Today, Pentax announced their new compacts including that gorgeous sexiness of a camera up above: the I-10. Others include the E90 and H90 which still have pretty nice specs as well. Target audiences, major specs and press releases after the jump.
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01/25/2010
Irony of Chaos, originally uploaded by ChrisGampat. When photographing bands for group shots, be sure to get one of these. Lay down on the ground and have the flash just shoot right up at them.
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01/25/2010
Pizza Bread with Polly-O, originally uploaded by ChrisGampat. Continuing with my project to improve my food photography, I photographed my breakfast today. I took simple Italian bread, put Ragu sauce on it then sprinkled Mozzerella on top. It went into the toaster oven for a while (we have a special one.) When it came out, …
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01/24/2010
I can’t believe I’m linking to this but Ken Rockwell says that the high ISO capabilities of the Canon S90 seems the same as the Leica M9. I’ve done some research on this and it seems a bit crazy. Granted it’s Ken Rockwell. More after the jump.
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01/24/2010
Tandoori Chicken with Green Beans, originally uploaded by ChrisGampat. Continuing my work to improve my food photography, I bring you Tandoori Chicken with Green Beans. This was shot while my sister and I were cooking (I was cooking stove top Ziti alongside) with my 5D Mk II and 50mm F1.8 II at F4. I brightened …
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01/24/2010
Tandoori Chicken, originally uploaded by ChrisGampat. Continuing my work to improve my food photography, I bring you Tandoori Chicken. This was shot while my sister and I were cooking (I was cooking stove top Ziti alongside) with my 5D Mk II and 50mm F1.8 II at F4. Little to no work was done in photoshop. …
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01/22/2010
Freezing your camera apparently gives you better high ISO. That’s what one user is saying on 4Chan’s /p/ thread. Apparently the user stuck his Sony A350 in the freezer and got better results at ISO 3200. More on this after the jump.
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01/21/2010
Mac and Cheese in Tostitos Scoopers, originally uploaded by ChrisGampat. I’m working on my food photography skills. As you can see, I need plenty of work. This was done with my Canon 5D Mk II, 24-105mm F4 L IS lens, and my 430 EX II with Gary Fong Lightsphere on it. I used natural lights …
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01/21/2010
Experimenting around in Photoshop is fun! For those of you that love shooting portraits and have a bit of an artist edge, perhaps you may want to edit your photos to look a bit vintage. If you’re one of those photographers, hit the jump to see how I accomplished this look.
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01/21/2010
Today’s reader question comes from Nicole Balbone, another photographer I know in the NYC area that is still in college. Nicole is the photo editor of her school newspaper and wants to give some pointers to her staff: so she turns to me. I’m a former News Editor of my college newspaper and former Editorial Director (and President) of my college radio station. Hit the jump for the reader’s letter.