiful imagery and a sensibly restrained commentary (read by Glenn

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I abhor "unprofessionalism" in any field, but it particularly irks me when I encounter it in my own realm.I was recently contacted by an Italian computer game company. The approach was evidently generated by my website, which (I hope) makes clear my own level of professionalism. The company announced that they were making a car rally simulation game, for which they needed a large number of images

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What a perfect combination - my MacBook Pro 15" and Western Digital MyBook external USB drives. I love 'em both! I now have four 500GB/1TB MyBook drives lined up at the back edge of my desk, holding all my most recent photographic work. They're neat, reliable (so far) and extremely good value for money. The most recent one (a 1TB "Essential") was bought for just €99 including 20% tax! Amazing!

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About 300 years ago (in computer terms) I built a spiffy, all-balls PC workstation for my photographic work and blogged about it here.About one year ago I bought an HTC Touch (Windows Mobile) phone and hated it instantly. So I took it back to Fnac and got my money back. Instead I purchased an Apple iPhone and instantly succumbed to Apple's cunningly-laid trap, becoming a full-on Apple addict from

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Well... it's been more than a year since my last confession post! How time flies when you're not having fun!The last year has been painful for many people, myself included. My world was shaken up (badly) by this "self-inflicted wound" that they have conveniently termed a "recession" (as if it was entirely natural, like a receding hairline - but I'll try to stay off the subject of politics here).

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Several months after its launch, DxO Optics Pro v5 continues to be a right royal pain in the ass! This is beta software inflicted on the public, a trick normally practiced by Microsoft. Which is a pity because a) the previous version of DxO is a fabulous tool and b) I really want to be able to use some of the new feature in v5.The software is criminally unstable: I can't process a batch of RAW

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I'm going to be ordering my Nikon D3 any day now. Great machine, great features, crippling price, etc. But there's one feature that really perplexes me:They've built an electronic spirit level into the body. Great idea for levelling the camera without squinting at the bubbles in the cheapo plastic spirit level I use. But how come you only get left/right levelling? There's no front/back levelling!

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Any professional photographer will have his or her own horror stories about the business of being a photographer. Unless you're a major name in advertising photography, or whatever, getting the work can be difficult. But there's another aspect which may be less obvious to the outsider: getting paid a reasonable fee for your work.I get many approaches from magazines for editorial shoots. The

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What is it about parking in Portugal? Portuguese drivers seem to think they can double-park wherever they want, blocking other people in.My apartment is in a backstreet of Loulé. On the ground floor is a popular café and several solicitors' offices. On my side of the street cars park along the kerb. On the far side, there is a parking bay for cars to park perpendicular to the street. All day long

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Teresa and I are avid film fans. At home we have a ginormous plasma screen and regularly rent DVDs. We'd given up going to the cinema because our local establishment (an 8-screen complex in Algarve Shopping Centre, Guia - operated by a company called Castello Lopes) consistently disappointed us on every visit - poor focus, poor sound, pour ventilation, exhorbitant popcorn prices and so on.But the

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As a follow-up to my earlier post on Languages and Locations, maybe it just a coincidence, or maybe somebody in Google actually read my post and acted on it. Fact is, all of a sudden, the Blogger toolbar at the top of my blog (which was previously in Portuguese) is now in English! Well done, Google!

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Some of the most memorable photographs ever taken have been war images from the likes of Robert Capa, Don McCullin and W. Eugene Smith (to name some of my own heroes). The current conflict in the Middle East is also producing some outstanding photography, in spite of the obvious preference of the US media for images that glorify the combat and the combatants.The capacity of an image to move a

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This one has been annoying me for some time now.Every browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) has a setting allowing the user to specify their preferred language. Indeed, you can also specify additional languages so that a site can display itself in the first available language in your list. A simple mechanism, understood by all browsers and all web-servers.More recently, a number of

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Are you an adrenalin junkie? Do you like to jump out of airplanes or scuba-dive with sharks, just to get your blood pumping? Perhaps you're the more passive type: do you watch scary movies to get a buzz?Well, I just came across an alternative. Right here. No white water rafting or crocodile wrestling required: just spend a few minutes to watch this video. I guarantee you'll be frightened.

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Una and Alan, a lovely couple from Dublin, got married last week and I was privileged to photograph their great day.The ceremony took place in the adorable chapel of São Lourenço, the patron Saint of barbeques (he was roasted over an open fire for his faith). Then it was on to an open air reception at the Vila Sol Hotel followed by a banquet at the Restaurante Caso do Campo in Almancil.

