The Sony 50mm f1.8 – Wow!
There has been something I think all Sony shooters have been waiting a long time for and it's not more megapixels.
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Morning Sun | Tokyo
Traveling to Tokyo from California is always great for the first few days because it's very easy to wake up for the sunrise. I don't typically wake up until 10am since my lifestyle of working as an editor for an ad agency has made me completely nocturnal. So when you factor in the time difference between California and Tokyo, sleeping in until 5am is perfect for me.
The Schindler House – X-Pro 2
Since I got the X-Pro 2, I’ve either been working or stuck inside with the flu. Finally, I’m about 90% healed and could go out again, this time to the…
Fujifilm JPEG With The Raw Converter
There is a new workflow I've been experimenting with. I know on my Fujifilm X100T review and various other articles I mention how good Fujifilm JPEG is and how I often shoot Raw+JPEG or just JPEG and have recommended other photographers to do the same. Well this week I started on something new; shooting just RAW and using the in-camera RAW converter to make my JPEGs out of the photos I like.
Chasing Light – Fujifilm X100T
Just about every evening I have to play this game with the sun as it chases Kalina around the house. No where is safe as it can somehow bend around any corner of our living room.
This time I decided to take advantage of this light with my X100T and shoot some living room photography as Kalina and I battled Mother Nature once again.
How To Shoot Better Sun Stars
A relatively new trend has emerged in online photography communities over the last few years, which involves shooting into the sun or other bright light sources so that the bright light…
Yosemite With The Fuji X100T
Going to Yosemite as a landscape photographer is like being a kid and winning a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. The views here are probably some of the…
Under The Bridge
This is another shot from the car. We were driving across an extension bridge, and I made the time perfectly with my Sony A7r. Getting a shot like this on the tripod with…
Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 R Lens Review & Sample Photos
The Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 R lens is an absolutely phenomenal that is extremely fast with beautiful bokeh and a 7-blade rounded aperture at f1.2.
The lens is optically near perfect and is very well-built with an all metal barrel. It does have somewhat of a high element count as a tradeoff to great corner to corner sharpness and chromatic aberration control, so it does produce a slightly more ethereal bokeh compared to a lens like the 34mm f1.4 and is slightly softer in terms of micro-contrast. Because of the 7-blade aperture, bokeh will get a little busy compared to a lens like the Fujifilm 60mm f2.4 with its 9 blade aperture.
The only real draw back is the fly-by-wire autofocus and plastic lens hood.
Shooting Japan From Inside A Car
This trip to Japan has had me in the car a lot. Driving, driving, driving. Especially in Hokkaido, where I had the flu. That was not fun. Two days with…