07 Nov Making A Proper Joby Of It
I cannot pass by the Joby stand in the shop without running my eye over the accessories there and trying to think up uses for them. This is not to criticize the Joby designers...
November 2018
06 Nov Pass The Parcel
There is a military meme going about to the effect that after you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is not your friend. Actually, Mr. Grenade isn’t your friend at any time, as his temperment is uncertain in the best of circumstances...
05 Nov FInding The Light Switch
When you enter a dark room in your own house most of you reach for the light switch...
02 Nov For Whom Do You Work – Part Three – Building Lines
I've met photographers who have changed their entire systems when a competitor came out with a camera that had a higher shutter speed. However this was achieved - mechanically or electronically - it was the primary factor in their photography. For some, it was because...
01 Nov The Budget
Do you have a photography budget? Is it an annual one? Do you have to present it to The House on a special night in the year, and then justify it to the Leader of the Opposition? And are you hounded for weeks afterwards? This may sound funny,...
31 Oct The Rash Assessment
I am wary of rash assessments...
30 Oct Shop Only At Approved Places
I really should stop reading him. But it’s like a crash on the freeway...
29 Oct The Good New Days
Milkbars, Monaros, middies, and motoring down Hay Street on Saturday night. Welcome to 1966. Wander down one of the arcades in town and look into the camera shop - the one with the lights and enough space to move in. No names, no pack drill. This...
26 Oct Go To The Fair
Here’s a go - the writer for a major camera shop telling people to go to secondhand camera fairs and marketplaces instead of coming into the shop. Is he crazy, or what? Well, that should have been evident a long time ago, but in this case...
25 Oct The Undercoat
Painting anything is either fun or torture...