Blog | Samuel Webster - Part 9

Samuel Webster

Backing a Loser: iSnack 2.0 and Advertising Ethics.
September 30, 2009
There are others who try to manipulate the social media beast, grab its tail and force it into a cycle of banality. Sometimes the manipulation is harmless, a simple viral video or Kanye West meme, but some manipulations may have greater consequences.
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50mm Challenge.
September 22, 2009
The exceptional thing to the 50mm challenge is that you cannot zoom with a prime lens. So to make a new composition you have to move, and in doing so, the perspective shifts… You cannot get sneaky candids at 20ft…
It was an amazing challenge, but incredibly liberating in its restriction.
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New desktop PC – your opinion?
September 2, 2009
So my current laptop has proved unreliable after 4 years of trusty service. It overheats, and just generally has issues and as a result I’ve had to wipe and reinstall twice in the last six months, so… i’m looking at a replacement with a good backup system. A friend has recommended these parts for a new desktop and I have a 1TB external I plan to have as a scheduled back up (once a week for standard files, once a…
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Press: Will he WriteIt again? (The Advocate)
July 2, 2009
When National Youth Week contacted me two weeks ago, I was surprised. It seemed that someone from the local paper (obviously from the ilk of Madonna and Prince and referred to on the phone only as “Jessica”) wanted to write a feature on me.
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For the Children: A tribute to the King of Pop
June 27, 2009
Michael Jackson, to us, was a fiction and a hero. A god of music we never entirely believed was real. Though his own childhood remained for many years a dark secret, he illuminated our lives with an imagination, grace and talent in abundance.
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Review: we unfold (Rafael Bonachela – Sydney Dance Company)
April 30, 2009
Review for Trespass Magazine
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DIY Ring Flash
April 24, 2009
How to make a ringflash adapter out of household items.
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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know…
April 20, 2009
or… “Why I Read and Write The Way I Do”
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The Other Side
April 19, 2009
A synaesthetic connection between a man and his other.
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The Affairs
April 13, 2009
Promotional Photos for ‘The Affairs’ (with video!)
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Keepsakes: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
April 13, 2009
A real letter should be worth keeping. It is not mundane or banal, it is tactile and sentimental.
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Terminal Beach (Stuart Hamm)
April 7, 2009
Performed by Samuel Webster on a Yamaha John Myung Signature 6-String Electric Bass
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James Morrison Sextet (Twilights at Taronga)
March 27, 2009
James Morrison and his band live at Taronga Zoo (March 2009)
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As the great psychologist Britney Spears once said… Wait, what?
March 24, 2009
Originally written for Trespass – March 16th, 2009 When I signed up to write for Trespass I never imagined I would be writing about Britney Spears. Our masters editors-in-chief Liv and Sarah stressed ‘smart gloss’ and I fell for the motto hook, line and sinker. I would be making a difference to the collective consciousness, inspiring the masses, delivering sweet theoretical things to the mentally sweet toothed, and extending my imagery one comma too far. But here I am, with…
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Capturing the Streets: A safe guide to urban photography
March 15, 2009
Optometrists of the world rejoice! This is the age of the visual and people want to watch.
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