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Sorry - been off the air for some time thanks to a particularly nasty throat virus for which my doctor says we must thank Eastern Europe.

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Dammit! Gonna have to save up some pocket money, 'cos Nikon just announced two new toys that I just gotta have! The Nikon D3 has a full-frame sensor - a first for Nikon. The D300 is an update on the D200, still with a DX-sized sensor.The D3 is particularly interesting for me, along with the new 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom they also announced. With my current DX-sized sensors and Nikon's 12-24 f/4 zoom, I

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000;width:400px }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ana is my muse. She has the most delicious eyes, so I thought I'd show everybody just how delicious they are with this image...

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It had to happen, I guess. I joined Flickr. So now I can inflict my pictures on an even wider audience.Go straight there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyesland/

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During my recent studio shoot with new model Delisa Vos, Lilly (my office assistant and also an aspiring model) insisted on joining in. I think she lacks the right attitude to get on in this game, though.

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I was privileged recently to photograph a young Dutch girl who wants to be a model. Her name is Delisa Vos and she is 15 years old. I think she's got what it takes.

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Spotted this just around the corner from my office. "Portas do Céu" means "Gates of Heaven" in Portuguese.

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I'm English. I live in Portugal. I speak some Portuguese, but for technical documents I definitely prefer to read them in English. I have indicated this in my IE7 browser settings (under Tools/Internet Options/General/Languages) where "en-GB" is listed as my preferred language for viewing web pages.So how come Microsoft doesn't use this setting itself? It's visible to any web server. Yet, when I

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Just saw this story on Reuters about a new "bionic" hand for amputees. Great piece of engineering, etc. - but couldn't they have come up with a less corny name: i-Limb? How long before every word in the English language succumbs to the parasitic "i" prefix?

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Good employees are just so hard to find these days! My new assistant has just received her first verbal warning for falling asleep on the job. I left her to do some simple typing and filing whilst I went to do a client shoot. When I got back, she was fast asleep next to the keyboard. Needless to say, none of the tasks I'd set her had been completed. To add insult to injury, when I roused her she

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One piece of essential equipment for the digital darkroom is a pen tablet. Wacom are far and away the leaders in this field. Years ago, when I was a graphics designer, I had an A4 tablet. For photo retouching there is no real need for such a huge (and expensive) piece of kit,. Until recently I was using a Wacom Graphire 4 tablet. When the pen finally stopped working I decided, rather than order a

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When I'm with clients, I'm often asked about my cameras. The usual first question is "How many megapixels is that?" In fact, that's often the ONLY question they ask. If I tell them it's 10 megapixels (a Nikon D200), I risk getting the response "Oh, my wife has a 10 megapixel [insert any Japanese brand here] in her handbag!"Maybe it's my insecurity, but clients seem to want to hear a bigger number

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As much as I admire Nikon's products, their marketing is beginning to get a little irritating. I use a Nikon D200 most of the time and it's certainly a great camera. One of the great features I use frequently is the ability to fire off 9 bracketed shots (up to 1 stop apart). When I'm photographing houses this gives me plenty of material to work the HDR magic. In fact I even use it when there's no

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There's never enough hours in the day or days in the week. Yet many of the tasks that burn up my time could be done by someone else. Hence I've been on the lookout recently for a good assistant. Anyway, to cut a long story short, last weekend a half-starved kitten stopped me and my wife by the roadside to ask for some food. We offered her some boiled chicken at a nearby restaurant. During the

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One of the differences between "pro" and "amateur" photography is the absolute requirement to produce a result. You can't tell a client "sorry, my camera battery is flat" or "I forgot to bring the right lens". So taking backup equipment with you on an assignment is crucial: a spare camera body, spare batteries and so on. But sometimes the gods are just not on your side...Last week I agreed to

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Read the light! Be aware at all times of how much light is falling on your subject, from what direction, how hard or soft it is, what colour it is and whether it's brighter or dimmer than the light falling on the rest of the scene. Learn to "squint" - scrunch up your eyes so you're almost looking through your eyelashes - it will give you a better idea of the contrast in the scene, i.e. the

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I'm not going to beat around the bush on this one - I'll come straight to the point. Most people who think they'd "like" to become a professional model stand no realistic chance of becoming one. Why not? I hear you ask.There is a huge difference between "I would like to" and "I am determined to". It's a very tough, very competitive field, so unless you have a driving ambition to "make it", you'll

