http://www.mildendomedia.com Photography and Digital Media Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:29:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More in keeping with the photography theme, here's a picture taken during a trip to Berlin. http://www.mildendomedia.com/2008/06/25/brandenburg-gate-berlin/ Yeah, I know... you missed me. I got just a little bit caught up over the last number of months (actually nearly a year) with a shiny new software development company. Not very photography related but a bit digital anyway... must have been that ruby post that started it. http://www.mildendomedia.com/2008/06/25/a-short-post-after-a-long-break/ I've lately spent some time playing around with the flickr api (yes, I'm a nerd). It's a neat way of interacting with the photos and the data you might have stored there. I've come up with some Ruby code I thought I'd share, it's just the logging in and authentication bit, ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/08/15/flickr-api-and-ruby/ Busy doing some other projects of late; and haven't had the chance to post many updates. Did manage to fit some time in to search around for some new macro subjects; plastic soldiers seem to fit the bill at the moment. http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/07/10/plastic-soldiers/ This year marks the 60th anniversary of one of the World's most famous photo agencies; Magnum was formed in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier Bresson, George Rodger and David 'Chim' Seymour. Robert Capa, had for some time, promoted the idea of an agency run by photographers, but it seems that ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/19/60-years-of-magnum/ Taken using a 50mm lens and 68mm extension in combination. Depth of field becomes pretty tight. http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/13/daisy-50mm-lens-and-kenko-extension-tube/ I've previously mentioned that one of the more reasonable ways to add a macro capability to a SLR is through the use of extension tubes. Extension tubes work by reducing the minimum focus distance of the lens, allowing you to get closer to your subject and still be in focus. This ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/13/kenko-extension-tubes/ The 50mm lens is a classic piece of kit, it’s basically the WYSIWYG of the lens world. The idea being that it will give an image that correlates to what your eyes see, albeit at a reduced field of view. The lens was a standard fitting on most 35mm cameras for ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/12/50mm-lens/ Adobe are getting a bit of flack lately over their software pricing policy, specifically the price difference between the US and Europe. It's not without justification.Take a look at this price comparison chart on amanwithapencil.com.In the case of the latest release of Creative Studio Design Premium (CS3), there's up to ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/07/adobe-software-prices-in-europe/ 1. Pay homage to one of your favourite photographers. 2. Photograph some hands; working, not working, muddy ones, wrinkly ones, soft ones, small and large. 3. How about photographing feet?   4. Go Black and White for a day. Get back to the old days... You could set your (digital) camera to do this, ... http://www.mildendomedia.com/2007/06/06/10-photo-ideas/