Melbourne Skyline
By Graham Crumb | January 24, 2012
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Ghost Town
By Graham Crumb | January 24, 2012
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Statue
By Graham Crumb | January 24, 2012
A friend mentioned that this looks a little bit like me. Tragically, it does.
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Abstracts
By Graham Crumb | January 24, 2012
These are actually details from store-front displays. I just like the gradations in colour. There are a few more here.
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Woman Walking
By Graham Crumb | January 24, 2012
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Don’t Censor Me, Bro
By Graham Crumb | January 18, 2012
Right now the US Congress is considering legislation that would affect sites like this, which have no affiliation with the US or its laws except for the fact that they use a .com domain name.
It’s wrong and it must be stopped. If you’re an American, write your congressman and your Senator and tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and that you will not allow them to subvert the very nature of the Internet.
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Man
By Graham Crumb | December 19, 2011
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Fashion Show
By Graham Crumb | December 13, 2011
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Fashion Show
By Graham Crumb | December 13, 2011
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Gear
By Graham Crumb | December 13, 2011
Okay, look: I’m not going to pretend I’m more than a halfway competent amateur (trawl through 500px.com for perspective), but there is one lesson I feel I can impart about photography….
People constantly tell me, “You have a great camera!” Usually, they mean, “You take good photos, and if I had a camera like yours, so could I.” That’s only partly true.
All you really need from a camera body is something that works well in bad light, than turns on instantly and takes a photo the moment you press the button. Using a good prime lens (like my beloved 1980s-era 105mm) is guaranteed to make your pictures clearer – provided that you know how to focus, what to focus on, what settings to use and… what to put in the frame.
But you can get a decent camera body and a great prime lens for less than a thousand bucks now. You can get a nearly comparable setup from a decent phone, too. This sunset shot was taken with my Samsung Galaxy SII.
You can take bad photos with a good camera, and good photos with a bad camera. But only one of those scenarios involves spending a lot of money. So before you dive in and blow your savings on equipment, spend a few days or weeks walking around with a phone or a cheap digital, taking photos of everything that catches your eye. Examine each image carefully. Before long you’ll realise that a lot of things that look appealing just aren’t that photogenic. Then you’ll realise that some details that don’t seem startling to your eye positively jump when seen through a single lens. This sunset, for example, wasn’t nearly as impressive to the human eye, but it did make for a nice photo.
Once you’ve developed a knack for knowing what’s going to look good in a frame – THAT’s when you want to go shopping for kit. Because by then you’ll know how much of your time (and money) you’re willing to spend making pretty pictures.
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