Tag: cameras

An ironic note on brog programming

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Yes, I know, I’m a gigantic hypocrite, and I pretty much set myself up for this hypocrisy.

But the point really ultimately was, I simply wanted to take better quality photographs.  It simply was not possible with point-and-shoot cameras anymore.  The Canon PowerShot I got in July was okay, but it was a marginal upgrade from my prior Sony.

I’d been sitting on a giant wad of cash, accumulated over a few years of gift money, random refunds, cash paybacks, and other miscellaneous means.  Often times I find myself wondering what to do with said money; coming up with several ideas, before simply settling on nothing, letting it grow and accumulate more.

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Neko-Con Stories: Ruining the toy camera look

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My camera that I’m still trying to cope with over the fickle settings, happens to have a Toy Camera Effect mode. In other words, a setting that pre-applies darkened corners as well as kind of dims down the colors, that toy cameras like Holgas do. Since a lot of my pictures seem to have oversaturated colors until I can figure it out better, I decided to give the Toy Camera mode a whirl, as I’m sure anyone who peruses through my Neko-con photos might notice a chunk of photos that have this setting applied.

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Dragon-Con Stories: Asian guys with fancy cameras

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A few months ago, I was on the prowl for a new camera.  At first, the biggest holdup with acquiring a camera was the debate I was having with myself, if this was going to be the time that I stop bullshitting around, and finally get myself a nice, DSLR, and aspire to actually take some nice photographs.  Granted, the drawback to that option is obviously the price of a good camera.  Or, alternatively, with the improvements beyond my old Sony Cybershot’s capabilities, simply get yet another point-and-shoot camera, which would be cheaper, portable, and more conducive to my typical array of photographic bullshit activities.

Right before I went to Miami, I got my new camera, and it was a Canon PowerShot, or a point-and-shoot.  This decision had nothing to do with cost, as I could very well afford a DSLR if I wanted to go in that direction, but I chose to go with point-and-shoot, based on a conversation I had about Asian guys with cameras.  Considering a big chunk of photographs I take comes at places like Dragon-Con, or nerdy and/or public events, I thought about all the times I see awkward and/or creepo and/or fake-nice-to-girls-only Asian guys running around with fancy-schmancy cameras.  And it occurred to me, that quite frankly, I just don’t want to be like any of that.

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Camera upgrade

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This is the first official picture I took on a new camera I have recently acquired.  The dog has outlived all of my prior cameras, from the Olympus brick, the Olympus Stylus, and my Sony CyberShot which is actually still in use, for dirty, grunt work.  I thought about taking a step up and going into the world of DSLRs, but let’s be frank here; I’m not a pro, I don’t pretend to be a pro, and I’m more about candid, goofy photography, and for such needs, another, albeit better point-and-shoot is all I really need.  Hopefully my decision to stop bullshitting with inferior brands will pay off, and this Canon PowerShot will provide years of superior low-light shots and baseball photos to come.

A barrage of posts will be imminent, also.