Ivan Makarov Blog

Thoughts on photography, and anything else

Month: August, 2010

Concert Hall, Study 2

Concert Hall, Study 1

Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA I spent few days in Los Angeles for work last week. To wake myself up and get going for the day, I spent each sunrise shooting the Walt Disney Concert Hall located within the walking distance of my downtown hotel. For those who love shooting architecture, this place is a [...]

Michael Kenna Exhibit in Stephen Wirtz Gallery

A month or so ago I had a chance to visit the exhibit by one of my favorite photographers Michael Kenna. Actually, it was a book signing where Kenna was present, but it was as part of the exhibit that was there for several weeks. The exhibit was held in the Stephen Wirtz Gallery in [...]

Up

Pacific Tank Farm, Reno, Nevada

Lightroom 3.2 is Now Available

The much awaited update to Lightroom 3 is now available from Adobe. Judging by the list of bugs they fixed, it’s a major update. I’m downloading it right now. I am hoping it works as well as they describe, because I was frustrated with how buggy and slow Lightroom 3 has been for me. So [...]

Amazon Kindle – Dropping the Ball

I finally convinced myself I need an eReader. I read at least one book a month. I think having an eReader in my bag would actually help me read more. I know I don’t need an iPad – it does too much and it is too expensive for how it performs. I don’t like the [...]

Gathering

Pacific Tank Farm, Reno, Nevada

Another Resource for Photography

One of the more frequent question we get as photographers from our non photographer friends is which camera to buy. I typically offer a couple cameras I am familiar with, and then refer them to sites that specialize in camera reviews and tips for beginners. I’ve recently found another good site that offers that kind [...]