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Zack Arias, just another crazy old goat. Like myself folks, he feels that a rangefinder mirrorless experience is the best of photographic life. He's also either plagued by the voice of a departed Bresson spirit, or he could be onto something enlightened with his internal...
Zack Arias, just a...
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[caption id="attachment_3847" align="aligncenter" width="680"] The First US Public Exhibition of Genesis on the walls at Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA[/caption]
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has spent much of the past nine years trekking to the farthest reaches of the globe, to the last wild...
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[caption id="attachment_3780" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Leica PR Photo[/caption]
Picking up cues from Apple Computer's retail theme, Leica brings it's Brand to retailing with this first grand experiment. From the outside, the new Leica Los Angeles store looks much like one of the many other upscale boutique stores that surround...
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Last June, FujiFilm issued their lens development "roadmap" (see chart below) for the two XF mount cameras at the time, the XPro-1 and X-E1. I purchased my X-E1 with the highly regarded and most excellent 35mm f/1.4, deciding to place my bet on Fuji evolving this camera...
Last June, FujiFilm issued the...
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FUJIFILM today announces X-Pro1 and X-E1 firmware updates to offer faster AF and the addition of a “Focus Peak Highlight” function
The upgrades will provide improved AF performance for all FUJINON XF lenses and, amongst other benefits, will add a ‘Focus Peak Highlight’ function for manual...
FUJIFILM today announces X-P...
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I am reposting below Roger Cicala's blog post of "A Photography Consumer's Bill of Rights" in its entirety. I could not agree more with Roger's position that these should be basic consumer rights for retail photography products sold here in the United States. Unfortunately, the situations do...
I am reposting below Roger C...
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Back once again from Calgary Alberta, Chris Nichols joins with studio still portrait photographer Rob Caleffi to test the new Fiilex P360 and P200 lighting setup inside Rob's working studio. Rob normally shoots his still portraits using powerful professional grade flash, so it makes for a...
Back once again from Calgary...
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The Light Inside: Dance at Princeton from Jon Roemer on Vimeo.
My good friend and kindred spirit Jon Roemer did a blog post this week that caught my attention, as I hope it will yours. I've followed this project from its initial shoot for the vertical print...
The Light Inside: Dance at...
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From: OutBackPhoto.Net
We like to use zoom lenses. That is why we got the Fuji X 18-55mm normal zoom. But we also like to use a tele range. That is why we ordered the new Fuji X 55-200mm zoom (a range from 82.5-300mm in terms of...
From: OutBackPhoto.Net
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From http://www.productionhub.com we bring you an interview from the 2013 Cine Gear Los Angeles Expo with August Bradley, a photographer turned cinematographer who has been using Carl Zeiss lenses since he began in the industry. Camera lenses from Carl Zeiss are used by millions of...
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Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo.
I've never been a mountain climber. I don't have the strength, endurance or the desire to undertake extreme sports in extreme locations. I can appreciate what a great story it can make though. For this...
Everest -A time lapse shor...
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These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, freelance director of films, boarder of story, sometimes public speaker, and a former Pixar Animation Story Artist. Emma has since moved on to directing her own projects and advising others how to make theirs. Reading her great blog at...
These rules were originally tw...
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Tim Tadder Water Wigs from Light Gangster on Vimeo.
I've been to some interesting photo shoots in my day, but none as wild as this one. Stop motion flash photography has the power to freeze everything that moves by using extremely fast shutter speeds. For a...
Tim Tadder Water Wigs from...
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CAPTAIN T&T (2013) - A Short Film from Christopher Guinness on Vimeo.
I can still remember back when the local movie theatre in my hometown ran a Saturday Double Feature for youngsters like myself. Often, those double features were both from the same director. Those were...
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I've Got A Secret from TheCameraForum on Vimeo.
I've got a secret, and it is called FotoMagico 4 from Boinx Software Ltd. I'll share my secret as the story continues below, but first some backstory about the footage and stills used in the making of "I've Got...
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Canon 5D Mark II HDR Video from Neumann Films on Vimeo.
Working with a variety of the latest tools available are producing some amazing results. One such tool that is getting wide attention lately is Magic Lantern. Magic Lantern? No, this is not some new type...
Canon 5D Mark II HDR Video...
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