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KICKPICS Website – Professional Martial Arts Photography,(Video), found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjpI6u4Komo is an example of a photography website video. The two essential components of any successful photography website video are a set of photographs to display and nice background music that will complement the photographs. A third important factor is the spacing between photograph to photograph. This video uses a gap of about 5 seconds. This is enough time to see each photograph, but not too much time so that the viewer will get bored.
While many of the photographs in this web video are of amateur kick boxing, the video as a whole is immensely popular on You Tube, having racked up over 100,000. The essential ingredient that makes this video so appealing, is the effect generated by the interaction of the background music with the photographs. The background music consists of a male and female rap song. And the repartee between the male and female rapper contrasts very effectively with the martial arts photographs. As we view a photograph of a man with his foot pressed against the face of his fellow combatant, we hear the male and female rapper engaged in an even more primal warfare, the combat between the sexes.
The fun of watching this video is watching the boxers featured in the photographs seeking to break down the guard of their opponent, while listening to the male rapper trying to and ultimately succeeding in breaking through the defense of the female rapper. “I want you on my team,” he says, “So does everyone else,” she replies.
A male combatant viciously kicking his opponent with a heavily shoes foot, reminds us that the male rapper is viciously competing with other men for the attention of the female rapper.
“Just let your guard down,” the male rapper says, “Don’t get mad, don’t be mean,” “Don’t get mad, don’t be mean,” she repeats. The music reminds us that this real primal combat of life is for something good something positive. Not ultimately me against you, but me with you. Once the male rapper can break through the female rapper’s defense, he can get to something soft and nice. And the female rapper who starts out as his combatant can become his friend.
Although the video is not meant as an advertisement for martial arts, it does awaken an interest in the field, as it shows us that the principles of martial arts apply to other struggles in life, including love. A viewer might decide he should take some martial arts training, as well, as that will sharpen up his ability to be successful with women. At the same time, the video is definitely liable to interest viewers in seeing the photography website. There is a link at the bottom of the video and the webmaster reports getting an overall 7,000 hits per month to his website.
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Posted in Photography · July 21st, 2010 · Comments (0)
The complete price of your digital SLR – which can include the body, a lens or two, and a flash – can easily be more than 1000$, which makes it an expensive piece of equipment.
And as you become more professional, you will slowly add to your collection of Olympus camera lenses. Each of these lenses is used for different types of pictures – some are micro and others are macro. With time, your camera equipment will really add up. Each camera lens can easily cost more than your SLR body, so imagine having 5 olympus camera lenses!
Most expensive things you buy, you get insurance for. Such as your car, or your house, or anything of value. Now, you can also get insurance for your camera, but in most cases that isn’t necessary, especially when you can protect it by following a few simple steps. The lens glass can easily get scratched, and it’s a real shame for that to happen, especially when there are several extremely simple methods that can help protect your lens.
Method 1: Buy a camera hood
I have a hood for each of my Olympus camera lenses, since they each need different sizes, and each have different focal lengths. The hood doesn’t directly protect the lens, since it doesn’t cover the glass. However, it creates an extra barrier in case you drop the lens. The impact force is softened, thus resulting in less damage to the lens frame. On top of that, it becomes much more difficult for hard objects to strike the lens.
Method 2: Buy a filter
The best protection is adding a filter to your lens. Most of this filters can be placed on the front of your Olympus camera lenses. The filters also have additional uses. For example, some prevent UV rays from hitting the image sensor, some soften the lightening, and others add color. Regardless of this side purposes, always attach a filter to your lens! It prevents anything from scratching your lens, which at the end of the day, saves you money.
If you want a general purpose filter, then get a UV filter. It doesn’t change the coloring of your images, and is something that you can keep on your lens all the time.
These filters are much cheaper than your lens. The extremely cheap ones aren’t great quality, and may distort your image slightly, but the good quality ones aren’t expensive.
Method 3: Use your lens cap
Every lens has a lens cap. I see many people making the mistake of not using a cap.
Use it! All the time. The only time your lens should not be covered with this is when you are taking pictures.
Remember, don’t be a fool. Protect your tool!
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Posted in Photography · July 15th, 2010 · Comments (0)