The Man Who Changed Leica Almost anyone who has had their ear to the rail regarding photography, and especially Leica, is certainly familiar with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann. Dr. Kaufmann is responsible for lifting up Leica and moving it to where it is today. In 2004, Dr. Kaufmann and his brothers invested in Leica. He candidly shares his early experiences in Leica, as well as … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding MTF Charts
Understanding MTF Charts Original article posted on January 13, 2009 by Michael Reichmann Do I Really Need to Know This Stuff? Actually, yes, you do. Pay attention. It’s important 🙂 You especially do if you’re one of those photographers who enjoy thinking about, reading about and talking about lens sharpness. The reason is that the word sharpness is vague and can … [Read more...]
Favorite Mobile Photography Apps That Run On “Both” iPhone And Android Devices
At the core of mobile photography, today are the apps that allow us to capture, edit, and stylize our images. Editing apps like SnapSeed and Touch-Retouch, and stylizing apps like Vintage Scene and Painteresque, give us a digital darkroom in the palm of our hand and make mobile photography – even the post-processing part – truly mobile. As mobile photographers, whether … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – CW Sonderoptic
Award Winning Cine Lenses Leica has a lot more going on than just Leica cameras and lenses. A division of Leica not too many people know about is CW Sonderoptic. This part of Leica design and manufacture some of the finest Cine lenses in the world. The company even won an academy award for their lenses. Chris and I got a tour of the CW Sonderoptic factory … [Read more...]
Shooting With The Masters – Charles Cramer Part 6
Finessing The Print It’s been a while and today we continue our series with Charlie Cramer. We delve into the finer points of three different images and how Charlie approaches the printing of these. The first print is called Rock Face, the second is Ice Plant and third is Sea Weed. It was fun finding these locations and the images that we printed. The first image Rock … [Read more...]
The Retail Landscape – 2016 Luminous Landscape Grant Winner
The Luminous-Landscape Grant - Drew Harty New York, USA Grant amount 5,000 Why Photograph a Parking Lot? All my photography begins with curiosity and observation. I want to explore and understand what I am seeing, whether trying to resolve light patterns on water or make sense of unsightly retail development. For years, I shopped at local malls without a thought, but the … [Read more...]
What Makes a Great Fine Art Architectural Photograph?
It was and always will be my belief that a great architectural image must adhere to the following 3 features: Composition is King. In architectural photography, you need to see in the language of geometric lines and shapes. These elements must create a harmonious balance within your frame. Without this component, not much can be done to salvage an image. Once the shot … [Read more...]
Welcome The New Luminous-Landscape Forum Moderator
Our New Moderator The forum is a very important part of Luminous-Landscape. It’s been a place where readers can ask questions and openly share their knowledge and experience. It’s not uncommon to have 400 or more people visiting the forum at any one moment. It has grown over the years and now has over 35 different sub-forums with subjects ranging from cameras to … [Read more...]
Collecting Art Part 3: Visiting Galleries
To own a piece of work done by an Artist is to possess one of their facets, one of the windows of their life. David Dory 1 - Introduction The first thing I did in 1994 after deciding to sell my photographs was to look for a gallery that was willing to carry my work. In the town I lived in at the time, Houghton-Hancock in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the choice was … [Read more...]
Sony a7III Hands-On Review
One Of The Best Camera Values Available Today It’s been a few busy weeks with camera announcements. This past week, Sony shook things up with the announcement of the New Sony a7III. Along with 40 other content providers and colleagues, I was invited to Las Vegas for a secret camera announcement. To be upfront and open, Sony paid our way and provided us with a very … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding Resolution
Understanding Resolution Digital Vs. Analog The traditional analog world was easy to understand. Negatives and prints were continuous tone and one simply made an enlargement from the negative or transparency to the size needed. Today, in the digital environment, many newcomers get-tripped up by the concepts of input and output resolution and terribly confused as to what … [Read more...]
Be There – The Challenges Of Getting Out To Shoot.
We all know the aphorism “f8 and Be There”, it’s the basic mantra of landscape photography. Here on LuLa, we’re familiar with the “f8” part, that’s just photography. But it’s the other part, the “be there” part that’s more difficult. MUCH more difficult. But where and when is “there”, anyway? Usually, it’s somewhere photogenic at the edges of the day. "Magic Hour" we … [Read more...]
Sony RX0 Hands On Review
Sony Packs A Lot Into A Small Camera Sony is at it again, this time introducing the RX0. It’s kind of an oddball camera with regard to what it is meant to do. Sony took all of the good features of a Sony camera, specifically the RX100, and miniaturized it. It’s a fixed lens camera at 24mm (equivalent) with an f/4 aperture. My first thought was that this camera was going to … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – The Leica SL
Leica's Brilliant Mirrorless Camera A little over two years ago Leica surprised the photo industry by introducing the Leica SL a mirrorless camera. I applaud Leica for doing this as they saw the future of camera was going to be mirrorless. To this day Canon and Nikon have yet to introduce an FF mirrorless Pro camera. The Leica SL is a beautiful 24 mp camera and quite … [Read more...]
Forgotten Homesteads Of The American West – Luminous-Endowment Grant Winner
The Mylio Grant - Jennifer Meyers - Logan, Utah Grant amount $2,500 What Remains: Forgotten Homesteads of the American West Thank you for choosing my proposal, What Remains: Forgotten Homesteads of the American West for the Mylio Grant. I applied for this grant to help propel me into a documentary project that I’ve wanted to pursue for many years. I have always been … [Read more...]
