Art

Hipstamatic is not really my cup of tea

by Mário Pires 22.12.2010 Art

Hipstamatic is a popular photo application for the iPhone, even photojournalist are using it, so i bought it to see what all the fuss was about. After a very short time i found that this application doesn’t really suits my shooting habits. I take pictures with the iPhone just like any other camera i use, [...]

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Iphone 4, a clear winner

by Mário Pires 09.12.2010 Art

After roughly four months using the iPhone 4 i must say that for mobile photography it is clearly the best platform. The hardware is very good, but that’s just the base. It’s the wonderful applications that are part of the iOS operating system that raise it form good to wonderful. I take pictures with it [...]

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The art of looking sideways – Recomended reading

by Mário Pires 15.08.2010 Art

I highly recommend this book if you are interested in any form of art, it’s millions times better than a “how to be like anybody else…” manual.

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Recently added to my library

by Mário Pires 06.08.2010 Art

I added these books to my library, actual physical books are a thing i can’t do without. Be it on-line, or on a local bookstore i can’t resist them. I feel the need to constantly augmenting my understanding of art and it’s world, so that i can became better as a creator and workshop trainer. [...]

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7 Visões no Chiado – Presentation

by Mário Pires 03.03.2010 Art

Texto de Apresentação da Exposição “7 Visões no Chiado“ O Chiado é uma das zonas mais emblemática de Lisboa. Há muito que está presente nas letras portuguesas e faz parte dos hábitos da capital. Muitos dos seus ex-libris são igualmente lugares comuns fotográficos. Ao aceitar o desafio de fotografar o Chiado, apenas tinha a certeza [...]

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7 Visões no Chiado – A inauguração e uma foto

by Mário Pires 26.02.2010 Art

A exposição está oficialmente inaugurada! The show is open!

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Chiado project – The editing sessions

by Mário Pires 25.02.2010 Art

After 3 photo sessions, i found myself with hundreds of photos and a short time to edit the whole thing into 7 photos that could satisfy my urge for achieving the absolute best photos i could create. I had to organize each file with layers, and groups, so that editing could not turn into a [...]

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