I’ve heard Joe McNally say, “If you want more interesting pictures, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” I’ve also heard it said, “If you want to make better pictures, become a better person.” I find that is true whether I’m photographing my neighbor, a longtime client, my own family,
Environmental portraits show people in their place and their habitat. The environment sets the mood and the place of the story, and a single look at the photograph can tell you what the story is about. Let me show you three things I think about as I light the background
When you buy a fast lens with a bright aperture, like f/1.8, you go crazy making photos with a super-shallow depth of field. You photograph flowers where only one stamen is in focus, and you shoot people with super blurry backgrounds, and it’s lots of fun using the thin slice
We have already seen quite a few new cameras in 2022; however, we don’t think we’ve seen everything from manufacturers yet. Here we are in July 2022, over half the year gone, and we have already been blessed with a plethora of new cameras. Canon has launched the EOS R5C,
Micro Four Thirds has a pretty good selection of really neat lenses. Oddly, a lot of those are third-party. It’s nice to see Panasonic and Leica get together to make a couple of really cool lenses. The Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 ASPH is one of those lenses. The Panasonic Leica 10-25mm
As a person who shoots a ton of film, I’ve been looking at Fuji X-series cameras for a while. Fuji has retro looks. They have the feel of a film camera. They even produce some film-like JPEG images easily. Would switching from Micro Four Thirds be worth it? Making the
Things have been pretty quiet on the micro four-thirds (M4/3) front for some time now, however, all of this is set to change next month at the annual CP+ event. The CP+ (Camera and Photo Imaging Show) event page has recently been updated to show that Panasonic and OM DIgital
I have owned and have been using the Panasonic Lumix S5 for the best part of a year now. It has a feature list longer than your arm, however it uses the much-derided DFD contrast-only autofocus system. Find out how this camera performs in the real world in my long-term
“Proper tool for the proper job, tell them what you used.” Was a quote from my Panasonic mentor Tom Curley. The quote was in response to my question, “When I’m speaking, sponsored by Panasonic, what if I am showing an image by another camera manufacturer during my presentation?” I knew
Birding is one of the most popular hobbies in the world (almost as popular as photography), and when I was a park ranger I learned two tips from birders which help me be more efficient using my telephoto lenses. I use these tips every time I use a long lens,
This morning, Panasonic announced the release of a new iteration of its popular GH5 micro-four thirds camera, the GH5 II. The camera features up to 10-bit 4K60p video capture, as well as improved autofocus and live-streaming. The camera uses the same 20.3-megapixel CMOS sensor as the GH5, but it features
This morning, Panasonic announced its Lumix S5 full-frame mirrorless camera. Featuring a compact and lightweight design, the S5 boasts a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and Venus Engine. The camera offers impressive specs for both stills and video, including UHD 4K60 with 10-bit internal recording. On the stills side, the camera supports
