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 A day ago, I installed Windows 8 developer edition (it’s free from Microsoft) on my Acer W500 tablet PC (more about it here). Continue reading: Windows 8 on a tablet PC: hands-on review of Acer W500 tablet running Win8  It was fun to be on the show and I can tell you now, it wasn’t scary at all:-) I even managed to shoot something relatively good, considering that it was only a 10 minute shoot. Continue reading: TWiT Photo, Episode 24: Alex Koloskov (me:-) and liquid photography  Trying to concentrate on the most important tasks.  Do you remember a question I asked the Universe a few weeks ago? :-))) I hope you’re smiling now :-))) Continue reading: How I Met My Hasselblad: A story of how I made my dreams come true ;-)  I’ve decided to start posting my personal thoughts and opinions from time to time here. It does not mean that here will be less articles about photography: As usual, every our shot will end up being explained here. Continue reading: OT: 1986, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Part of my life.  Day ago I’ve got an email from one fellow photographer (thank you, Paul!) about a portfolio of Dubai Wedding photographer, Sohail Nazish. (you can find him on almost any social media) Looks familiar, isn’t it? Continue reading: Breaking a copyright law: a story of how to fast and efficiently kill your career. Questions and Answers. Continue reading: Sticky OT: Questions and Answers thread  How important the camera and lens for a photographer? This is our bread and butter, all our work depends from it. A good camera and high quality lens can do wonders in a good hands. Continue reading: Do you really need an expensive DSLR camera? Point-and-shoot vs professional DSLR  We just got finished our second LIVE masterclass, this time we shoot Bulova watch, exactly as it was announced. It went pretty well, we got even better result (IMO) then we did for the announcement. Not everything was smooth though, the microphone I’ve used gave up working after short use, constantly loosing the signal from transmitter Continue reading: Advise needed: Any good quality Lavalier/Headworn wireless microphone system for up to $200?  I had a great opportunity to test-drive a new Hasselbald H4d camera with its huge 50 Megapixel digital back, thank to John Williams from Hotwire-digital.com. Knowing specification of the Hasselblad, I did not want to simply compare those 2 cameras: they are very different animals, with different purpose… besides the fact they both capture images Continue reading: Hasselblad H4D-50 against Canon 1Ds MarkIII: what do we get for the money?  I would like to share today various ways we promote and grow our photography business. This may not be a real guide but I’ll be honest with you and will tell you how we became who we are now, what is working for us and what is not… First, I was thinking to write a Continue reading: Atlanta Photographer: How we promote and grow our photography business  This post inspired by the readers who used materials published on this blog to do their own shots. Similar technique, different results. Thank you, guys! Here we are: Peter Alessandria (greatproductshots.com), and others, inspired by this post: Jeremy Countryman (jaxexposure.com): Christopher Izaskun (encuadre.net): Jeff Dillon Photography ( jeffdillonphotography.com) Philip (80eight.co.uk): Feel free to send me Continue reading: You made this!  What is the best and fastest way to learn photography (and not only photography)? The first way is to watch how the task gets done by a pro and then to try to reproduce something similar yourself. Continue reading: Learning the light: ask right questions.  Thank for all who participated our first masterclass, I think it was good, especially considering that this is my first time when I was working and talking on public:-) Continue reading: First AKELstudio LIVE! masterclass: water, apple, flash duration test and one shot of scotch whiskey:-)  I rarely shoot on locations, always feel more comfortable working in the studio. In most cases there is a power outlets on location, I had only a few where it was too far from the lights (warehouse freezer, for example). With no external power I’ve used 4 Canon speedlites, but they too weak to be Continue reading: DIY portable power system for Paul C. Buff monolights: Vagabond III? |  I share everything I know here. Lighting setups, gear reviews, tutorials, tips and behind the scenes videos from our photo sessions. Make sure to subscribe for weekly updates below so you don't miss anything.    Questions and Answers. Quite often I receive interesting questions about the particular lighting setup or issue with the particular shot that other photographers are dealing with and such questions is not directly related to any post I have here in the blog. Read More->>  (C)Philip (www.80eight.co.uk)Get inspired, post your results here! This post inspired by the readers who used materials published on this blog to do their own shots. Similar technique, different results. Thank you, guys!  Loading ... | ||
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