David Bailey on a shoot for Vogue
‘It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the ordinary.’ - David Bailey – In “Face,” (London), Dec 1984.
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Fishy, Fishy - Chuck Bradley
Some think that still life photography is easy. Plonk an object on a tabletop and away you go. Personally, I feel that it couldn’t be further from the truth. Still Life photography requires a tonne of patience, an incredible understanding of light, a bucket full of finesse and a vision that goes way beyond the ordinary.
Blue Moon Jelly - Chuck Bradley
Chuck Bradley is a master at extracting beauty from simplicity. From a simple wine bottle to crushed and corroded found objects, I always find his work intriguing. More recently with his Fishy, Fishy and Blue Moon Jelly series, Chuck has vivified the still life, bringing his usual tenacity and flair to moving objects. For a little while now I have been quietly drawing inspiration from his effortless compositions which are definitely worth a look.
by Daniel Linnet
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I have often thought to myself that perhaps I should try Aperture to see how it stacks up to Lightroom, which I have been using since version one and now forms the basis of my whole digital workflow.
As quickly as the thought enters my mind, I try to dismiss it. What if it’s better? I keep thinking to myself. Am I prepared to transfer 200,000+ images to a whole new structure? The answer is always no, I just don’t have the time.
Although both software packages do a very similar job and sit in a very similar place in a digital workflow, they do it in different ways, with advantages and disadvantages to both. For now, I’m happy with my Lightroom workflow and I’m sure the people at Adobe will just keep making it better but if you’re just entering the realm of RAW photography and are using a Mac then perhaps it’s worthwhile downloading the trial versions of both and puting them through their paces because at the end of the day, you need to find a package that suits your way of thinking as well as matching your requirements.
So which package is better? Is a question I have been asked many times over the last 12 months and unfortunately I can not give a definitive answer so I let my fingers do the walking and found a ‘real world’ comparison which I thought dealt with the issue very nicely. Check out the link below. I hope it’s of assistance.
by Daniel Linnet
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September 5th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Aperture is great! Problem is, so is Lightroom.
Advice I give to anyone that asks is, use whatever you’re more comfortable with. In the end, I was more comfortable with Lightroom and haven’t looked back.