Hyperfocalpoint - Blog

Studying the rich

2011-08-02T13:30:43Z

Photographers need to take personal passion projects to provide a creative release: so much so that it’s nearly cliche to take a few months in some remote, poor region of Africa, make an iconic image, and move on. These images from Slim Aarons speak to an approach that is the polar opposite of that cliche, though perhaps derived from his experiences in the second world

Ad: Camera Warfare

2011-06-30T10:30:56Z

I’ve never seen an ad for a camera that’s made me drool as

Interview with René Burri

2011-06-22T10:30:27Z

Magnum photographer most known for the iconic image of Che Guevara that might just be the most pirated image of all

Reasons to use a UV filter

2011-06-13T10:30:05Z

I’ve never been one to spring for UV: but seeing photos of a Rebel XT that survived a 3,000 foot fall while skydiving, makes a strong case to add some protection to my

$1.9M for a Leica

2011-06-09T10:30:39Z

Not just any Leica: but the first exported out of Germany, for patent application in the US. A little rich for my

Cathdrals Beneath Tokyo

2011-06-07T13:30:39Z

Vincent Fournier’s images from beneath Tokyo show a sense of scale that makes the sewers look like

Earth Rotating Timelapse

2011-06-06T10:30:01Z

Timelapse photography is always incredible to see- but the though to keep the stars stationary, and to show the earths rotation is a really neat twist. Something to try on a summer

Ikon on EOS

2011-06-05T10:30:22Z

This technique really speaks to me, so, directly after reading it, I picked up a Zeiss Ikonta on eBay for next to nothing. I’ve already dissembled the lens, now I just need to build a mount for it…

Frozen Fantastic Flickr Friday

2011-06-03T10:30:04Z

Four Film Flickr Friday

2011-05-27T10:30:49Z

Fantastic Fujifilm Friday

2011-05-20T10:30:10Z

Gear test: Hipstamatic app

2011-05-18T10:30:22Z

The most frustrating part about the camera on the iPhone is how slow it is. And, Hipstamatic makes it even slower. But it's still a fantastic app. It makes photography fun. It allows you to take all of the thinking out the shot: you choose the film, lens, and flash, and it makes the photo. No chance to change what it looks like afterwards with a different look, and the small size of the viewfinder means you don't have a great impression of what it'll look like beforehand either. The end

From me to you Cineglyphs

2011-05-16T10:30:51Z

Animated GIFs have long been the bane of taste on the internet: but New York photographer Jamie Beck has managed to take them to a new level of

Fantastic Flickr Friday for Fun

2011-05-13T13:01:55Z

Otherwordly Iceland

2011-05-10T13:30:34Z

Some of Tim Simmons arresting images of Iceland make me think that there is more to technique in landscape photography to