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Your tweets give me a headache
Today I unfollowed someone on Twitter. He is a relatively good journalist (no naming and shaming, sorry), but he is a rubbish Twitter...
Michal Dzierza
May 12, 20102 min read


The best photo apps for the iPhone
The best according to me, I hasten to add, as this is a very subjective list of my favourite iPhone photo applications. I know there...
Michal Dzierza
May 10, 20105 min read


Dubai in 45 gigapixels disappoints
First we had Dresden in 26 gigapixels, followed by this equally huge panoramic image of Paris. Now the gigapixels have nearly doubled to...
Michal Dzierza
May 8, 20101 min read


Sink the love boat, step back from Twitter
There are many things I can write about yesterday’s Election night, but I really want to mention two. First, the mutual appreciation...
Michal Dzierza
May 7, 20102 min read


Joys of the Window Seat
QVRPXCCV2XH7 Pictures taken through a plane window. Yawn. We’ve all seen and taken the classic plane shot – a bit of blue sky, some...
Michal Dzierza
May 5, 20101 min read


Love the new Spotify
A really smart move by Spotify this morning. The service allowed its users, even those using the free, ad-supported version, to create...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 27, 20101 min read


Big is beautiful
Although you wouldn’t know that, if you looked at most online picture galleries. It’s been bothering me for quite a while: why is it...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 27, 20102 min read


Hipstamatic will not improve your photography
A good friend of mine told me she’d fallen in love with Hipstamatic “because it allows me to do what you do in Photoshop but without ...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 26, 20102 min read
Apollo 11 Saturn V launch in HD
A blast from the past. Literally. 41 years ago a camera, running at 500 frames per second (yes, I know), captured the launch of Apollo...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 25, 20101 min read


Horsetail firefall
Then you also need sunlight. The sky needs to be clear and the setting sun needs to be in the right position for its golden glow to hit...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 20, 20101 min read
The story beyond the still
Just came across a fantastic HD video contest on Vimeo, called The Story Beyond the Still. It’s sponsored by Canon and the winner can...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 18, 20101 min read


Don’t celebritise everything
Have I just invented a new word? Anyway, have to get it off my chest as I’ve been glancing at this tiny story in London’s Evening...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 14, 20102 min read


26-gigapixel picture of Paris
paris26gigapixels It would seem 26-gigapixel panoramic websites are all the rage. You may remember my earlier post from December 2009 on...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 13, 20102 min read


Keep calm and carry on (shooting)…
As for every “Photography under threat” headline, there’s an amazing story on how photography changes or at least influences lives . So,...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 9, 20101 min read


My nifty fifty
Every now and then I step out of my comfort zone and leave my lovely 24-104mm zoom lens at home. I take with me a random lens I normally...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 8, 20102 min read


Too soon…
He couldn’t care less. I don’t know that many people who’ve experienced that much in such a short space of time. He went to live in...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 2, 20101 min read
Will mobile phones kill off low-end cameras?
What is your primary camera? Is it a DSLR? A lower-end pocket digital camera? Or is it a mobile phone? Chances are it’s probably a...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 2, 20102 min read


Testing Aperture 3
I’ve been using Lightroom for a few years now and I’m quite happy – and more importantly, familiar with – its workflow, quirks, abilities...
Michal Dzierza
Feb 14, 20101 min read
Five days, four cameras, one beautiful video
Phillip Bloom amazes again: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8951807&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&co...
Michal Dzierza
Feb 8, 20101 min read
Prepare to be amazed
If you haven’t seen the video yet, please watch it before you continue reading this post. And preferably go full screen if you can....
Michal Dzierza
Jan 7, 20102 min read
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