Rainy Day Play

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern Rainy days with whipping winds present indoor occasions to try out two different prime macro lenses, the Olympus M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 and the Olympus M. Zuiko 30mm f/3.5. My husband is a collector of objet d’art, and on his bureau is a gathering of friendly...

Photographing a Rat Rod...

From the Best of Mark Toal I was asked to photograph this Rat Rod as part of a series that I’m doing on Rat Rod’s and their builders. I was shooting the outside of the car with a Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 Asph lens. And wanted to get a shot of the interior with the...

My Favorite Gear: Yongn...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver Let’s cut to the chase. Dedicated flash systems are lacking in the world of mirrorless photography. Both Canon and Nikon still rule in this world with their respective camera systems. I’ve tried the dedicated TTL flashes made by Panasonic for my Lumix GH4’s...

Visit Mark at WPPI ‘17...

Mark will be in the Panasonic Lumix booth at the WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers) show from February 7-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. WPPI is one of the largest photos shows in the country with classes and an Expo. All the major camera companies and photo labs will be at...

Capturing Winter’...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern The northeast end of Central Park is known as Harlem Meer. It is a fine spot for photographing in every season with its man-made lake, wildlife natural habitat, and surrounding hills. It has rolling slopes for sledding in winter. The first real snowstorm...

First Impressions: Olym...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace In which I answer Jerry’s question: “In several recent posts you promised a review of the Olympus EM-1 Mark II. Where is it?” Well, Jerry, here’s part one… Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way. Everybody and...