Zuco.org becomes DarkBoxNotes.com new blog
Category: News
News, important change for this blog, please keep reading[...]
How to use white balance and what it is
Category: Howto
White balance will determine the final colors in our pictures. It’s important to understand it and how to use it to avoid reddish or glacial blue colored pictures[...]
Searching for models in Tokyo area (beginner, amateur or professional)
Looking for models in the Tokyo area to work together and have a great photoshot. Check the details[...]
CGM Night – February 2010
Category: Events
Pictures of the CGM Night in Akihabara and USTREAM video
How to play with Bokeh and depth of field
Category: Cameras/Lenses, Howto
The term bokeh is the effect associated to a blurred background and a perfect sharp subject. Our vision is like a fast prime lens. We focus on subjects all around us[...]
Super Takumar 55mm Pentax lens
Category: Cameras/Lenses, Review
Super Takumar 55mm, an old amazing and perfect lens. I’m having great moments with it. Check the results of suck an old piece of art[...]
read moreWhat do you need to shot portraits in any place, howto #1
Category: Howto
Portraits is one of the most extensive fields in photography because it’s the direct interaction with a very difficult thing. The thing we want to shot is a living entity and it doesn’t follow a natural instinct pattern. That thing is[...]
read moreHow to develop the photographer eye #1 – Composition
Category: Howto
This is the first of a series of posts to learn how to develop the eye to take photographs. There is no technical explanation to understand this. It’s like “how to understand art” or “how to understand beauty” It’s personal, subjective and any[...]
read moreGolden rules of photography
Category: Tutorial
I don’t like to talk about “rules”. I prefer to call it just advices. In fact following rules in photography means don’t understand anything of[...]
read moreFighting the wind
Category: Black & White, Photowalk
Myself fighting the wind with my bicycle, near Odaiba (Tokyo) [...]
Ashe photoshot
Category: Models, Post Processing
Some night shots with the Canon G11
Category: Cameras/Lenses, Photowalk
A couple of shots of a night ride with my bicycle and the Canon G11[...]
iPhone photography, why so popular?
Category: Cameras/Lenses, Opinion
Why iPhone photography is getting so popular? The iPhone camera is a crap, but it calls back for creativity with simple tools. Let’s go back and see[...]
Seijin Shiki + Dannychoo + a day in Shibuya
Seijin Shiki Coming of Age Day (成人の日) is a celebration for young ladies and gentlemen, for the day that they become “adults”. On that day we also have a photowalk with Danny, the Tokyo Stormtrooper[...]
Why did I choose Flickr?
Flickr hosts all my photography work and I want to explain why did I choose Flickr and why do I recommend it to professional and amateur photographers[...]
