Geek stuff

Entries which are more technical in nature, relating to photography, computing or suchlike.

Diffused directional light

Saturday, 27th February 2010 • Geek stuff, TechniqueNo comments

A technical explanation of how do make the light from a softbox more focused, whilst retaining the soft light through the use of a secondary light on very low power to fill in any unwanted shadows.


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Helios 5 in 1

Saturday, 20th February 2010 • Geek stuff, Photography1 comment

A technical review and explanation of the Helios 5 in 1 reflector/diffuser combination, which I added to my collection of equipment this week.


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Work project honoured by Anthrazit magazine

Thursday, 11th February 2010 • Geek stuff, Internet, WorkNo comments

Both we at Burson-Marsteller Crossmedia and our client were delighted to find out earlier this week that the website gene-abc.ch, which we re-developed and re-launched during 2009, has received a place in the annual awards given by Anthrazit magazine here in Switzerland for the “Best 200 Swiss Websites of the Year”.


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Apple iPad announced

Wednesday, 27th January 2010 • Geek stuff, In the MediaNo comments

Apple announced the new iPad today. My first thoughts on how I, as a photographer and media developer, may be able to use such a device.


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The Long and Short of It

Tuesday, 15th December 2009 • Geek stuff, InternetNo comments

A summary of how I feel about sharing and distributing content in the internet, how one should integrate and use RSS feeds and summaries, and why my perfect solution may not be your perfect solution.


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Black and white Lightroom presets by MikeyG

Tuesday, 1st December 2009 • Geek stuff, Technique, TravelNo comments

An example of an image processed using a simple preset available through the Lightroom Presets website.


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iPhone and AirTunes

Monday, 16th November 2009 • Geek stuff, Music, TechniqueNo comments

How I’ve hooked up my iPhone, laptop and stereo system to have a 50Gb wireless audio system at home.


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Why opening new browser windows for external links is pointless

Thursday, 12th November 2009 • Geek stuff, Internet, TechniqueNo comments

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve been using the internet for a little while and you have a mass of browser windows to battle with? Where the hell did that website go, that you were looking at earlier? Both of these annoyances are entirely unnecessary, and this article explains why.


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Getting good prints from a lab – part 1

Saturday, 17th October 2009 • Geek stuff, Photography, Technique4 comments

Having bought a Mamiya 645 a few months ago, I wanted to make a return to the traditional chemical processing techniques which I used for many years until switching to a digital workflow in 2004. I’m interested in the difference in print quality – in terms of sharpness and colour reproduction – between traditional printing and the scanned negative printed via digital means.


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SprainTV

Thursday, 15th October 2009 • Geek stuff, Internet, VideoNo comments

Manuel Reinhard (also known through his personal website and Twitter stream as “sprain”) has recently launched a regular video podcast in review of the week’s happenings in the Swiss internet scene.


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Running Scared

Thursday, 24th September 2009 • Friends and Family, Geek stuff, Individual photographs, Photography, Technique, Travel1 comment

Continuing on the theme of photographic ideas, here’s another image from a photo session in Zürich a couple of weeks ago, in which lighting played a key part in the shoot. The idea was born when I came across the unusual road markings in the middle of a four-way junction.


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Cross-domain Javascript calls

Wednesday, 12th August 2009 • Geek stuff, Internet1 comment

A technical article covering the use of Javascript functions and files across multiple web domains.


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Social media outages today

Thursday, 6th August 2009 • Geek stuff, InternetNo comments

As I take a moment or two out of my day, Twitter is currently unavailable and has been so for over an hour.


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Good Transparency

Wednesday, 5th August 2009 • Advertising, Design, Geek stuff, InternetNo comments

When you receive a tip of a cool piece of design from a company like Information Architects, whose Web Trend Maps are exquisite in their detail, you know it’s going to be something good.


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A Permanent Tourist Newsletter? You decide!

Tuesday, 4th August 2009 • Geek stuff, InternetNo comments

Would you subscribe to a free email newsletter from me?


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