Given what Lensbaby has created in recent times, I have to say that I’m pretty excited for the new Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Edge 35mm Optic. Years ago, I accepted that one never bought Lensbaby lenses for the image quality per se in terms of sharpness and such–but instead they’re bought for their unique look and take on the world. Getting that in camera is often much more fun than working in post-production to do it. But then there is their manual nature where it actively requires the photographer to be more painstaking and take a bigger part of the image making process. For portrait shooting, landscapes, architecture, still life, and the slower types of photography this works out perfectly fine.
The Fujifilm X-Pro 2 is used and loved by photographers all over the globe. The Rangefinder style camera with the excellent X-Trans III sensor is loved because of its gorgeous retro looks, it’s ease of use, and the quality of the images it puts out. Expectations are high for the Fujifilm X-Pro 3, and nothing but the best will please Fujifilm fans. A recent report suggests that the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 could hit store shelves later on this year. There’s a lot riding on this release, and this is what we think it will take to really win people over.
I’m going to move on past the fact that I just referred to myself in the third person and instead focus on the crux of why you probably clicked on this link: you want to know how I do travel work with the Sony a7r III and what’s in my every day carry kit for work. While I adore my Fujifilm gear, not all of my lenses are weather sealed and so I’m sort of limited in certain situations. But all of the lenses and cameras that I own for Sony are weather resistant, and so for that reason combined with their compact size, I tend to bring them with me when I need to get actual work done for the site. While I’m a good enough photographer where I can use anything that you put in my hands, the Sony a7r III provides me with lots of resolution, versatility, performance, and a lightweight package that is also really small.
If you want to capture images of the world around you, and you want your images to reflect the true beauty of nature and everything that it has to offer, you’re going to need to look into high resolution cameras. There are plenty of high resolution cameras on the market today, but the Megapixel monsters we will share with you here are the best of the best. These beasts have truly incredible dynamic range capabilities, gorgeous color rendering abilities, they will capture every single blade of grass, and they are all built like tanks so that they can survive being in the great outdoors.
So, you’ve decided to move on from your smartphone camera and get a DSLR or mirrorless camera so you can practice photography more seriously. After figuring out your camera’s controls, you can either start shooting right away on Program or Auto mode, or get full control over how your photos will turn out by learning how to set the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. If the second option sounds interesting to you, we have just the right tutorial to help you get started.
Photographer Tony Gale is our next guest on Inside the Photographer’s Mind. Our next guest of our once-a-month interview series Inside the Photographer’s Mind is Tony Gale. Tony is a man of many hats. When he isn’t shooting advertising or editorial jobs, he’s working with corporate clients or doing a multitude of other things. The Brooklyn based …
We have yet another bunch of treats for all of you who are still in search of the next outstanding piece of photography and history to make part of your collection. This time, it’s a couple of rare vintage prints by the iconic photojournalist Arthur Usher Fellig, better known for his pseudonym Weegee.
When was the last time you had any of your photos printed? Or even bought or received a printed photo? For those who can’t recall, it may be difficult to answer the premise of this article. For those who had an answer straight away, printed photos could still have a place in their home, work space, or office. But for the most part, printing out photos has become more exception than the norm as of late. Hence the question, where does the printed photo belong today, especially considering the generation whose photos immediately end up on social media?
The Pentax K1 Mk II was launched in March of 2018 with little fanfare. Its predecessor the K1 launched in 2016 and made much more of an impact due to the fact that it was Pentax’s first Full Frame DSLR. The camera introduced features that had never been seen before in a DSLR, and the 36 Megapixel sensor was capable of producing beautiful images. So why there was so little excitement in regards to the K1 Mk II? The K1 Mk II is almost the exact same camera as the K1. The body is the same, the sensor is the same, the main image processing unit is the same; the only changes are an additional processing unit which works in tandem with the main processor, a slightly faster autofocusing system, higher ISO output, and a new hand held pixel shift mode. Are these updates really enough to make it a worthwhile buy over the now cheaper, Pentax K1? Let’s find out.
There’s nothing quite like being out in nature and seeing wild animals roam the plains and the countryside, capturing images of them though can be quite tricky without the right equipment. Fortunately there are some truly impressive super zoom lenses on the market that are surprisingly affordable. The super zoom lenses and accessories we will be sharing with you offer outstanding value for money, and they will help you to capture our four legged and winged friends with ease.