Archive for March, 2010

Good photography tips

While you lot were asleep, my RSS feeds threw up some nice links which, whilst I’ve facebooked them, I’ve also linked here so I can comment on the more fully. You might have noticed that I’m running my techie-focused photography class here in Taipei. It’s designed to help folks with the physical basics to thy [...]

Mar 24, 2010 | Categories:Photography | 2 Comments »

Taipei photography course

英語攝影藝術課程 Dave Hodgkinson 大衛．霍金森 —英國音樂攝影師首度在台教學，歡迎想增進專業攝影能力並想提升英文溝通力的您 簡介 台灣閃靈樂團英國巡迴專任攝影師 Deep Purple樂團特約攝影師 英國獨立樂團攝影師 攝影 – 不只是相機 自述 自從2003å¹´Deep Purple的「Bananas」專輯發行，Deep Purple的樂團經理向我說：「去拍些照片吧！」，從此我就開始走上攝影這條路。 在這段藝術與技術的旅程中，我曾在University of Bath向攝影師Boo Beaumont學習，並在倫敦的Bishopsgate Institute與Central St. Martins大學進修。這期間我注意到一件事，縱然同學們都有很好的藝術性，但往往不很了解像快門、光圈、機械…這些工程師的東西。所以，我決定開這樣的課程。 這六個星期的課程將能使你更深入了解手中所握有的武器，並會很開心的看到自己攝影作品中明顯的進步。若能逐步依照課程的進行，最後你的照片將比以前更好。 你能在課程中得到什麼？ 首先，從問「這個按鈕做什麼用？」升級，了解你的相機設定為何有這麼多的選項，和這些設定如何能幫助你照出所需的照片。 您將學習如何設定一個好的構圖與曝光度，從隨手速拍到完成一個完整的攝影作品。 最後，將介紹一些優秀的攝影師與其作品，為您自己找到探索的新起點。 開課時間：有週間班與週日班，下午或晚上均可，因小班教學，時間彈性。 目前4/3週六下午班、4/4週日下午班、4/6週二晚上班已經預定滿額不再加開。 未來若有課程，將會在此公佈，有興趣的朋友可Email給我們，若有開課或補名額將會預先通知您。 費用：六堂課總共只要 NT$1,200（缺課可補講義） 地點：和平東路一段50å··1弄8號3F-5（捷運古亭站旁步行1分鐘到達） 課程以英語教學輔以英文講義，希望參與者有英文基礎，若有不懂的地方會現場翻譯。也不需有攝影相關背景經驗，只要您喜歡、想要更了解攝影，就行。 適合：想增進專業攝影能力並提升英文溝通力的人。 小班制，五人為限。 需自備相機，不限底片或數位。 預約方式 請來信louise.wei@gmail.com 經驗者的推薦 “Dave has done a great job identifying the key concepts behind photography and [...]

Mar 23, 2010 | Categories:Photography, Travel | 1 Comment »

Alice in Wonderland in 3D

Got to see it here in Taipei at the Wall. Thought we had the theatre to ourselves until a class of primary school girls came in. Their reactions to some of the darker moments were interesting. First up: 3D. Not bad. My glasses had gunk I couldn’t shift which marred the experience but I don’t [...]

Mar 17, 2010 | Categories:Movies | Leave A Comment »

Shit soup

Taiwan is pretty legendary for its food. We’ve had amazing and cheap Thai, Japanese (teppanyaki, sushi, shabu shabu), Korean and Kiwi burgers here. Spot a trend here? Taiwanese food is special: pig blood jelly, roasted duck necks, barbequed squidlings on a stick, nameless chunks of gooey things that might be tofu-derived, might be processed fish [...]

Mar 15, 2010 | Categories:Food, Travel | Leave A Comment »

Climate change decimating the seaweed on Liouciou. Or not.

While doing our guided rock pool forage, the guy mentioned that with the warming sea, the seaweed season was getting shorter and there was less of it about. We all nodded sagely and acknowledged our complicity in the death of the oceans. Then he threw in: “and the farmers have discovered it makes a kick-ass [...]

Mar 01, 2010 | Categories:Photography, Travel | Leave A Comment »