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Ginza, by Dirk Rösler.

On day of “Pedestrian’s Heaven”.

… especially for auction people or similar.

A small studio system for those wanting to photograph items on a white, double-sided reflective background roll which is smooth on one side and has cotton-like fabric on the other. Link

I wanted to breathe another lease of life into my oldie but goldie Metz CT4-60 series flash, which I used for many years for lighting during parties and other paid jobs. Nothing sophisticated about this unit, but a strong light source which with a Sto-Fen diffuser makes a capable setup. Lately the DryFit battery block, probably 20 years old, would run out soon after recharging, but the cheapest replacements I could find were $80 or more. Managed to pick on up for €12,50 in Germany at a specialist battery webshop (search for SONNENSCHEIN dryfit A506/4,2K).

I have been looking for a decent photography related podcast for a long time, and all I found was technique, technique and digital photography technique. Just like photo magazines really.

Then I came across Jeff Curto’s History of Photo recorded lectures. A must-hear for anyone not having studied photography or the visual arts. Even better when not seeing the pictures he is talking about!

Happy New Year!