Many thanks to LA-based photographer Lan Bui for posting a video showing how he works. Lan and his brother Vu shot pictures of Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, who are some of the nicest folks in the world, in addition to being very creative people who could appreciate the wacky, dynamic style that Lan has.
Simply watching other photographers work can help you improve your own craft. Photographers are visual people by nature, so don’t be bashful about asking others if they mind you watching them work. Seeing how Lan moves, directs and how close he gets to his subjects is very inspiring and educational for me, on top of being fun. Enjoy the video, borrowed from his site.
Thank you to Camera Samurai fan Steve Garfield, who sent me a link to this video by all-around tech guru Robert Scoble. I have to admit that I did not follow all the technical discussion in the video but certainly found it interesting. At the end is a jaw-droppping moment that blew my mind a little.
It was so powerful, in fact, that I exclaimed not too quietly, “Wow!” My coworkers all think I am a nut anyway, but this pretty much added to the reputation. If this doesn’t make you want to run in circles and howl at the moon, I suspect you don’t get excited about things like this.
What this technology means to the world of photography is that focus may end up being a relative concept and that adaptive technologies such as this can save more pictures from the rubbish bin. To me, that is exciting.
