Archive for November, 2011
Review: Olympus 45mm f1.8 MSC
As the other MSC prime lens in the Olympus line up of Micro Four Thirds glass, the 45mm f1.8 is one that will help many prime users complete their entire lineup of fast prime lenses…or at least it promises to. Though many reviews have tested the lens in shooting many various and random things, we’ve felt that many of the reviewers have neglected to test it for what it was designed for. As a fast aperture focal length that equates to 90mm, this lens was designed to shoot portraits.
And that’s exactly what we did on both the EPM1 and EP2. Yesterday, we shot fashion with the lens. And soon we will feature a full portrait session with the lens and a ring light.
Using the Olympus 45mm f1.8 To Shoot Street Fashion
After hanging out on Tumblr, one starts to quickly see just how much the community and users really love street fashion. Indeed, since The Sartorialist took off, there have been many blogs that have tried to mimic Scott’s work. One thing that they also love is small cameras. When Olympus sent me the 45mm f1.8 to review, I started thinking about what I’d shoot with it. Everyone has shot some of the most random objects and things with it; but no one seems to have used it for exactly what it was designed for: portraits.
Until now: this is a post dedicated to my experience of using the Olympus 45mm f1.8 on my Olympus EP2 as a portrait lens and shooting photos of people with cameras that are dressed quite spiffy.
Introduction to Studio Lighting: The Downloadable PDF Guide
Recently, my very good buddy Joey Quintero gave an amazing presentation on studio lighting at the B&H Event Space. Many people have been asking for the PDF of the presentation so that they can follow along for themselves.
I present to you, said PDF via Rapidshare.
Also be sure to check out Joey’s website to see some of his instruction in practice.
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Editor in Chief Chris Gampat’s Favorite Items from 2011
This past year has been an interesting one for me as the site’s Editor in Chief and founder. Many products have gone in and out of my hands, and sometimes there are even more than I can remember. However, there are a key bunch that stood out to me: and here they are.
Should I Buy An f/2.8 Or f/4.0 Lens?
This is a question we hear quite often here at The Phoblographer. Both f-stops are very popular and are on many of todays most popular lenses. Of course if this was the only factor to the question, my answer would be hands-down the 2.8 since it is a full stop faster than the other. But it’s not quite that simple is it?
