Monthly Archive for July, 2007

CameraPorn Gallery: Alex Smailes

The first of hopefully many guest photographer galleries on Cameraporn. I’ve put together a flash-based photo gallery of all the work Alex Smailes sent me for the interview. This is some serious photo-porn. Enjoy!

Launch the Gallery

Live in A World of Highlights, Shadows & Contrast: Interview with Photographer Alex Smailes - Part III

 

Trinidad Carnival

And now for the conclusion… Part III brings it home with Alex’s insights on the creation of his book, a breakdown of his kit, and some really excellent advice on how he makes his subjects comfortable with the camera.

If you haven’t read Part I, or Part II, click the links below, if you have, read on!

**Read Part I

**Read Part II

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Welcome To Hell: Interview with Conflict Photographer Alex Smailes - Part II

 

Bosnia, 1998

We are back with Part II of our interview with photographer Alex Smailes. If you haven’t read Part I yet, we suggest you do. Part II brings us further along in Alex’s journey as a photographer, where he shares more amazing stories and insights on how he survived the crazy life of a conflict photographer…

**Read Part 1

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AK-47s, Arab Jails and Animal Smugglers: Interview with Conflict Photographer Alex Smailes - Part I

 

Indonesia, 1997

Hello there fellow camera nymphomaniacs! Today we are very excited to bring you part one of a three part interview with Alex Smailes, a Trinidad-based professional photographer. Alex began his professional career as an underwater photographer, but quickly found an obsession with photojournalism…to be more specific, conflict photography. A small disclaimer before you continue, some of the stories to come are a bit graphic, a little scary and for the most part un-friggin-believable. In Part one, Alex tells of his beginnings, and early experiences as a young photographer trying to make a name for himself.

So grab a a cup of coffee, close your office door and get comfortable, this one’s a doozy…

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Confused about Diffusers and Reflectors?

The folks over at LuMen Creative have posted a simple, informative article explaining the situations requiring the use of diffusers and reflectors.

Canon Updates Digital Photo Professional and EOS Utility

According to the peeps over at dpreview.com, Canon has updated Digital Photo Professional and EOS Utilility. Both updates include enhanced Windows Vista support and more.

Moo Now Has Stickers!

Via our friends at Techcrunch , the crew over at Moo.com, made famous for their flickr mini-cards will soon be releasing photo stickers, driven directly from your flickr stream!

Another Fireworks Post? WTF?!

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This time of year usually means tons of posts about taking shots of fireworks, so most of you guys have probably already read about three posts at other various spots online about this very subject. That being said, I’ll keep the chatter low, and the fireworks porn high…

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