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So you've bought a digital camera. What else are you going to need?I'll skip the obvious list of things like lenses, filters, tripod, etc. Let's take a look at the most important piece of equipment after the camera itself - a kick-ass computer!If you're serious about digital photography, you should be spending serious money on a first-class digital workstation before even thinking about new

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Some time ago I came across a photography blog called "The Strobist" (Strobist: Welcome to Strobist.). This guy is heavily into using portable strobes and offers excellent tutorials on equipment and techniques. I devoured his whole site over a couple of days and learned a lot. If you are at all interested in using flash lighting, this place is a MUST SEE.From time to time I'll write some articles

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I was playing with Google Earth t'other day, looking down on Silves, a town here in the Algarve. One of the great new features is that you can click on the satellite image to see photos that people have taken at/of that actual spot. I found this one, taken by a photographer called netwiller.Looks familiar, I thought. So I dug through my archives for this one, taken by me:Spooky! Same spot exactly

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A short tip for improving your photography:Most people with a camera in their hands will instinctively take pictures from the standing position. Well, sometimes, that can be the best position. But often you'd improve even a simple snapshot by crouching to get a low viewpoint or standing on a chair (or whatever) to get a bird's eye view.Simple, but effective.See One place, two photographers

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Here's a driving tip for non-Portuguese residents and visitors using any kind of motorised vehicle in the Algarve: don't get stopped by the police!The traffic cops here are the BT/GNR (Brigada de Trânsito of the Guarda Nacional Republicana). And guess what? They don't like "rich foreigners". As usual with public services, they are overworked and underpaid, so I cannot blame them at all being

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Ain't technology wonderful? The things you can do with pixels these days!The challenge: you want to photograph a room with a view, i.e. the room AND the view. You don't want to spend three hours setting up lights (or you don't have any lights with you). It's bright sunshine outside and dim inside. If you expose for the view, the room is way too dark. If you expose for the room, the view burns out

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Here's a few tips on how to save significant amounts of money on lenses:Use your feet - it's the cheapest zoom available. Move closer. Move back.Crop - if you're as close as you can get and it's still not close enough, take the picture anyway and "zoom" in by losing some pixels - it will have less effect on the quality than you might think.Use a tripod - if you can't handhold the shot at f/5.6 on

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Digital SLR cameras are "very cool kit". But as with any tech-related subject, there is too much focus on the "which is best?" argument.So, in case you're wondering yourself whether to buy a Nikon or a Canon - here's my view:I prefer Nikon gear. Never was happy with EOS1 and EOS3 film cameras I had in the past - threw them all away (right!) when I got into Nikon with the F5. Something about the

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I love bikes. Big bikes. For many years I have enjoyed the Teutonically-efficient two-wheeled products of BMW. But last year, whilst searching for a good used BMW, I was offered a Honda ST1100 Pan European. It's a great bike, although I'm not totally converted - next time round I'm pretty sure I'll get me a nice K1200GT. Mods I've made to the Honda:Two Brothers exhaust system - the original made

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I'm a PC man myself. Can't stand Macs - hate 'em. And I especially dislike the mania for adding an "i" prefix onto everything. So I'm glad to see there's a healthy amount of Apple-bashing going on...To go with your new iToilet you can now build your own iWipe toilet roll dispenser, although personally I prefer this more compact design.

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I used to admire Jeremy Clarkson. I enjoyed him on Top Gear, although I'd rather go for a drink with either of "the other two". I used to enjoy his columns in The Sunday Times. But success seems to have gone to his head - he's turned into his own joke.A week or two back, he wrote about British tourists. Seems there was a survey amongst European hoteliers and British tourists came last. Since I

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There has always been a natural tendency for "creatives" to be distrusted, even maltreated, by the people they serve. Painters, sculptors, composers, musicians, poets, actors: throughout history all regarded as "lowly" professions. Oftentimes they were seen as existing only to give pleasure to their patrons, who enjoyed their output but resented having to pay them. Only in the last hundred years

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On the off chance that someone will one day stumble across this, I'd better introduce myself. I'm a photographer, but in the past I've also been a graphic designer, a computer whiz and a brain surgeon (part-time, Sundays only).I'm English but I live in Portugal. I like the weather here.I'm forty-squiggle years old. When I'm not taking photographs I watch TV, cook, ride my motorcycle and sleep.If

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