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Close up of crows with the background compressed using a 300mm vintage lens
alpha.zork
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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Sports photography with a mobile phone?
Who says you can't shoot action with a phone camera? Make up for the slow shutter of a phone camera by panning. Simply match the motion...
alpha.zork
Apr 24, 20211 min read
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High contrast lines and symmetry
When taking black and white photographs, see in patterns and lines, since colour is irrelevant. Shot with Sony Alpha 7ii and vintage...
alpha.zork
Apr 18, 20211 min read
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Scale
Making one person look tiny against a wall always evokes a sense of scale. (Shot with Sony Alpha 7ii and vintage Olympus OM 50mm f1.8 lens.)
alpha.zork
Apr 18, 20211 min read
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Surprise
Give drama to the boring, speed to the slow.
alpha.zork
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Silhouette your subject to shift attention to the surrounding space
Most pictures (with the exception of landscape shots) will do well to have a subject. But the subject doesn't always have to bright. Try...
alpha.zork
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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alpha.zork
Feb 7, 20210 min read
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Same scenes, different times
Early morning commute allows for photographing empty roads and empty buses. Above: Mountbatten Road, Singapore at dawn. Below: dimly lit...
alpha.zork
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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How to create high contrast black and white photos using Snapseed on your mobile phone
Here's how you can get your black and white mobile phone photos to look better and brighter while retaining detail. The basic idea is to...
alpha.zork
Dec 19, 20202 min read
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Harsh light and unexpected absence of colour
Where pretty colours are expected, remove them.
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Dec 6, 20201 min read
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