Starting Photography by Michael Langford (Focal Press)

Starting Photography by Michael Langford on Focal Press as reviewed in The Technofile by rapper comedian DJ producer & journalist MC Rebbe Whether you’re completely new to photography or someone who already has some experience, but who needs to gain a deeper understanding in order to improve their ability and results, this book is for you.

Written by Michael Langford, a former photography course director at The Royal College of Art in London, whose books are required reading on practically every photography course in The UK, Starting Photography covers everything from the basic principles of how an image is formed on film/a digital sensor all the way through to putting together a portfolio of work. Continue reading “Starting Photography by Michael Langford (Focal Press)”

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Something to Shout About!

Apple Logic Pro 7.0 discussed by MC Rebbe The Rapping RabbiA few weeks ago, Apple released the latest version of its flagship midi+audio sequencer, Logic Pro. A multitude of new features and functionality has been added including support for both ‘Garage Band’ and ‘Apple Loops’, but the most significant new feature has to be support for ‘nodes’.

Nodes are one or more additional computers (a minimum of G4s, but preferably G5s) networked (via Ethernet) to a main computer, which then seamlessly harnesses the collective processing power of these nodes for use by Logic and this is something to shout about from the rooftops…with or without accompaniment from a fiddler (just don’t shout too loud or you might end up with nodes). Why? Because it marks an important midpoint in the evolution of computer based digital audio production and also seems to make its and Apple’s future direction (both of which now seem to be inextricably linked) pretty damn clear…as I’ll explain, by way of a little history lesson. Continue reading “Something to Shout About!”

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Education! Education! Education!

I looked o’er tech mag land and what did I see? An unholy obsession with the latest software and hardware. Now I’m as guilty as the next Jew of wanting to know how many mega pixels? Does it do 192(Khz)? When is the next version going to be released? etc. But unlike some, I’m just as concerned with the creative process as with the processor, and it’s high time (and there’s nothing like high time) that everyone else was too. Of course it’s not the tech mags that are to blame, after all they are just filling a hole in the market (and there’s nothing like filling a hole), so good luck to them. Continue reading “Education! Education! Education!”

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