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Gigapixel-Dresden.de – Large Size Panoramas

niyazi — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:43:36 +0000

All in all the picture with 297.500 x 97.500 pixel (printing-size of 105 x 35 meter) is the largest known photo in the world! A new world record for the resolution from Gigapixel-Dresden.de 26 Gigapiksel. The picture was made with the Canon 5D mark II and a 400mm-lens. It consists of 1.665 full format pictures with 21.4 megapixel, which was recorded by a photo-robot in 172 minutes. The converting of 102 GB raw data by a computer with a main memory cache of 48 GB and 16 processors took 94 hours. With a resolution of 297.500 x 87.500 pixel (26 gigapixel) the picture is the largest in the world. (stand December 2009) For details you can visit Gigapixel-Dresden.de

Making a Life and a Living in Photography

niyazi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:44:24 +0000

VisionMongers: Making a Life and Living in Photography is a book for any photographer who’s ever felt compelled to combine their craft with the world of commerce and make the transition to becoming a vocational photographer.

More like a sketchbook of ideas and wisdom than it is a system to get rich quick on photography, VisionMongers takes a look at the changing landscape of professional photography and the various journeys that can be taken to get there. Driven by passion and vision, and guided by his own unlikely journey to becoming a full-time photographer, David duChemin leads you through his own thinking and experiences, as well as those of others, as he discusses aspects of the craft of photography as well as the business of it, touching on everything from branding to contracts, from logos to blogging.

The book is peppered with inspirational and real-world case studies from photographers from various disciplines, including: Chase Jarvis, Kevin Clark, Gavin Gough, Zack Arias, Karl Grobl, and Dave Delnea.

Illustrated by these stories of other photographers, VisionMongers covers the practical aspects about what it takes to turn photography into a career, such as knowing your market, discovering your brand, finding a mentor, listening to your critics, and more.

As encouraging as it is realistic, VisionMongers is about making a life and a living in photography.

About the Author
David duChemin has been creating compelling stories with a camera in hand for over twenty years. An impassioned travel and humanitarian photographer, David has shot on five continents for assignments and projects covering places as diverse as Paris, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. David’s portfolio can be found online at www.pixelatedimage.com.

Photographing Children

niyazi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:57:59 +0000

Children… What can we say about them? They are lovely, pretty, naughty, honest and spontaneous etc. And I thing taking their photo is magnificent experience.. While Photographing them It can be sometimes easy , sometimes not.

Sometimes you must manage them by giving candy, toys or chocolate and sometimes you don’t need to do anything. They come to you and ready to take their photos. What a luck at that time…

So while photographing them ;
1 – you must be patient & quick
2 – let them have fun
3 – take as much as more photo
4 – take photo in familiar locaiton for them
5 – keep photography easy and relax
6 – If necessary use their parents or friends
7 – focus your camera to their eyes
8 – try to take photo when they are donig something
9 – variety is important while photographing children
10 – Fill the camera’s viewfinder when photographing them to create pictures with greater impact

11 – in group photo provide them to stay as close as possible and get you camera to automatic mode
12 – Be creative about your angle. You can shoot from above or from ground level.
13 – Flash can be harsh so take time to learn use flash well

So If you keep in mind these you can manage to have great photos and you can have fun while photographing them…

I remember myself how to run after him with the camera on my hand.. But It was lovely for me to took his photos

Have Fun and take more photo