About a year ago and some months, my wife (girlfriend then) and I were cruising along the highway on a motorbike. Suddenly without notice, my Smartphone plopped out of my pocket and fell hard on the road. As if it was not enough, a huge-ass bus behind us finished the little gizmo off into little tiny pieces. Back to using my trusty old N3310 again.
Until recently, I got this, the new Nokia 6300:
Sleek, nice and spiffy. Easily connects to a PC too with a USB. Came with a 128mb micro-SD card. Best of all, it came with Sudoko, a very useful game if you got lots of time to burn away.
(More of this set, here.)
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Photos by Ryan Macalandag
Gear: Nikon D80, SB-600, white illustration board
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Gear: Nokia 6300
Gear: Shoot Thru Umbrella
Basically, the output and diffusion level of a white umbrella and the silver one can be the same really if used skillfully. But the main difference is that you can actually stick the shoot-through nearer to the subject to get more of the wrapping effect of a huge light.
Here's the set-up of the photo above:
Had I used the silver version, the umbrella would have to be much farther from the subject. 
The lovely light fall-off on my semi-clenched hand also shows the effect of the white umbrella being really near. The light source is now bigger which translates to a more softer light.
Learn to Light at Strobist.
(More of this set, here.)
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Photos by Ryan Macalandag
Gear: Nikon D80, SB-600, umbrella, lightstand
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