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What Is The Meaning?
What does street photography actually mean? Is it fine art? Is it storytelling? Or is it something entirely different? Reuben Radding, a New York City street photographer and teacher, talks about his work in another fabulous Paulie B Walkie Talkie YouTube video Street Photography and Vulnerability. “Are we just walking around on a dying planet…
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Getting Unsharp Photos?
A newcomer to bird photography asked on Facebook why her photos of birds shot with an Olympus OM-3 and the enthusiast-level 75-300mm (150 – 600mm in 35mm terms) were not sharp. I offered her several suggestions about getting closer and how the inexpensive 75-300mm lens wasn’t going to be tack sharp shot with a wide…
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Off Camera Flash – Cheap!
I don’t normally do any product reviews but this is special. It’s the Godox IT32 PRO. So what’s special about this small flash unit that comes in a variety of different configurations depending on your camera manufacturer? It’s the ability to be used as a direct flash on a hot shoe or to be separated…
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Special Event Photography
Winter in Ontario is going to end. I promise. It may not happen this week but it’s going to happen sooner or later and when it does we’re going to enter into festival and special event season in Ontario. As a photographer now is the time to research out the events that interest you and…
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DXO Noise Reduction
There’s been a lot of talk about noise reduction software at The Oakville Camera Club. This has come about as the club’s very active “Outings” group has been busy shooting birds during this exceptionally cold winter here in Ontario. Little birds at feeders or big birds flying in formations over are all challenges for any…
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You’ve Got To Put In The Time
Another Paulie B Walkie Talkie video this time with Brooklyn, New York photographer and native Marty Hamburger. One wouldn’t think Brooklyn, a mainly Jewish area of New York City, would be a location for a street photographer but Marty (I just can’t call him Hamburger) would find anythin of photographic interest….but, he does. Like many…
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Are You Trying To Take Good Photos?
“If you’re trying to take good photos that might be exactly why you don’t like them,” says our friend and YouTube photography expert Tatiana Hopper in her latest video Why Are You Still Taking Boring Photos (The Moriyama Method). Hopper says a lot of “boring” photos aren’t from a lack of talent as most photographers…
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Back Button Focus
We’ve had a lot of discussion about back button focus at The Oakville Camera Club. Many of our newer photographers have never used back button focus and had no idea why or when they should consider it. From the Stoppers site Craig Roberts has an excellent video about back button focus. It’s a game changer…
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Flash Videos & Posts – Part 6
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. Everything and then some about flash is available on YouTube or on Google posts. Here’s a list of videos and posts I can recommend for those who want more information about flash: All…
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High Speed Sync (HSS) – Part 5
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. Understanding high speed sync (HSS) can really boost your photography techniques when it comes to shooting better images outdoors in bright sunlight using a flash or when attempting to freeze action at high…
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