Cherry Picking the Best...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver Logistics are crucial to successful event photography. Or as Realtors like to say, “it’s all about location, location, location”. I am a firm believer in pre-planning, as much as humanely possible, and then showing up early to any event I’m shooting. A...

What Lens to Buy: Panas...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal The Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 ASPH lens is another lens that I overlooked for a long time. Now it’s always mounted on my Panasonic GX85 camera or in my camera case. A 15mm focal length on Micro Four-thirds is the equivalent of a 30mm lens...

Shooting Underwater

Today’s Post by Barry Staver The title should include shooting from the water’s surface as well. Getting the best image on land is tough enough, right? A good photographer is always thinking about lighting, composition, lens choice, ISO, best camera angle, and then capturing the...

Wordless Wednesday #5: ...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams Info: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park Camera: Lumix G85, Lumix G Vario 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 Asph. Power OIS lens, f/11 at 125 sec. A reminder: If you would like to have one of your images featured on Wordless Wednesday, contact me via the...

Field Test: Leica DG Va...

If you are really interested in the Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH lens, I would like to suggest that you first read my First Impressions post and Mark Toal’s look at the lens where he compares it to the Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4 ASPH lens . Today’s Post by Joe...

Movie Making

Today’s Post by By Mildred Alpern Making movies and shooting TV episodes are ongoing activities in New York City. Parking spaces are blocked off for the wealth of multi-door caravans that fill the adjacent streets for the day. Stars as well as assistants scurry back and forth to...