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The mystery of my crashing Kindle 3 solved at last
My daily commute over the past few weeks has been really frustrating. This time it wasn’t the wrong kind of snow or cancelled trains. It...
Michal Dzierza
May 29, 20112 min read


This week’s favourite – plus what I’ve learned
Also, today I was reminded that it pays to check you’ve got everything you need before you leave the house. Because carrying a heavy...
Michal Dzierza
May 15, 20111 min read
The Slo Mo Guys
Meet The Slo Mo Guys. They have a camera which is capable of filming stuff at 5000 frames per second. And they are absolutely mental. ...
Michal Dzierza
May 10, 20111 min read


500px.com – where quality meets simplicity
Like 500px.com, a Canadian photo-sharing website which has been around for a long time (hence the name – when they started 500-pixel...
Michal Dzierza
May 9, 20115 min read
How to shoot DSLR video
If you own a relatively new DSLR, chances are it is capable of shooting high-quality video – and indeed many photographers, myself...
Michal Dzierza
May 7, 20112 min read
Why Flickr’s Explore is ‘unfair’ and other links
Ever wanted to be featured on Flickr’s explore page, but didn’t know how others get there? Photopreneur has an interesting post...
Michal Dzierza
May 5, 20111 min read


Brighton Marina welcomes you
On a sunny day it’s a nice, 30-minute stroll along the pebbly beach. But nothing prepares you for the sheer ugliness of the place. Cause...
Michal Dzierza
May 3, 20111 min read
Thank you, Katie, whoever you are
I went to a pub today. I left the pub and I also left my bag with my entire daily camera kit there – my best camera, two of my best...
Michal Dzierza
May 2, 20111 min read


Favourite of the week: Brown is in
But I snapped this lady on the steps leading to The Mall and while working on the image at home I noticed that there are only two colours...
Michal Dzierza
May 1, 20111 min read


The Milky Way
I remember the first time I saw The Milky Way. Not an image in a book or online. In real life. Right in front of my eyes. Or rather way...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 18, 20112 min read
Which type are you?
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22415297&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=777d80&fullscreen=1&aut...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 18, 20111 min read


DSLR pictures on Instagram. Do they bother you?
Instagram image by Giron, via Extragr.am UPDATE: This is a very old post. Since I originally wrote it in 2011, I’ve started uploading...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 14, 20114 min read


Photographing actors – my mini photo essay
My very good friend, Nuala O’Sullivan, who wrote the play, wanted the images to be in B&W. Mostly. That was the brief. The rest was up to...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 10, 20112 min read
Always get a window seat
No matter how long you have been taking pictures, there’s always something new you can spot while snapping the world from a plane. But...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 8, 20111 min read


The largest indoor photo – by Jeffrey Martin
I promised myself to stay away from gigapixel images for a while. I’ve written about so many of them on this blog and it almost feels...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 29, 20111 min read


From Instagram to NCIS: Los Angeles
If you read my previous post about Instagram, you know I’m a convert. It’s a fun app. It offers good value for no money – particularly...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 14, 20112 min read
What a shitty camera
Oh, sorry. It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer. My bad. http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf (Haven’t we all done...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 14, 20111 min read
“Strange” camera modes explained
#humour #video
Michal Dzierza
Mar 4, 20111 min read


London Street Photography at the Museum of London
And indeed, the first images you see when you visit the superb “London Street Photography” exhibition, which has just opened at the...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 2, 20112 min read


It’s all in the smile
Apart from advising photographers to share their business cards or, if pushed, deleting the contentious photos, Eric helpfully included a...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 1, 20111 min read
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