Street photography is something that many try to practice, but few take the time to really study, maybe because they think all it takes is to bring a camera onto the street to feel like Henri Cartier-Bresson. Street Photography, Creative Vision Behind the Lens, by Valérie Jardin is a book for all those who would like to learn more about this elusive …
Gordon Laing’s “In Camera”, a Review
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might know that I consider post-processing an integral part of my creative workflow. As a consequence, I tend to shoot RAW files, without paying much attention to how the image looks on the LCD on the back of my camera, knowing that I will almost always tweak it in post to …
“Treasured Lands” by QT Luong, a Book Review
The National Parks System is truly America’s best idea, as the title of Ken Burns’ documentary film says and if there is one book that manages to capture all of their stunning beauty in fine detail, it must be QT Luong‘s Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America’s National Parks. I have been following the work of QT for some …
Three Months With The Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2.0
Three months ago, I got myself the new Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2.0 NCS CS lens for my Fujifilm X-E2 and in the time since I’ve been using it a lot, both locally around here and in trips to Greece and Ireland. Even though I specifically selected this lens for its qualities with respect to astrophotography, I’ve been using it for all …
My Video Review Of The ONA Brixton Bag
Somebody said you can never have too many camera bags and I guess it’s true, as I felt compelled to buy yet another bag to carry my new mirrorless cameras around. For a change, I didn’t want a camera bag that screamed “Look at me, I have camera gear inside!” Instead I wanted something a bit more understated. So, after …