Had this been a YouTube channel, the title would have been something like “What is wrong with the Nikon Z6 II” or “Why I switched from Nikon to …” or “I tried the Nikon Z6 and THIS happened!”. And so on. I sometimes find it difficult to decide which video to open, because the titles… Continue reading My experience with the Nikon Z6 II
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YouTubers and the third coming of VERO for photographers
Lately we saw a proliferation of YouTube videos about VERO social network and its role after the decline of Instagram. This happened because Peter McKinnon did a video about it, and many photography channels just copy what the popular ones do — a rushed repetition of each other’s content, editing and aesthetic. The rise of… Continue reading YouTubers and the third coming of VERO for photographers
Time and knowledge in photography
How much time do we spend trying to emulate film aesthetic? Or trying to copy the style of a photo we saw on social media? How much time do we waste reading reviews for equipment we don’t need and we will surely never buy? How much time watching informative videos that give us no actual… Continue reading Time and knowledge in photography
What makes a good photo
Ansel Adams apparently once noted: “the single most important component to a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” I say apparently because I don’t know where he wrote it or if there is any proof that he said it, so let’s take that with a grain of salt. It is quite a popular quote… Continue reading What makes a good photo
YouTube & Photography
I sometimes caressed the idea of opening my own channel on YouTube — intrigued by communication through an experience of time that is so different from the written word. In the end though I never do that, mostly because I like the written word so much. I like to read — and I like it… Continue reading YouTube & Photography
Online photography communities
Instagram is transitioning from being a photo based community to being a global marketing platform. They always shifted their focus in a way or another: it started with snapshots taken with the phone and it then embraced photos taken with other cameras: I remember the drama –– purists wanted Instagram to be used only for… Continue reading Online photography communities