Author: mfimage
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Can A Z Mount Be A Tripod?
You want to travel light and minimise what’s in your bag but you want a way to stabilise your camera. Do you take a travel tripod, a GorillaPod, a Platypod, or maybe a bean bag? Is there another alternative? Well, how about a Z mount?
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Visit The Exhibition Or Read The Book First?
Very often when there is a major photographic exhibition, an accompanying book is published and there may be a fair amount of attendant publicity. So here’s a question: Is it a good idea to see the images in a book or newspaper before you visit the show? Look at the images in advance and, it…
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Do Better Cameras Make Better Pictures?
A recent visit to the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition, followed by a wander through the rooms of the National Portrait Gallery, prompted me to consider whether the latest camera technologies are bringing better pictures than those of yesteryear. The first point to make is that it is people who take photographs, the cameras are…
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Does It Matter Who Captures The Image?
Of late, it seems I see more and more references to photography features and exhibitions which highlight the work of, for example, black photographers, female photographers, young photographers. It prompts the thought: ‘does it matter who captures the image?’ Is it not the case that every photographer has a unique perspective borne of background circumstances,…
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New Website Worth It?
Thoughts on the way an evolving photography focus impacts the need for a website re-think, together with the solution adopted by mfimage.