Category Archive: opinion

19 Jun

why OVF?

why OVF?

So Interestingly enough, the biggest complaint I’ve seen about the E-P1 is the fact that it doesn’t have an optical viewfinder (or at least an …

 
By Ed Z
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10 Jun

dont be that guy: a PSA

dont be that guy: a PSA

Ok, a bit of a rant. I just had a 2nd shoot with a very nice young lady who originally answered a casting call for a …

 
By Ed Z
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04 Jun

on limitations as a creative tool

on limitations as a creative tool

A few days ago Mike Johnston of TOP (The Online Photographer) ignited a firestorm of controversy by espousing that beginning photographers should spend a year …

 
By Ed Z
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28 May

next time someone asks you to work for free, show them this

next time someone asks you to work for free, show them this

Funny, but painfully true.   Especially at the end “why don’t you show us what you did so we can do it in house next time” /facepalm …

 
By Ed Z
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20 May

the internet is a silly place (with apologies to Monty Python)

the internet is a silly place (with apologies to Monty Python)

So this morning the inimitable Don Giannatti (aka WizWow) twittered the following: “I wonder if it is becoming too silly. Silly forums and silly pretentious people …

 
By Ed Z
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12 May

everything is amazing and nobody is happy

everything is amazing and nobody is happy

I saw this on Terry Moore’s blog the other week and it cracked me up. In a way, it’s also a followup to my …

 
By Ed Z
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06 May

medium and meaning

medium and meaning

WARNING: this article may be rambling and disjointed, as it’s just kind of a stream of consciousness of some things that have been kicking around …

 
By Ed Z
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26 Mar

On photographers and architects

On photographers and architects

I started writing this article the other day, and saved it as a draft… sketching out the ideas I wanted to touch on etc… Then …

 
By Ed Z
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19 Mar

Toy cameras and fixed-gears

Toy cameras and fixed-gears

With my recent holga fascination and the seeming Renaissance of film that is going on in the photo-blogo-sphere (TM), it got me wondering – Why? Look, …

 
By Ed Z
Also posted in art/creativity
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09 Mar

Is the megapixel war over?

Is the megapixel war over?

For a long time, pretty much any advanced amateur/pro photographer carrying a dslr would eventually and inevitably be confronted with the question “Wow, how many …

 
By Ed Z
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