Living with the Lumix G...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Recently I wrote about using the Panasonic Lumix GX85 that was a birthday gift from my wife, Mary. As I mentioned, there’s a lot to like about this camera. The build quality is substantial; it feels like a real camera. And image quality is superb. But as I...

Shooting Landscapes wit...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace While Mark Toal and I were visiting the Garden of the Gods, he loaned me a Panasonic Lumix GX85, with which I used to make the below shot. Mary ordered me a black Lumix GX85 with 12-32mm lens for my birthday last month and it finally arrived. Here are a...

Customizing Your Camera

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Once in a while a camera comes along that I really get attached to. Even though another camera has caught my eye and replaced that one, I can’t part with it. For me one of these cameras is the Panasonic Lumix GX7. It looks great, feels great and takes...

Getting Started with In...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Ultra Violet (UV) light comes from the Sun but the Earth’s ozone layer protects us from most of this light but that doesn’t mean you don’t need a UV filter on your camera. While many photographers keep UV or Haze filters on all their lenses as protection,...

Having Fun With Panning

Are you havin’ any fun? What y’gettin’ out o’ livin’? What good is what you’ve got If you’re not havin’ any fun? — Jack Yellen, Sammy Fain Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern Fun is the partial name of the game when you set out using a mirrorless...

Do You Have Photographe...

From The Best of Mark Toal Just like writers, photographers can suffer from creative blocks. For about a month I just didn’t feel as if I hadn’t seen anything new to shoot. I still had a camera with me all the time but I’ve been turning to my iPhone to take photos or not taking...