http://singleservingphoto.com Photography in Small Doses Fri, 15 May 2009 11:57:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *It's not too late* to register for my one-day photowalk workshop in Cape Cod tomorrow (Saturday). My pal Chris Blake and I will be in Cape Cod all day long, from dawn till... Well, as late as there are still people with us! Explore, learn, meet new people, what better way ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/05/15/cape-cod-or-bust/ h3. Part One: Kites Chris Benton is a professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. He also straps his digital SLR onto a kite string and takes some of the most amazing aerial photographs I have ever seen. Chris combines a truly gifted eye for composition with a an ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/05/14/kites-and-cars/ It's been quite a hiatus for me and for Single-Serving Photo. My last post here was back in February, and so much has happened since then! First of all, if you're reading this, thank you for not deleting me from your feed reader or taking me off of your bookmarks ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/05/08/so-much-going-on/ Ritz Camera, while providing useful and satisfying services to some, has long been the target of my criticism. I find it laughable that free-minded individuals would pay Ritz's extortionate prices for equipment and gain nothing but instant gratification from the ordeal. Their warranty leaves much to be desired, and though ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/02/24/rip-ritz-camera-well-almost/ !right:http://singleservingphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/macbookpro15.gif! I don't usually do these short news-breaking stories, but this one actually irked me. "Rob Galbraith":http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/noad_page.asp?cid=6, notable photographer and outstpoken reviewer of photographic equipment and technique, published "a story":http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-9320-9876 in his blog, _Rob Galbraith: DPI_, pitting the late-2008 unibody MacBook Pro 15" display against the displays of two similar laptops, ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/29/new-macbook-pro-displays-not-acceptable/ !right:http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/exhibitions/images/ex_firstdoubt.jpg! Okay, so I missed the boat on this by a little bit, but I think it bears discussion anyway. Earlier this month, an exhibition came to a close at the Yale University Art Gallery called "First Doubt: Optical Confusion in Modern Photography." Optical confusion refers to that effect you get ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/27/optical-confusion/ !right:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/583953.jpg! My thorough and attentive friends in the B&H affiliate department have sent word that they now have "limited stocks of 5D Mark IIs!":http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/583953-REG/Canon_2764B003_EOS_5D_Mark_II.html/BI/1816/KBID/2457 The message reads, "We've just received word that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is available in limited stock. Simply "add to cart"; ignore initial "back-ordered" message." According to ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/15/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-in-the-house/ I received another e-mail from the (former) Editor in Chief of JPG Magazine yesterday announcing that JPG isn't quite dead. Here is the full message: We couldn't ask for a better community. In the week or so since our last email, the outpour of support has exceeded our wildest expectations. Your ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/15/welcome-back-jpg-magazine/ In a previous article, "Shooting Modes Explained,":http://singleservingphoto.com/2007/05/29/be-a-control-freak-shooting-modes-explained/ I went into some of the details of the major shooting modes (aperture priority, shutter priority, manual) and the program modes (what Canon calls "PictureStyles" and Nikon calls "Digital Vari-Programs"). All of that information is still very important, but I wanted to mention that ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/06/more-on-shooting-modes/ !right:/articles/jpgmag.gif! The faltering economy has claimed the life of another small business today. I received an e-mail from the Editor in Chief of "JPG Magazine":http://jpgmag.com announcing that on Monday they're shutting their doors for good. I only got the e-mail because I have been a registered member of the site for ... http://singleservingphoto.com/2009/01/02/so-long-jpg-magazine/