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Another big earthquake in Japan?

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It seems that many people I meet are expecting another big earthquake to hit Japan soon! Some people that I’ve met here (Japan) have actually talked about something big going to strike. I really can’t blame them for worrying too much. Recently, there have been many small earthquakes that feel a bit different from the usual ones. However, I’m writing this blog because I want share something interesting that a friend, which I find very freaky yet amusing…

Lots of US sites going dark to protest SOPA

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The internet “community” most notably internet users in the US are showing their commitment to take down the SOPA and PIPA bills by letting their sites go DARK! And they are! A lot of them!!!

The Tea Garden Product Photography Project

Damascus Rose Salt

I was contracted by an active client (teagarden1.jp) of mine to take some pictures of some tea products for an online shopping site. After signing on to the deal, here are some things that I like to share with you that can improve your product photography skills.

The Tokyo Auto Show

Tokyo Auto Show 2011

Photos and a written experience of the Tokyo Auto Show in Japan featuring revolutionary car designs, futuristic car technology, and beautiful women!

How to back up data from a dying hard drive

Image of open hard drive

Just a few months into using a brand new Hitachi Deskstar 1TB Hard Drive I’m already hearing grinding noises from it. With thousands of pictures, videos, and important files for work, I need to backup my drive before I lose them permanently. How do I do this?

The iPhone vs. Galaxy S Drop Test

Almost everyone I know has dropped their smart phones, cameras,  lenses, and other expensive gear at least once in their life. Although most of us do not intentionally drop our gear, a bunch of brave people decided to do a drop test between the new iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S. Enjoy!

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The End of Blurry Pictures is Coming

Out of focus shots have been a problem for many photographers but fear no more… it seems that geniuses from Adobe have created a way to deblur images through just a couple of clicks.

The new Apple iPhone 4S

It looks exactly like the iPhone 4 but the iPhone 4S is grabbing the interests among many smartphone users. It also seems that it is also raising eyebrows among the compact digital camera market and let me explain why…

What are SD Card Class differences?

SanDisk 32GB Class 4

The other day, a friend of mine asked me about SD (Secure Digital) memory card class differences. My friend told me that while she looked around eBay for deals on a 32GB SDHC card for her recently purchased GoPro, she noticed that the SD cards were classified by class numbers, something she did not realize until recently. She asked which she should get… I told her the higher the number the better.  I thought I’d share this little info about SD class types with all of you…  

Dslr Simulator

Canon Viewfinder

Now it is possible to learn the basics of photography without buying a nice dslr camera.