Friday, July 29, 2016

Photographing small products at high magnification with the Rokinon (Samyang) 100mm f2.8 Macro lens. Tight on White.

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The Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, La. The photo above is just for decoration. It was taken with an iPhone. It really ha...
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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Every project has its own set of surprises. It's how you handle the unexpected stuff that determines the success of your photographic assignment.

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the Samsung NX cameras are long gone but I always found their lenses oddly photogenic... Ben and I left Austin on Monday, bound fo...
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A follow up on the travel assignment.

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While the Samsung NX cameras are long gone from the studio. I did think the lenses were quite photogenic themselves... When last I w...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

On the general nature of traveling for business.

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Assignments that require travel sometimes go awry. We're on hold at our hotel right now, waiting for our "hero" produc...
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Sunday, July 24, 2016

New Lenses = Kid in a candy store. Packing for an out of town trip = Kid in Time Out.

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I'm grateful to have good work, but part of that good work is the occasional shoot out of town. When I am in my studio I can turn ...
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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Making Photos at Esther's Follies. The comedy and magic theater of Austin.

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Austin's reigning wizard of stage magic and special effects, Ray Anderson is locked into a box.  The talented crew at Esther...
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I'm curious to hear what VSL readers think of the various lenses made by Samyang (Rokinon). Do you use them? What has been your experience?

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From Zach Theatre's production of "Mary Poppins."  (Taken with a Sony lens) I'll go first. I bought my first Rok...
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