The photos of Sebastiâo Salgado

Posted on 10 May 2013
This an interesting TED talk from Sebastiâo Salgado, a brilliant photographer from Brazil. He didn't start out in photography, had a number of high flying careers before he found the camera. Worth a watch.

Dodge and burn in photoshop

Posted on 9 May 2013
If you've ever wondered about how to effectively use the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop, then have a watch of this great little tutorial. I guess that's how the experts post process their shots.

Andy Biggs "Wildlife Photography"

Posted on 8 May 2013
Andy Biggs is an african wildlife photographer, and here he talks about his journey as a photographer, how he first got into photography and deconstructs some of his excellent shots. Again Andy isn't somebody who started off in photography, he says in the video being a photographer was his fourth career. It's never too late to switch :-)

Nice cameras and lenses hanging on the wall

Posted on 7 May 2013
Ok, so this strictly isn't a photography video, it's another one from the International Space Station, but look at all that expensive camera gear stuck to the wall at the beginning of the video! Nevertheless this is a riveting watch to gain a better understanding of life on the ISS. It is ever so slightly cluttered though, maybe they need a cleaner :-)

A short history of photography

Posted on 6 May 2013
Ted have come up with a rather cute educational video on the history of photography.

Canon 5D Mark 1 video review

Posted on 3 May 2013

 

Here's my latest video review of the original Canon 5D (mark 1). I've had it for the past few months so have been able to take it through it's paces. It's a very good camera, easy to use, and more portable than the Canon 1DS (Mark 1) which I reviewed previously.