Searching for “fragments of opportunity” (FOO) on Pulaski Reef. These fragments from wild stands of Acropora cervicornis (staghorn) will later be planted on blocks in the nursery. In this follow-up to our piece with Florida underwater photojournalist Jennifer Adler , we talk to Jenny about the life of a freelancer, balancing grant assignments and commercial [Read More]
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On Printing and Paper Part II – individual paper reviews.
This image works well on a range of papers – I especially like Canson Infinity Platine and Aquarelle In this second part of the printing and paper series, we’ll take a look at nine papers that are competing for a share of your printing work. Five are from Canson Infinity, beautiful papers suitable for a [Read More]
HR-1 SuperChroma
We’re increasingly demanding more and more demands from our cameras. We already have 14 steps of dynamic range, very low noise at 3200 ISO, an extremely fast autofocus and compact lightweight bodies, but… what about color? Manufacturers don’t say anything remarkable about the color that is captured and how their cameras reproduce it, beyond the [Read More]
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Photography For a Dramatically Changing World.
A stairway to the sky. Reavealing little moments right under our noses. This was taken at a friend's house in Mexico. There is no doubt that our world is undergoing a rare and accelerated change. A kind of forced … [Read More...]
Travels to Portugal: A Photo Adventure
Editors note: It might seem tone-def to post a travel-shoot article given the current state of things. This was written before our current situation. We hope it can be an inspiring escape or inspiration to plan for … [Read More...]
Reduce Load And Travel Lighter (April Comes Early)
When reading the comments on Luminous Landscape forum, it becomes quickly obvious that for many photographers the ability to reduce the weight of their gear and travel lighter is becoming one of the most important … [Read More...]
Cameras and lenses that were supposed to be for CP+ (even though there’s no CP+)
Taken with a camera you wouldn’t think of for wildlife, and an adapted lens. It’s camera and lens release season again, due to the recently cancelled CP+ show – while the show fell victim to the coronavirus, many of … [Read More...]
Jennifer Adler: Underwater Florida
A freediver swims through a tannic layer of water over a submerged spring in the Santa Fe River in north Florida. Leaves and other organic matter in the flood plane stain the water like tea. During the dry season, the … [Read More...]
Jacques Oulé: Across time, into the sublime.
Jacques Oulé was born in France in 1958, he grew up in Aix en Provence, lived in Paris before moving to Toronto in 1981. He has pursued an interest in photography for many years, questioning its content and his position … [Read More...]
On Printing and Paper Part 1 – overview, history and definitions.
Ansel Adams at his piano – he was a concert-level pianist, and almost decided to make his living that way... From the earliest days of photography, the preferred form of expression of a photograph has most often … [Read More...]
Falling in love with shooting the landscape (Keep it simple!)
Antarctica 2014 If you've recently taken up landscape photography or you're aware that a refresher of inspiration is in order perhaps these tips and thoughts will be of interest. In my practice, I can forget how to … [Read More...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part II – The X-Pro 3
The X-Pro 3 is a classic street-shooter’s camera – Boston on New Year’s Eve… But it can do landscape, too – a snowy Utah day. The X-Pro 3 is the most “Fujifilm” in philosophy of any camera I have ever used, and … [Read More...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part I – Introduction and the GFX 100
A GFX 100 with a group of smaller cameras, including Fujifilm’s own X-T2 and Nikon’s Z7. Fujifilm is one … [Read More...]
(Rediscover) Voice In A Landscape
When I began taking landscape photographs my primary interest was in capturing the scenery in front of the lens. After all, isn’t that what it’s all about? After several years I realised that few of the photographs I … [Read More...]
Sean Tamblyn follow-up: Winter Lighthouse
https://luminous-landscape.wistia.com/medias/sn4ikvtgin In this second follow-up to our piece on Sean Tamblyn's Georgian Bay photography, we look at how Sean's remote camera work (developed … [Read More...]
A Profusion of Options – Computing for Serious Photography.
Serious photo editing is now possible on a laptop – lousy iPhone shot of the 16” MacBook Pro editing an image in DxO while managing the catalog in Lightroom (it was also running Word, Safari, Mail and Acrobat at the … [Read More...]
Panoramic Photography: The Psychological Power
Photo: The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain Panoramic photography can create photographs with a psychological quality no other format can. Satisfy the logical side of our brain that we are seeing something … [Read More...]
