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"Video Pokes Fun at the Growing Nikon vs. Canon Rivalry"
Doesn’t poke hard enough for my liking, but it’s funny nonetheless. (via Joseph Cristina [https://twitter.com/josephcristina/status/188108830192840704])
From Allthingsd The Four Most Popular Camera
From AllThingsD [http://allthingsd.com/20120329/flickrs-digital-camera-of-choice-iphone/]: > The four most popular camera phones on Flickr currently? The iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS — in that order.
From Seth Godin Via Enough If Your Happiness
From Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/04/if-your-happiness-is-based-on-always-getting-a-little-more-than-youve-got.html] (via Enough [http://www.enoughbook.com/seths-blog-if-your-happiness-is-based-on-always-getting-a-little-more-than-youve-got/] ): > If your happiness is based on always getting a little more than you’ve got then you’ve handed control over your happiness to the gatekeepers, built a system
If I Had a Hammer
From LensRentals.com [http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/03/hammerforum-com]: > With the recent camera releases (or maybe Spring fever) I’ve been rather amazed watching various photography forums have major melt downs during the last few weeks. I said something about cameras and lenses just being tools, not
The Hobbyist's Dilemma
The Online Photographer [http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/03/open-mike-hobbies-and-interests.html] on the trappings of a hobby (via Marco Dughera): > All hobbies and interests are beset with “received” models of how to go about participating in them: If you’re into boats, say, then the conventional
You Have Everything You Need
From Patrick Rhone [http://minimalmac.com/post/19346051323/what-are-you-waiting-for]: > “Nothing is stopping you from doing the work. You have everything you need. Right now. Today. You always have. So, what are you waiting for?”
Thinking About Men I Admired It Dawned On Me
> “Thinking about men I admired, it dawned on me that most had a quiet contempt towards any excess of material possessions. Their expertise and confidence were displayed by the fact that they did not require much to live successfully…They were not gadget junkies, seeking their fix from the
Appropriate Practicality
Some argue lesser photography vilifies gear serving “practical,” “efficient” or “appropriate” purposes. Not quite. Lesser photography is about the rejection of the notion of “practical,” “efficient” and “appropriate” in photography. How many times have you been inspired by the “practical” nature of a photo?
Innovation
This week you’ll hear a lot about innovation in photography on your favorite blogs. Unfortunately, they’re talking about innovations in objects, not ideas. How much time could you save and how much more could you learn, if you tuned out the blogs that fall in love with objects?
The Lytro Camera
The talk of the web today was the new Lytro Camera [https://www.lytro.com/camera]: > By substituting powerful software for many of the internal parts of regular cameras, light field processing introduces new capabilities that were never before possible. Sophisticated algorithms use the full light field to unleash