The Totally Mental CRISP WEEKEND on www.versluis.com
You heard the man – this weekend EXCLUSIVELY at http://www.versluis.com I’ve got something special for y’all: I’ll be sitting here eating one crisp packet per hour and will post the empty packet right here on the site, every hour on the hour (until the server crashes). Each time this happens, I’ll send our a tweet …
Careful what you Tweet for – How Twitter changed my life
Ever mentioned something casually on Twitter, and got replies and help from people you don’t even know? Here’s what keeps happening to me – it’s impressive! I’ve signed up to Twitter in 2008, ever since it became apparent that all the internet hipsters are on it. Thought I shouldn’t miss out on something that could …
How to Change Your Domain While Keeping Your Search Engine Ranking
I found this very interesting article on how to add bits and bobs to your .htaccess file, which then redirects one domain to another. The great thing about this is that – as the title suggests – you can keep you search engine rankings. The downside is that doing it this way requires hosting – …
How to contact Yahoo Customer Services
I love Yahoo! I’ve been with them since 2000, and their free web-based email is one of a kind. In fact I’ve been so excited that I pay them $25 a year for Mail Plus, with better Spam protection and the fact I don’t get bamboozled by freaking adverts anymore. A good price to pay …
How to upgrade PHP on CentOS 5
I’ve learnt a lot since this article went up – including how to do this properly. This article is left here for historic purposes. Read how to upgrade PHP on CentOS 5 on my other site The WordPress Guru Original Article: An account of events – not dramatized yesterday, 09:12 Idea: The need for amazing …
How to shoot at 30.000 ISO and still see pictures
The other day I spoke to the biggest source of knowledge himself, Mr. Paul Weston. We were chatting away about all things darkrooms and photography, when he told me a fascinating tip I can’t wait to try out: develop a film to become incredibly sensitive to light. Films like Delta 3200 or HP5 allow you …
Concept: Cigarette Machines
Style: Social Documentary with community input. Topic: Outdoor Cigarette Machines in Germany, possibly other European countries Synopsis: Although smokers are just as much frowned upon in Germany as they are here, one thing remains commonplace ever since the seventies, almost on every street corner: Cigarette Machines Even the tiniest little cul-de-sac back alley in Germany …
Concept: Fashion Victims
Style Portraits / Street Photography Number of Images loads – this could become an ongoing project with communty input Synopsis We went down to Camden Market this weekend, and although I’ve been there every day this week for lunch, I’ve never taken the time to explore the stables until yesterday. So much wacky and off-the-wall …
New Category: Random Concepts
There’s an old saying that goes “write down your ideas – otherwise you’ll forget them”. Very true, especially a few months or years down the line, just when you’ve run out of ideas, and you’ve got time on your hands without a clue how to seize it wisely. This can often lead to depression and …
First Shots from my Holga with Aperture Mod
This is exciting: I’ve just scanned two rolls of film shot with my modded Holga 120SF! As I said yesterday, I always wanted a larger switchable aperture on Holga. Even in the slightest bit of shade, Holga pictures are too dark (that’s 299 days of the year in the UK). I’ve now got a working switch in …
I’ve modded my first ever Holga 120SF
Big news: You remember the first ever Holga camera I’ve bought? The 120SF (plastic lens, no tripod mount, no bulb switch, no colour flash)? Well guess what: I’ve taken a screwdriver, some superglue, a drill bit and increased the aperture by two or three stops using this very detailed article by Mark Hahn. By default, …
Panorama Shoot-Out, Part 7: Fisheye Holga
When the colour-splash Holga came out, I knew I had to have one! It had a tripod mount and a bulb setting too – nowadays the standard for Holgas – but it wasn’t pre 2006. This one also has a glass lens, and a dedicated 6×6 gate. Lomography were selling it for a lot more …