Had an hour with my little cousin the other day, and a couple of her friends – we took a handful of photos, I’m not really a people type photographer… I mean, I love taking photos of people, but usually I don’t have to talk to them / direct them at all (think live music) but this was certainly a fun experience… I’m posting the ones that they ‘approved’ after we filtered them down… I’d like your critique on them (the photos, not my cousin and her friends)
No sugar coating, please….
–Sime
Well, there goes 2011… What is the one thing that will stick in your head from 2011?
Mine? Maybe Japan… That was pretty hard hitting… Personally? Starting to work for myself – that has also been pretty hard hitting… Oh, and then there’s leaving the UK after 9.6 years… That was pretty hard hitting…
This year has been pretty crazy...
So, you? What will you remember?
Best most funnest tripod company on the planet, 3 Legged Thing, gave me a shout out on Facebook today, I’m very stoked to know them, to love their gear and to get a shout out! Thanks 3 Legged Thing. Please join 3 Legged Thing on Facebook
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Answer: Both photos were taken with my iPhone.
I wanted to try a little experiment.
Please buy your Olloclip here.
Can you tell me which of these images is taken with my iPhone 4 and an Olloclip on the macro end, and which is taken with my 100mm f/2.8 L series Canon macro lens and a Canon 5DMKII? Both images scaled to a maximum of 800px for my blog using Lightroom III
Well, which? #Olloclip
Total Voters: 14
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The Setup was simple…
"Setup for taking macro image with iPhone 4 and Olloclip"
But it has to have a shallow depth of field today sir, would you like option one, or option two?
I’ve started collecting my ‘Images of Peg’
You can see more on the page linked here, or you can muddle your way through InKstaGram
lovely friend, Deanne Fitzmaurice, and I have been talking a lot about Media Storm lately, a website that I keep an eye on for amazing stories. I’ve not been there in a little while, and with Deanne joining Twitter a couple of days back, I noticed that she was following Founder and Executive Producer, Brian Storm – Then earlier today I had their email in telling me about the latest news and content on the website. I finally made it across this evening and found “a Darkness Visible | Afghanistan” (VII Photographer, Seamus Murphy – Please have a look at his website, he’s brilliant) Well, there’s nothing more I need say – watch the video, I challenge you to not find it moving.
Mikey over at LightenUpandShoot show’s you how to use a toolbox full of tools…
“There’s not one light modifier that’s sorta the answer to everything… So it’s just nice to kinda have a tool box full of different kinds of tools that you can shape and hold light any way you want it…”
If you’re looking for images of the thinkTankPhoto SLing-O-Matic 30 compared to the StreetWalker HD… Look no further… [Josh] 
You can see details on the Sling-O-Matic here and the StreetWalker HD here.
Think Tank Photo Sling - O - Matic 30 // Canon 70-200 f/2.8ISMKII // Canon 24-70 f/2.8
Think Tank Photo Sling - O - Matic 30 // Canon 70-200 f/2.8ISMKII
The Sling-O and the Streetwalker HD side by side // side on
The Sling-O and the Streetwalker HD side by side // front on
I see a lot of posts like the following on the thinkTANK Photo Twitter feed, and I’ve got to say – I understand where they’re coming from… Even before I found thinkTank, and subsequently started working with them, I had a strange desire to find the perfect bag! I know the perfect bag might not exist for you yet, but I’ve certainly found the holy grail…
I wanted to share my current camera bag list with you guys, and very briefly what I use them for… [If you're hard of hearing, click for a bigger version]
Camera bag heaven?
Logistics Manager | Elinchrom studio lights / Cables / Triggers / Reflectors / Orbis / Strobes / Modifiers / Stuff
Airport Security V2.0 | Large Travelling kit / 5DMKII & Grip / 30D & Grip (yes, still!) / 16-35 f/2.8 / 24-70 f/2.8 / 70-200 f/2.8IS II / 50mm f/1.4 / 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
Artificial Intelligence | 17″ MacBook Pro / Power supply / Mouse / MouseMat / G-Tech 500GB FW Drive / Cards, Pens, iPad, stuff…
Airport TakeOff | Smaller roller / Single 5DMKII / 24-70 / 50 / Single Elinchrom head with a stand strapped to the side…
Speed Freak V1.0 | Largely Retired due to V2.0, Still used for storage of ‘stuff’ when not in working bag…
Sling-O-Matic 30 | Single camera (5D or 30D) with usually two lenses (as above in any combo) with MacBook Pro 17″ (Charged, no psu / drives etc)
Urban Disguise 35 V2.0 | Meetings with clients / iPad / Single camera 5DMKII / 50mm f/1.4 or 24-70 f/2.8 / Pen / Notepad / Cards / Business Cards
Speed Freak V2.0 | Concerts where I’m not expecting to a. stay long or b. change lenses / strap it on 5DMKII / 24-70 / 70-200
Retrospective 30 | Larger concerts / two bodies / 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 / 580EXII*
Skin Strobe | Loops through the end loops on most of the thinkTANK Photo bags with loops / 580EXII* from above
Retrospective 20 | Great for photowalks / smaller concerts / day out with the family (think nappies, bottle, camera, stuff!) 5DMKII / 24-70, 70-200
Urban Disguise 60V1.0 | Day in the office bag / Used this for two years with 17″ MacBook Pro / 5DMKII or 30D with 50mm f/1.4 attached.. plus STUFF
StreetWalker HD | My first thinkTANK Photo camera bag / Takes all my gear 5DMKII & Grip / 30D & Grip / 16-35, 50, 24-70, 70-200, 100-400 and a flash or two.. AND my 17″ MacBook Pro GREAT backpack!
HydroPhobia 70-200 | For those of you that have ever photographed a festival (etc) in the rain with a pathetic plastic bag leaking like a leaking thing… get one, you will thank me… (and eye piece!)
Skin Double Wide | The smaller thinkTank Photo bags that you get with the modular / skin sets can be used for SO many things..
Not in this picture, but loved as much, or more…
Retrospective 5 | Smallest Retro bag, carries my Sony NEX-5 / Lens adaptor / Canon 24-70 / Canon 50 f/1.4 / SLR Magic f/2.8 plus flash and stuff
Pro Speed Belt | It’s a belt, you wear it and hang your gear from it – the freedom of “look mah, no hands” it really is that good… Sometimes I will take a roller with the dividers taken out, my gear packed in either modular or skin components, already attached to my pro speed belt (I’m a 34 in jeans and take a M-L) …open the roller, clip the belt on and go shoot…
Modular and Skin Kits | A wide variety of component bags to slot on to your desired camera belt, much useful, oh yes…
Well, that’s my lot – aside from my Retrospective 10, which my dad now uses as his camera bag / day bag!…
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask below or you can tweet me, or thinkTank or you can Facebook me or thinkTankPhoto..
