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Daytime Long Exposure Photography

on 28 Aug 2010 in photography, tutorial tagged , , by Michael Pino

I recently wont First Place at an art show for one of my photographs. So I thought that I’d give a little insight into how I created this image: Read More

How To: Lightning Photography

on 06 May 2010 in photography, tutorial tagged by Michael Pino

In this post, I am going to discuss the two different methods that I use to capture lightning in a photograph. Read More

Taking a Break from the Everyday

on 13 Apr 2010 in photography, project 52 tagged , by Michael Pino

So for the past week—as well as today—I have taken a break from my other project for the year: Project 365. While neither of these projects have been very demanding, they have proven themselves to be draining at time. This can be seen more so in my photographs from my photo a day project.

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My Post-Processing Photo Workflow: Part One

on 06 Apr 2010 in photography tagged by Michael Pino

This is a two part series on my post-processing workflow. The first part covers a long day of shooting an event. For me, this means that was out for a few hours taking photos. The second part covers what happens when I don’t get out to take my photos.
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Some Constructive Canon Criticisms

on 29 Mar 2010 in Opinion, Technology, photography tagged , , , by Michael Pino

Marketing hype only goes so far. The proof is in the image and that’s what comes from good glass and sensor technology. Canon has the glass but some recent decisions have the company under the kind of attack that only Decepticons dish out in a crappy Michael Bay movie. Canon at one time was considered the king of the DSLR market, but after the follies of the EOS 1D mk III auto focus and increased image softness in the EOS 5D and the EOS 7D, Canon is in a corner with its pro base. So what can Canon do to save face and retake the throne of King of DSLR from Nikon?
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What will be RED’s impact on the photography industry?

on 18 Mar 2010 in Opinion, Technology, photography, project 52 tagged , , , by Michael Pino

Red is one of those tech companies that is big on reputation but a little short on actual products. This company has killer concepts and its digital cinematography camera could potentially revolutionize the industry.
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