Saturday, December 12, 2015

When photographing seriously, seriously, take off your sunglasses. Especially if you are using an EVF....

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If you wear polarized sunglasses you will have difficulties using an EVF. There is a cancellation effect that makes viewing the whole fr...

The camera I just recommended to everyone who asked me this holiday season, "Which camera should I buy for someone who.......????"

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It happens. You are a professional photographer. Your friends have this idea that you must know everything about every facet of the imag...

A triptych from Berlin in Fall of 2013.

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Need to do some online shopping? Here's a link to five good photo books and one fun novel: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...

In a San Antonio shop window. Near the San Fernando Cathedral.

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I love walking through the streets with a camera. It's a great excuse to get some exercise and stay intimately familiar with your ...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Taking a new look at an older lens. The Nikkor 135mm f2.0. ai.

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I've been on a search for the right 135mm lens for a while now. I've had the Rokinon 135 f2.0 in and out of my shopping cart on ...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

An old blog post about making portraits. Reprised by popular demand.

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http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2011/09/portraits-what-really-happens-in-good.html I just re-read it and I like it better than I did...

It's getting to feel a lot like Christmas....

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Nothing warms me up for the holidays quite like bouncing back and forth between seasonal plays like David Sedaris's, Santaland Dia...