Sony SEL50F18 E50mm F1.8 portrait lens

Just wanted to share some information on the Sony SEL50F18 E50mm F1.8 portrait lens for the NEX system.

You can learn more about this lens on the Sony website; if you're interested in this potentially wonderful prime lens and how it performs then check out this link for some excellent samples and the beautiful bokeh...dreamy.

Black & white photography to enjoy

As an avid (correction...fanatical!) follower of Digital Photography Review, I stumbled across a good example of some black & white photography.

Click here to visit the forum thread.

Flexslider - a jQuery slider plugin

Today, I stumbled across this rather nice jQuery slider (I know, another one!): Flexslider

Check out the advanced options page, as it has a nice looking version there, as shown in the above screengrab...good stuff!

The Slidorion - a combination of image slider and an accordion

We've all seen countless wonderful JQuery image sliders and accordions but rarely do we come across one that does both! Introducing Slidorion - a combination of image slider and an accordion.

The author sums it nicely: A combination of an image slider and an accordion, the Slidorion displays beautiful images along with a variable length description. With slides linked to each tab, and accompanied by a large array of effects, the Slidorion is a great alternative to the traditional jQuery slider.

Concrete5 Subscriptions Add-On

For those of you using the excellent Concrete5 CMS framework, here is an add-on for handling subscriptions; it's called Simple Subscriptions. In summary, and I quote: "Want to require a recurring payment to access certain parts of your website? This is the easiest way to get from a standard Concrete5 website to a subscription service! Great for membership sites too."

http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/simple-subscriptions/

Modx, eForm and form validation

For those of you using the excellent CMS Modx, here's a snippet of information you may find useful. A website I created, with Modx, also has a contact form, utilising the eForm snippet and parser. I enabled Captcha in the settings and added the necessary calls to invoke the Captcha on the contact form. However, whilst the Captcha did appear to be working, and checking for validation on submit, the Captcha image wasn't being rendered. I figure the server the website is hosted on doesn't have the necessary libraries installed to do so, so another method was called for.

I stumbled across an article which describes how to use a built-in eForm technique, and a tiny bit of CSS (one line actually), and I'm happy to report that it works! Visit the link below to learn more:

http://bigbuddymarketing.com/eliminate-spam-in-modx-eform-without-captcha

Manufacture dEssai

I really like the fashion photography on this website, check it out.

http://www.manufacturedessai.it/it/

Recent photography by Theo

Here is a collage of some photos I've taken of my beautiful wife. A Canon 5D MKII and a Canon EF 70-200 2.8L IS lens were used to take the photographs.

Post processing involved Canon RAW software, Adobe Photoshop and Snapseed on the iPad.

Enjoy.

For more of my photos please visit www.arachni.co.uk

Canon EF 24-70 mm F/2.8 L USM lens for sale

I'm selling my wonderful Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM lens on eBay - check it out!
The lens is in MINT condition, no marks or scratches. It comes with a UV filter in place, for extra protection, a Canon carry case, and lens caps. I've looked after this lens, so it is like new.

Click here to view my lens on eBay

Canon EF 70-200mm f 2.8L IS USM lens for sale

I'm selling my wonderful Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM lens on eBay - check it out!
The lens is in MINT condition, no marks or scratches. It comes with a UV filter in place, for extra protection, a leather Canon carry case, and lens caps. I've looked after this lens, so it is like new.

Click here to view my lens on eBay

Compare game prices and more...

Check out these websites for comparing game prices, and an online shop a friend recommended to me.

http://www.shopto.net

http://www.best-game-price.co.uk/

Photography and more. Enjoy.

http://www.organicgrid.com/#/home

Slides: a rather nice JQuery slideshow plugin

If you're a fan of JQuery and slideshow components, then take a look at this cool example:

http://slidesjs.com/

JQuery Featured List component

Check out this awesome JQuery "Featured List" component; easy to configure and setup, and looks great too.

http://www.bitrepository.com/stylish-your-featured-items-using-an-interactive-jquery-widget.html?awt_l=DK3Pp&awt_m=JTK4MVez8KYCLV

Source: http://jqueryglobe.com/article/feature-list
Demo: http://jqueryglobe.com/labs/feature_list/

// UPDATE
The links above no longer work, as at October 2011, so I've found another featured list JQuery component.

http://webdeveloperplus.com/jquery/featured-content-slider-using-jquery-ui/

Convert Adobe Photoshop PSD files into Wordpress themes

Convert Adobe Photoshop PSD files into Wordpress themes using Divine Free Edition, you can read about it here:
http://www.bitrepository.com/divine-free-edition.html?awt_l=DK3Pp&awt_m=JTK4MVez8KYCLV

And visit the site proper here: http://www.divine-project.com/

Enjoy!