If You Put That Picture On The Internet I’ll Call My Lawyer

I was reading a blog post from Jeremy Brooks
about a man who threaten legal action because his photo was taken. I have had some issues doing video work a few years back of a lady who said she was in witness protection and that she wanted the tape back.

Its important to know your rights, there is a good article at Photojojo on The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography. Read thought it, and make sure you are abiding by the Law.
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Get The Lead Out

This is the current photo for today on The Wondering Photographer, I bounced the flash and used a macro shot of some 4H lead from my drafting pencil. I like the texture of the paper as well as the lead.

I increased the resolution on my photoblog so they are larger now, and as well learned that Camera Raws export messes up the Colour Profiles, so any new photos (in a month or so) will have more saturation and the correct colour profile, so if you lucky and using Safari on a Mac and maybe a PC you wont have any issues at the moment. I also did some cleanup on the design and added some more meta data to the images.

Check it out here.

Raw – Black and White Conversion Process

Not to long ago i made a tutorial on how to Creating Black and White Images in Photoshop CS3. This tutorial though centered around JPG was will an nondestructive method and has worked well for me in the past. But there are many methods in creating black and white images. Some involve a bit more understanding of colour and manipulating the colour channels in Photoshop. The method i have been using lately is done with RAW photos in Adobe Camera Raw 4.4.1.

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WordPress 2.5 = All Good

This morning i installed the new WordPress 2.5 and it went without a hitch. Something mush have changed between yesterday and today.

Now i can enjoy the change in scenery. Speaking of scenery, i got my camera back, seams to be in fine working order. I need to get some free time to over the photos that have been sitting in there folders for the past few months.

Also check out http://www.thewonderingphotographer.com/ were i have about 25 images posted, and there is a new one every day. Please comment and rate the photos! Its more for show and tell as well as learning.

Out for Warranty

I was startled to see some blue pixels in the upper left quarter of a bunch of images that were predominantly longer exposures anything over a second. I thought it might have been dust or something, so after some inspection and testing i found out that the blue pixels would show up even with the lens cap on, so unless i had some glowing dust in there the CCD was most likely the cause. I was glad to hear that the Canon warranty depot is only a few hours away and the store i bought it at, London Drugs would take care of everything for me. My expected turnaround should be 3-4 weeks.

So until them i am camera less.

I got the Canon 40D

I have finally purchased my Digital Camera. Last night my wife and i went over to the camera store and haggled wheeled and dealed. I got $20 off! and no memory card so i’m using a 32 mb card that will not take 1 picture at full, so i’m shooting at small jpg. I took this photo with my canon FD to EF lens converter hence the soft focus.

I’m still getting used to the camera and all the other settings that have to be checked like White Balance and so on. but its super fun to use and i like the instant gratification you get. Click Button see picture. I need to be a bit lighter on the shutter release as well at 6fps i shoot 2 pictures.

Keep checking back I’m sure ill be posting images more often now.

Interview with Dan Barham

I was first introduced to Dan Barham at my old job, he had just moved from Manchester, U.K. I just thought he was another guy in a bike shop until the speaker at the seminar we were at recognized him from the U.K. She had said how he took some amazing photos, so I got to talking with him. Dan was pity modest about his talents, I realized something was up when he said he had a Canon Mark II DS. I have grown up around bikes and computers so we had a lot in common.

Dan has had a number of cover shots on top bike magazines as well as features in many more of them. Bike Magazine, Dirt Rag, Mountain Bike Rider, and Mountain Biking UK to name a few.

Dan doesn’t limit himself to just mountain bike photography if you have a look at his Flickr Gallery. I really like looking at peoples more raw galleries, not the portfolios because it’s a glimpse into the every day life of an artist.

Dan has since moved on from the bike shop and Edmonton to Live in Canada’s Famous North shore (Vancouver) were covers the biking events all over British Columbia.

Dan was nice enough to do this interview with me, and i hope you enjoy it.
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Canon EOS 40D

This has been the apple of my eye sorta speak when it comes to Digital SLRs, and i have dreamed about having this camera since the days of the 10D. As the years go by the camera seams to mature, gaining little tidbits from its more professionals models down the line.

This new Canon 40D will have 10.1 MP, DIGIC III image processor, Better auto focus, More sensitive Metering range, Better white balance, Better auto ISO, Focusing screens, Larger LCD monitor, LCD Live View, Tilt correction, 6.5 fps Up to 75 JPEG Large/Fine images, Wireless connectivity with the WFT-E3/E3A Grip.

Thats just a few of the improvements made to the camera. For a full more detailed preview check out D Preview.

New iMac

Apple released the new iMac today, changing its body from plastic to a more modern and sleek Aluminum case. As Apple likes to push the boundaries of design while loading there products with features it will still have all the bells and whistles such as an iSight camera, Wi-Fi, and a Super Drive.

They have also added a Glossy Widescreen Display that will deliver rich and vivid colour. Along with the display changes Apple has also upgraded the graphics in the iMac.

The 2.0GHz 20-inch iMac includes the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 dedicated video memory, while the 2.4GHz 20-inch model and the 24-inch model offers extreme graphics power with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 dedicated video memory.

Apple has also gone and released a new super slim Keyboard that should be a nice companion with the new iMac.

Apple Keyboard