If you want to be a better photographer you need to practice. I do it all the time. Practice is stellar because you can give yourself an assignment and have no one looking over your shoulder. I was in Nashville on a speaking/judging trip for the Tennessee Professional Photographers Association
A fisheye lens may be exactly what you need in your photography bag. Here are seven reasons why. 1. Instant creativity Instant creativity is the number one reason why I love fisheye lenses. There have been times in which I have been doing night photography and was stuck or distracted.
Ever since I tried out the Olympus M.Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO lens a few years back, I’ve been hooked. Not only have I used it for some unique architecture and landscape views, I’ve also found a way to integrate it into what I do for work. While some people
I recently photographed an early 1900s abandoned farmhouse in the Mojave Desert with photographer Anthony Donofrio. While exploring, I came across a living room with some extremely weathered sofa and rocking chair. The scene was busy, and I wanted the attention to be squarely on the furniture. However, I also
The 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens is on loan to me from Olympus, and after using it just a bit, I’m pretty close to buying a copy for myself. That should give you an idea of what I think of it. The lens is light and super sharp, providing an interesting
I recently got back from a trip down to North Carolina and had the chance to go back and visit Duke University, a place I first visited in 2017. While it rained most of my first trip there, I was lucky this time around to finally capture the campus in
A couple of months ago one of my Photofocus posts Fifteen MM Fisheye Fun touched on how versatile this seemingly special purpose lens is. Here’s more. What is a Fisheye lens? Fisheye lenses come in two flavors, curvilinear and circular. A circular fisheye lens shows the photograph as a circle.
