Two brand-new iPads… Apple just released a new 24-inch iMac, plus 12.9 inch and 11 inch iPad Pros. The fascinating fact about them is that, in many more ways than not, ALL THREE OF THEM ARE REALLY THE SAME COMPUTER. Everything from the processor to the RAM and storage capacities available to the port types (the iMac has more of them, but they are the same ports), is … [Read more...]
Sigma the Lensmaker
Sigma has become one of the most interesting companies in the industry in the past several years, with a fascinating new camera as of March 25, and a lot of great new lenses in the past year or so. Sigma has always been a lensmaker with a couple of niche bodies at any given time. They have made a few cameras since the early 1990s, and even rebadged some Ricoh SLRs in the 1970s, … [Read more...]
Japan’s Cultural and Wild Frontiers
Every photography tour workshop itinerary offered has sunshine and rainbows written into it, but vital elements to any successful itinerary are planning and experience. And your photo tour workshop leader or any true expedition pro leader will have a back-up plan plus a back-up for the back-up in case of foul weather or if any other situation arises. This is … [Read more...]
Of the Nikon Z9 and other new and upcoming gear
The only known image of a Nikon Z9. From the size of the lens, it’s quite a bit smaller than your basic D5 or D6. Nikon recently released the first development announcement for their new flagship mirrorless Z9. We don’t know much about it officially, and the rumor mill has somewhat more information (which may or may not be accurate). There is also one official image of … [Read more...]
On The Deeper Meaning of Seeing (Rediscover)
“Of Nature itself upon the soul; the sunrise, the haze of autumn, the winter starlight seem interlocutors; the prevailing sense is that of an exposition in poetry; a high discourse, the voice of the speaker seems to breathe as much from the landscape as from his own breast; it is Nature communing with the seer.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I wish I could have met Emerson. An … [Read more...]
INTRODUCTION TO FOCUS STACKING USING THE NOVOFLEX CASTEL-MICRO MOTORISED FOCUSING RAIL By Robert Thompson
INTRODUCTION Since the evolution of digital photography, advancements in software development have seen many new techniques and workflow improvements become available. It is now possible with a few clicks of the mouse, to overcome many of the time-consuming processes and issues that were once challenging a few years ago. One of the biggest advances in macro photography is … [Read more...]
Hudson Valley Diners By Andrew Paquette
Last March, I was planning a shoot in New York City. The lockdown hit and it was off. Everything was off. Clients were unavailable, or in my case, potential clients, as well as everyone else needed for a shoot. Makeup artists, stylists, models, hairstylists, assistants, studios, and portfolio review events were all suddenly off-limits. The streets of Manhattan became a ghost … [Read more...]
Lockdown Landscapes
In many ways, the pandemic has brought hardship and even tragedy to all our lives. For me, it also brought creative renewal. At the beginning of 2020, I was in the grip of a creative block and feeling at a dead-end in my landscape photography. I remember receiving advice from photographer/writer Guy Tal at the time, saying that one of the best remedies for a … [Read more...]
Three new cameras and three great photo accessories
Sony’s Alpha A1 – 50 MP stills and 8K video… Sony and Fujifilm released important new camera bodies the week of January 25, 2021. Both flagships, Sony’s Alpha 1 and Fujifilm’s GFX 100S, are expensive cameras that few of us will buy (although each has a market niche among LuLa readers) – but they show us something about where the market is going. Fujifilm ALSO released a … [Read more...]
“I celebrate life”: Rediscovering Ed van der Elsken’s fearless eye
©Ed van der Elsken The daring vision of legendary Dutch street photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) has been revived in feest, a new book by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. After acquiring his entire archive in late 2019, the Rijksmuseum and the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam put together this remarkable collection, including many forgotten photographs. A … [Read more...]
Its-all-a-blur (Rediscover)
By Michael Reichmann (Editors Note: Bullfights have been banned (thankfully) almost universally and specifically in the town where this was shot since this was first published.) Rider #3. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. March, 2014 Olympus OM-D E-M1 with Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8 @ ISO 500 1/10 sec @ f/3.5 This article is about creating impressionistic images of subjects in … [Read more...]
EVOLVING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY INTO CINEMATOGRAPHY. Episode 05 – Post Production & Conclusion
https://youtu.be/V3Hvt4Ddzcs The goal of this educational series is to provide inspiration on how you can successfully transition your photography into cinematography. Often, when photographers start working with a video camera, they can misplace the voice they’ve worked so hard to develop in photography. The energy of their typical practice somehow … [Read more...]
Edward Burtynsky revisits nature’s innocence in new collection
Natural Order #33, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, Spring 2020© Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London The pandemic-era restrictions on travel and social interactions have prompted everyone to adapt, not least photographers, who can't work from home as easily as some. After all, to take pictures, you need subjects, and the … [Read more...]
The Steller’s Sea Eagle – An Ice Age Relic
The Steller’s Sea Eagle is one of the most fierce diurnal birds on Earth, which is why they are such formidable hunters, having tracked prey through several ice ages. Could you imagine a human-sized or even larger raptor similar to the Steller’s Sea Eagle? Well, they existed, and even today, from time to time, we hear of people sighting a thunderbird. The … [Read more...]
The Year in Review, the Year Ahead Part IV – computers, software and services
The Apple M1 chip – is it the big computer story of the year? On the computer side, Apple’s new chips could be incredibly significant, by far the big computer story of the year for photographers – if they can replicate their results with low-power chips as they scale up. Apple has never built a high-power chip, and the fact that they have some extremely impressive … [Read more...]
