In case you are wondering.
I have been working on a new project of mine, a video blog to review iPhone and iPad apps.
Come check it out at http://iiReview.tv
And as for this blog, I will be updating it soon 
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If you:
1. Live in Australia
2. Love Photography or Videography
3. Haven’t heard of the PMA exhibition
head to PMA website to get information and register yourself for the largest photography exhibition of the year.
I will be going at Sunday, June 6th probably all day. So join me if you want
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I just read from the “Popular Science” magazine this morning about a very unique digital camera. It has the capability to take 360 Degree panoramic with an awesome fisheye lens and uses the in-built software to create a movie of the scenery.
The size is reasonably small for the function. It could potentially cater to those people who doesn’t want to carry tripod and panoramic holder around. Check this out:
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Photo by Pieter Baert
Many people – including me – tends to think that you need expensive studio lighting equipments to learn how to light. I was once supporter of that notion.
My opinion changed when I watched the “One Light” DVD by Zack Arias.
Zack discussed many techniques he uses to produce magnificent photograph using only one light. And that one light is not a fancy studio light, it is just a beat up old Vivitar strobe that costs less than ninety dollar now.
Learning from that video, I set out to try to light with one Nikon SB-600, the only speedlight that I had at that time. The result was (obviously) not as good as Mr. Arias, but it kinda opened my eye. I have since been experimenting with one light source.
Several tips for when you decided to start testing your one light:
1. Invest in a cheap lightstand. Those $15 ones you see in ebay will suffice.
2. Get a shoot through umbrella. It will soften your speedlight significantly. Again, I recommend ebay.
3. If you own Nikon D80 or newer, you don’t need to buy flash trigger (use the commander mode). If you own Canon or the other, invest in one cheap flash trigger. I bought one for $20 from ebay.
4. Set the light above the model’s eyes, facing down around 45 degree. This gives a nice natural even light on the face. Of course, feel free to experiment with the angle and power.
5. Use the sun as backlight, and your flash as fill. I find that even small flashes light speedlights have the capacity to overpower the sun.
6. Experiment in many places. Bedroom, beach, living room, garden, city, bridges, day, night, etc.
7. Always learn and ask guidance from other. I read numerous blogs and forum about lighting that gives me the idea on how to light. You can read good blog (like Strobist by David Hobby) and learn more in a day than to go out and shoot blindly.
After several experiment, you will slowly understand how light travel, how it falls onto your subject, how can you soften it, reflect it, etc.
Good luck.
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