Prime Time for Lenses

Today’s Post by Mark Toal A prime lens is a photographic lens whose focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom lens. I’ve always liked the idea of a fixed focal length lens but I’m just lazy and love being able to stay in one place and have the lens do all the work. I love zoom lenses...

How I Made: Advanced Yo...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver As good as the Panasonic Lumix GH-4 is for still photography, it’s even better for shooting video. I originally went with this system for stills, not intending to shoot video. As a lifelong documentary photographer, I believed there was no need to add motion...

Digital Q&A: Lost ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace We love hearing from this blog’s readers, even when they take us to task for not following up on our promises as Kevin, who is also a fan of our car photography website/blog, asked in a recent e-mail. Q: You were going to do a follow up to the Sigma 30mm f/1.4...

Do You Need a Big Senso...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace, photo by Mark Toal My friend Jack, who is an actual published photographer, thinks that all mirrorless cameras have small sensors, like Micro Four-thirds’ 18 × 13.5mm. Regular readers know that some mirrorless cameras have ASPS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) and...

Selective Coloring and ...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern A gala affair Wine and champagne flowing free Tipsy view of art A photo gallery opening in New York City draws crowds, and when the photographer is Annie Leibovitz, big ones. Lucky enough to secure an invite, I carried an Olympus E-M5 Mark II with the...

Why I Always Carry A Ca...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I love photographs that not only capture the way a scene looks, but how it feels. In this photo taken on the Kingston Ferry in Washington State I was feeling a little down because summer was ending and the dark gray fall and winter in the Northwest was...