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Scanning sprocket holes tutorial video
Now is the time on sprockets when we dance:
Sweet tutorial by photographer Cameron Stephen. You can see his work at his blog, The Plastic Lens, and here on Flickr.
Related: 35mm Sprocket Holes group on Flickr
Polaroid peel-apart goop negative tutorial
Check out Sean Rohde‘s outstanding, example-laden tutorial on getting images from the "goop"/negative side of Polaroid peel-apart film. He’s made some great photos with them, too, have a look!
See also: the Polaroid Goop group on Flickr
Two-part light leaking tutorial
Photographer moominsean put together a great two-part tutorial/explanation of what light leaks are and how to avoid them or get them on purpose. (See the bright bits coming down from the top on his [utterly brilliant] photo above? That’s them!)
Part one deals with leaks caused by the camera—very common with toy and home-built cameras—while part two deals with the winding of medium format film, which may be of particular interest to Zero Image pinhole shooters.
You can also create lightleaks on film after you have shot the roll (or, theoretically, before, but I haven’t tried this). When you see really strong, overpowering lightleaks, chances are it’s not the camera, but the handling of the film…
Check them out at his new blog, moominstuff: part 1 – part 2
Camera basics: shutter speed, aperture and ISO
This article on camera basics by Simon Mackie is probably the best I’ve ever seen. It explains shutter speed, aperture, and ISO in easy-to-understand language, has lots of example photos, and is only 5 pages long.
If you’re just starting out with photography or know someone who is, this is the perfect place to start.
Read article at PhotographyJam
DIY framing and matting tutorial
Check out this lucid and easy-to-follow tutorial on matting and framing your artwork.
I spend a great deal of my expendable income on artwork and to allow myself to save money to eventually buy more, I mat and frame it myself. So, in case you find yourself in similar shoes, cutting your own mats is easy as pie…
Read tutorial at The Small Object
Via MAKE Blog
Canon launch Flash Work site for EOS flash photography
Canon just launched a new mini-site dedicated to flash photography with the EOS/EOS Digital + Speedlite combo. It also has a Lighting Techniques section with diagrams and example photos that applies to flash in general.
Also, I strongly recommend that anyone using EOS flash—on film or digital bodies—read NK Guy’s excellent article, Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras, on photonotes.org, as many times as it takes to truly understand it. It’s long and complicated, but explains exactly how the whole system works, and has definitely helped me make better flash photos with the EOS system.