Thursday, August 13, 2015

Renae in the leather chair. Studio at 500 San Marcos Street. Hasselblad, Hasselblad, Hasselblad. Click directly on the image to see it unencumbered.

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I know how I'm supposed to do the blog but I got bored with it and decided to post something big and beautiful. This is Renae who tr...
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I'm taking credit for a new photo-geek term. While Ming Thein and Lloyd Chambers have appropriated Erwin Put's "Micro Contrast" I am officially laying claim to "Nano Acuity." Which I will now describe as the detail within the micro contrast....

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"I have such high standards that most people can't even understand the parameters around which my standards are fabricated and ...
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Sorry for the brief absence. Unlike the permanent workshop guys and gear reviewers I actually like to work in the field of commercial photography. It makes the stories more true.

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Portrait of Kirk amidst the crane trucks. How am I defining "professional photographer" these days? It would mean: the peo...
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Monday, August 10, 2015

In Praise of good, cheap lenses. Let's start with the Nikon 50mm f1.8G.

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I had a little revelation on Friday. I'd been getting comfortable with the new D750 but in the momentary compulsion to aim for perfec...
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Sunday, August 09, 2015

Elinchrom Lights Need a New Home. Too Crowded in Their Current Environment. Swiss Flash, Cheap.

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Elinchrom D-Lite4 it I was out impulse shopping last week and came across a set of lights in a case that I couldn't pass up for ...
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Reader, Ken, helps me open a new bag of worms. "Do I miss the GH4?" Do I feel I have the right tools for the job? (worms no longer come in cans....).

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August. Every day over 100(f). This is the month to spend time at Barton Springs. Everything seems to move so fast for photographers...
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Thursday, August 06, 2015

What sort of camera madness have I participated in today? Oh, I remember, I swam the masters workout and then headed to Precision Camera to buy a brand new camera. I really, really needed one. Hmmm.

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The Nikon D750 with the reasonably good 24-120mm zoom lens. August is a dangerous month. Fraught with all kinds of odd impulses. Way ...
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