One of the reasons why many professional photographers opt to shoot in RAW as opposed to JPEG is the versatility that RAW files offer during post-processing. RAW files are unprocessed images that contain all of the data your camera sensor is capable of capturing, whereas JPEGs are compressed files that have already been processed by your camera and contain significantly less information for you to work with during post. While you can certainly manipulate JPEGs in post-production, the wealth of data stored within each RAW file gives you significantly more freedom when processing your images. RAW editors give you near limitless possibilities to fine-tune the White Balance, Exposure, HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Lightness/Luminance), as well as a myriad of other values, allowing you to create a final image that matches your unique aesthetic and vision. In this tutorial, we will be focusing solely on HSL adjustments.
Once in a while, we put the spotlight on some rare, original prints by iconic photographers instead of cameras and gear for our noteworthy vintage finds. Among these are Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Self-Portrait, Bert Stein’s worksheet from the Last Sitting with Marilyn Monroe, and a framed Ansel Adams print. Today, we’re adding a signed Henri Cartier-Bresson print to the pile. Whether you’re a street photography enthusiast, a Cartier-Bresson fan, or simply an avid collector of iconic photography, you might want to check this out.
After reviewing the Sigma 40mm f1.4 lens, the Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art was a relief to handle–a smaller lens in almost every way, 28mm is also one of my favorite focal lengths. Photographers who often reach for this focal length are street photographers, travelers, and even those just looking to photograph just for fun. It is an incredibly useful focal length and works well in the documentary process. The Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art is weather sealed, fast to focus, and delivers beautiful image quality. In fact, I’d like to call the image quality that we get here “cinematic.”
If you have been wanting to join team Fujifilm now’s the time to do it. There are some excellent camera deals that come bundled with accessories galore, and there are major savings to be had on Fujifilm lenses too. You can pick up a Fujifilm XT-2 bundle for just $1,099, and an XT-3 bundle with 18-55mm lens for $1,699! The GFX 50R is also on sale. Right now you can pick up this Medium Format beast with the GF 63mm lens for $4,999. That’s a savings of just under $1,000! The lens deals are just as good. The Fujifilm 56mm 1.2 is the cheapest we’ve seen it at $749 (with kit), and you can save $400 on the Fujifilm 40-150mm f2.8. There are also deals on accessories, software, and tutorials too.
“Do you feel like photography is helping you with body confidence and helping you with where you are?” asks Dan to Boudoir Photographer Jen Rozenbaum in our latest video. Jen goes on to relate about how she’s been finding a way to turn her battle with cancer into something beautiful. And if you’ve been following the famous photographer, you’ll know just about what that journey has been like for her.
On the last episode of Inside the Photographer’s Mind, we spoke with Geoffrey Berliner of the Penumbra Foundation. Geoffrey has an interesting background. He loved photography growing up, and then got into repairing fountain pens and other things, then came back to photography. Geoff is now one of the people who runs Penumbra and arguably the face of the organization. If you aren’t familiar with them, they’re an organization that specializes in the super old school photography techniques. It’s all about doing things slowly and with magic.
In their latest Kickstarter update, Reflex announced that they’re now on track to finalize the Reflex I 35mm SLR camera with the decision to make the shutters in-house. This follows their previous announcement on not being able to secure a suitable shutter unit at an affordable price.
Diffusion: in regards to photography, this is the softening of light as it pertains to the quality of it. There is hard light which is often much less diffused while soft light is very diffused. Diffusion can break things known as specular highlights–which are little bits of light and details that come out due to the illumination found with light. Flash duration and a number of other things also play a role. But with diffusion, light’s super powers can be nullified.
Over the last 10 years or so the world of photography has changed immensely. The rise of smartphones and the cameras that they house have had a massive impact on the camera market. As time has gone on, and as smartphone cameras have improved, more and more people are opting to just use the camera in their pockets rather than a dedicated camera. It’s this behavior that has Canon and others running scared, and it’s why Canon believes that the camera market could plunge 50% in just two years. Join us after the break to find out more about what Canon has had to say about this.
Have you heard of onion bokeh? If you’ve been speaking to those within the more tech oriented side of the industry in the past few months, you’ll have heard a whole lot about this. It’s the new thing that photographers and engineers have been perfectly okay with for years and years but now suddenly aren’t–and in all candidness, I think that it’s one of the dumbest things that I’ve heard in years.