Tristan Hall

Flashed Face Distortion Effect – In Comparison, Shrek is Pretty

It is amazing how the human mind works. I am regularly fascinated by optical illusions and this one, referred to as “Flashed Face Distortion Effect” is particularly terrible and interesting as the same time. I could try explain it but you are better off experiencing it first had, so see the video below shared by … Read moreFlashed Face Distortion Effect – In Comparison, Shrek is Pretty

My Changing View of Samsung After Africa Forum 2012

The paragraph below is simply the introduction from a larger article on sister site SA Review. To get the full article please head over there. A more photographic orientated summary of Samsung Africa Forum 2012 is coming soon. Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Samsung Africa Forum 2012. It was, for me, … Read moreMy Changing View of Samsung After Africa Forum 2012

Another One Bites The Dust – Is This The Last Kodak Moment

Look what I found! Konica Centuria film. The expiry date is 08/2005, two years after Konica would cease to exist. It took some persuading from my side before the store owner would actually sell it (and the remaining rolls) to me as he was concerned that it was too far past it’s expiry date. It is kind of like the news today around Kodak. Wall Street Journal is reporting that Kodak is in preparations to file for bankruptcy if their current efforts to sell off their patents does not help save the company.

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Happy New Year – 2011 Report Back

Welcome to 2012. I hope that you have all had a great start to the new year, even if it is only the second day of 2012. I just wanted to take the time to not only wish you all the best but to thank you for your support in 2011 and give some feedback on what happened in the past year. Of course 2011 was the first full year of the print edition of PhotoComment Magazine, however I want to share a little about the online progress we saw in 2011 in this particular post.

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Not So Photo Related – Robot Snake

I am one of those peoples who is interested in snakes, though I still have a healthy respect for them. In fact my early years of photography where spent sharing the passion with another enthusiast who also happened to work at what was then the Traansvaal Snake Park in Midrand Johannesburg (sadly it is no more). I did have this crazy idea. Image the kind of photographs you would get if you sent this robot snake down the street with a camera on top of his head 🙂 evil perhaps but very unique. Check the video after the break.

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Photo Tip: Don’t Use New Gear for the First Time on a Shoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

So this is by no means new advice, it is just a lesson I had to recently re-learn. Here at PhotoComment we get the opportunity to review a fair amount of products and to date – in my experiences – there has never been a serious issue with them. This time I was not so lucky. Hence the black frame above to illustrate this article.

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