Korean Photography Blog

For those of you who missed it, the Fire Festivals around were lit up last night to bring in the good luck for the year to come. Ulsan’s festival was the biggest that I have ever seen it! Since 2003, this particular festival has been little more than a gathering of people and a bonfire. This year, I guess with the new landscaped area, was an actual “event”

This is one of the few festivals that brings Korea back to its roots. Visitors to the festival, held along side the Taehwa River in Ulsan, got to see performances, Korean folk singing and a lot of fire. I was actually surprised at how many people showed up. The event seemed like it went off without a hitch. The vast improvement in Ulsan is amazing to see. Events like these are what make me glad I live here in Korea.

As for myself, I was happy to have got the chance to meet up with the very talented photographer J. Griffin Stewart. I have checked out his site and it is amazing! He has some great work and I hope to be collaborating with him on more events and photographic things in the future. You can check out his site HERE or in the sidebar over there======>

Griffin also gave me the address of the much hidden “Canon A/S Center” which does that wonderful job of cleaning dirty sensors. Something that I have been needing to do for a long time now and have been just too lazy to do. How do you know if you have a dirty sensor? The easiest way is set your lens to F/22 and take a few shots on a white background. IF you live here in Korea just take a few shots of your apartment’s walls. IF you sensor is dirty, you will see black marks consistently across all the shots. For 10,000 won, the Canon A/S center will clean you camera and your sensor. Thanks Griffin for the information!