REPOST: The Gurushots Algorithm
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Lelo Burti – A mad way to celebrate Easter
I’ve experienced many different Easter celebrations from hooded candlelit processions to Los Tambors y Bombos (a drum festival) and even something called the Dance of Death in Verges. But none of them come close to this. The town of Shukhuti in the middle of rural Georgia (the country) celebrate Easter in the most bizarre way. I hesitate to even call it a town as there are literally only 3 shops, a cafe and a tiny church, but in actual fact, the town is split […]
How to become a Guru in less than 30 days – Gurushots
So, recently heard a rumour about Gurushots players who are achieving Guru status in less than a month. Sounds incredible right? Well, I managed to track one such player down. Manfred Fink, he was kind enough to answer a few questions for me and I wanted to share his responses with you. Hi Manfred. Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Manfred Fink and I am from Austria. I’ll be 60 years old this year. I am a Software […]
My thoughts on suggested swaps – Gurushots
So, over the last few weeks or so I’ve read several posts on Faceboook from people who are upset/disappointed/annoyed/frustrated… about the suggestions, that Gurushots make regarding swaps. And at first light, I can kind of see where this is coming from. But, if we look at it a little closer I think we can understand things a little better. The way the system works The system uses Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) to label each and every photo uploaded (I’m guessing […]
1 week, 2 festivals
So a new year is here and for those of you following me on Instagram you may well have seen how I spent New Years Eve. If not you can catch up in the highlights. It was quiet an experience. Anyway, I’m now in Bulgaria, and who knew temperatures got as low as -20 in Bulgaria? – I certainly didn’t! Yes, it’s been cold, but it’s also been one of the highlights on this trip so far. The people have been the most welcoming […]
Include these for stronger portraits
We all want to create more meaningful work, photographs that go beyond the aesthetically pleasing and start to tell a story about your subject. There are a number of ways to achieve this, we can think about backgrounds or the angle we are shooting from or the lens we use. In fact, we should be thinking about these aspects with every shot we take. But here’s an extra thing to think about while photographing people – As if you didn’t already have […]
The best light for portraits
When we start out on the journey of learning photography, we often don’t think much about light or how it affects our photos. When in reality photography is all about light, without thinking about light we are really just shooting in the dark (pun intended). Finding the best light for your subject can be what makes an image. Discovering this was one of the biggest uh-ha! moments I had when I was starting out. Now, this may come as a surprise to […]
Never been a better time
Now I don’t write that often about gear. But less than 2 weeks ago I picked up Sony’s latest offering to the world of full frame cameras the a7 iii. For the last 12 years, I’ve been shooting with full frame Canons. First I had the 1d mark ii, then the 1Ds mark ii and finally the 5D mark ii. Notice how I like the mark ii versions of my cameras. There is a method to this madness. It’s often the case that […]