The photographer's nest
Welcome to this blog! Photography is one of my passions. Here I will post photos from various authors, comments and related articles of general interest.
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Another scam store: ktpshop
Do not believe the prices shown in http://ktpshop.com. This shop is another one in the list of scam stores!
Thursday 18 March 2010
Lee filters
I am pretty happy with the Lee filters and gels. I use two types of them.
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2. Flash gels. I use them to modify/match the color temperature of the flashes. This is the basic list of gels one should have:
It is possible to order a very nice set from Flash Gels (UK).
1. The Lee filter holder system, together with neutral density filters. I do have a foundation kit with a 77m adapter ring and the 0.3 and 0.6 GND (graduated neutral density) filters. They work pretty nice!
2. Flash gels. I use them to modify/match the color temperature of the flashes. This is the basic list of gels one should have:
CTO - Full Colour Temperature Orange | Lee 204 |
½ CTO - Half Colour Temperature Orange | Lee 205 |
¼ CTO - Quarter Colour Temperature Orange | Lee 206 |
CTB - Full Colour Temperature Blue | Lee 201 |
½ CTB - Half Colour Temperature Blue | Lee 202 |
¼ CTB - Quarter Colour Temperature Blue | Lee 203 |
Plus Green (aka Window Green) | Lee 244 |
½ Plus Green | Lee 245 |
¼ Plus Green | Lee 246 |
.3 ND - 1 stop neutral density | Lee 209 |
It is possible to order a very nice set from Flash Gels (UK).
Saturday 6 March 2010
Portable flashes
Sometimes it is very convenient to carry our flashes out of the studio and shoot outdoors. The problem is that such devices are not very very cheap. Here is a list of portable flashes devices that I have been able to find around and that are sold at affordable prices.
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- Lencarta Safari 600. A review can be found here.
- Godox EX series. You can find it on ebay in other stores. Linkdelight, Adplo, eBay search for "ex400", eBay search for "ex600".
- Jinbei RD-400, RD-600 and RD-1200. Can be purchased here.
- Quantum R+ Dual Power 600. Can be bought here.
An interesting comparison can be found here. If the original spreadsheet is no longer available, I will keep my personal copy here. There is also valuable info provided by the flickr strobist community. You can follow the discussion on flickr about these and some other devices.
Last, but not least, you can read an exhaustive article at Photo.net (thanks to my friend Gabriel for showing me the link).
Last, but not least, you can read an exhaustive article at Photo.net (thanks to my friend Gabriel for showing me the link).
Wednesday 17 February 2010
www.gotoozoo.com, just another scam store
Another scam shop that you should try to avoid
http://www.gotoozoo.com
Don't buy there or you will loose your money!
In Spanish:
Ni se os ocurra comprar en http://www.gotoozoo.com. ¡Es una estafa anunciada en google!
http://www.gotoozoo.com
Don't buy there or you will loose your money!
In Spanish:
Ni se os ocurra comprar en http://www.gotoozoo.com. ¡Es una estafa anunciada en google!
Monday 18 January 2010
Photography, architecture and computer graphics.
Watch this video first...
The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
And then this other one...
Compositing Breakdown (T&S) from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
Friday 11 December 2009
Kelby training especial offer
Scott Kelby is one of the Photoshop Gurus (if not THE Photoshop Guru) and does also offer an excellent on-line training service. Well, he has anounced in his blog that a whole year of access to Kelby Training costs 149$ instead of 199$. Taking into account the high value of the euro, I am thinking seriously to pay the fee and subscribe.
Just to let you know...
Sunday 6 December 2009
How to hang prints
Scott Kelby credited a great idea about how to hang unframed and unmounted photos. Ikea has a rail system + clips that do the job.
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This is a photo of the rail.
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This is a photo of the clip set...
This is a photo of the rail.
This is a photo of the clip set...
Saturday 5 December 2009
Friday 4 December 2009
Vision mongers
My freshly printed copy of Vision Mongers, by David duChemin just arrived. I started to read it and must say that it is a pure joy to travel through its pages...
David has a very special way of saying things with sense and sensibility. I recommend his book fully!
Saturday 28 November 2009
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