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Not a new photo
I took this photo on a visit to New York in the winter 08 or 09. Each time I look at it I like it more. It is very simple but at the same time it really has something that really draws me in. I can...
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Pes’s birthday party! Festa de Pep!
Festa de l’aniversari del Pep Luis. 55 anys no són res! Feliç Aniversari Tranqui!!!! Pep’s birthday party. 55 years is nothing! Happy birthday Tranqui!!! This video was made just for fun. A mix of...
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Rik & the Dandies
Great show last night by Rik and the Dandies. There was a good crowd and the music was spot on! Find out more about Rik and the Dandies here: http://www.reverbnation.com/rikvandenbosch
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Class has begun
Last week on Thursday I taught a basic photography class for users of DSLRs. The class was organized by Swapsee.com. It is a pretty interesting website that not only is trying to build a community of...
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Total Control
Why go with a DSLR? What is a DSLR? First, DSLR stands for digital single lens reflex which is different from a twin lens reflex, a range finder, point and shoot and so on. DSLRs are the nikons,...
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Aperture
Total control is not much good if you don’t know how to use it. To start we need to know that photography is basically controlling light so that the exposure is correct. There are three basic ways to...
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New gallery coming soon!
In the next few days I hope to be posting a new gallery of photos on my website, edwintoonephotography.com. Once it is up and live I will make sure to inform you all via this blog. I look forward to...
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Shutter Speed
While the aperture controls the amount of light that touches the sensor the shutter speed controls for how long. This means that if you use the aperture and the shutter speed together you can take...
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Durga’s Story: A Preschool Highlight
7-year-old Durga comes from the Vaidu Community, a semi-nomadic, tribal group that travels around Maharashtra selling and trading metal. Because his mother is illiterate and very poor, she was not able...
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Loop Fair
Amanda and I went to the Loop Fair at the Hotel Catalonia Ramblas this evening. It is a video art fair that is hosted in the rooms of the hotel. This means that you walk into one room watch a short...
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ISO ASA DIN
We have talked about aperture and shutter speed as 2 different ways to control the exposure of a photo. Now we will talk about the final factor the ISO or in basic terms the sensitivity of the film or...
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Postcards from the South
Way back in 2009 I was visiting family and friends in the US and I started a series of black and white photographs called Southern Comfort. The photos were mostly rural old barns and farm houses that...
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DSLR Shotgun Rig
Way back in January posted about building a DSLR rig for shooting video and I listed some sources that I was using. Well soon after I posted The Rig is Done with a few photos. Since then I have...
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Back to class with focal lengths
It has been a while since the last post from my series on the basic of photography but better late than never. In this post I am going to talk about focal lengths and how they affect the photographs...
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Featured Artist
Swapsee a new community-based skill sharing platform, has come out with their first addition of the Swapsee Magazine and I happen to be one of the featured artist. Click on image below to read the...
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New Photoshelter Beta
The new Photoshelter beta looks really good. I have been a member of Photoshelter for a number of years and it has really money well spent. The site not only has great SEO meaning that lots of...
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Swapsee Workshop: “Photo Editing Techniques for Beginners” Taught by me!
Below is the announcement for a workshop I am teaching tomorrow here in Barcelona with Swapsee. Swapsee is a community-based skill share platform, where you can exchange jobs and abilities with other...
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Pepe Arias –¡Impresionante!
Last night we headed out to Mutuo Centro De Arte here in Barcelona for an amazing musical experience. The cellist Pepe Arias mixes his voice and cello thru a series of loops using a laptop and pedals...
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Mini Dolly
With the left over aluminum I had laying around after building my DSLR rig I decided to build this little dolly. The wheels are from a suitcase that I found in the garbage but they seem to work ok....
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James Nachtwey – A legend in the photography world but also a real humanitarian
James Nachtwey, a great photojournalist and war photographer, spoke tonight at the Ojo de Pez Photo Meeting Barcelona 13. His presentation lasted around an hour and half with questions afterwards....
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