The Critic
It's easy to be a critic. You just need to have an opinion and a soapbox to spout it from. But when I listen to
GH4 Video Primer
With the April, 2014 introduction of the Panasonic GH4 photographers and film makers have been given a very special tool. Indeed the GH4 is, for the moment
A Redux Critique of Contemporary Camera Design
In the evolution of design, all we can be sure of is that new designs represent the additionof something unfamiliar to something that is already
Phase One Future March 2014
Following the purchase of a majority shareholding of Phase One by Silverfleet Capital in February 2014, many questions were raised about the future of Phase
Fuji X100s Review
by Alain Briot February 19th: raw converters update --> scroll to section 23 February 19th: moiré update --> scroll to section 9 1 - Introduction: why the
Vision Part 8-Hard skills and Soft Skills
The man who is enthusiastic will find the scales tipped in his favor. And a man of second-rate ability, with enthusiasm, will outstrip a man of first-rate
The Fine Art Photography Business
Alain BriotThe more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.David Ogilvy PrefaceI am interupting my ongoing series on Vision to publish this essay
Sculpting with Light
Anselmo Generator. This image is of one of the huge generators that powered the pully system that lowered men and mules into the mines in
Sony AX1 4K Camcorder
by Michael Reichmann The Background on 4KSony always wants to be first. They also play the long game, and are therefore willing to get into
How to Establish a Personal Photographic Style
Article and Photographs by: Alain Briot Style has no formula, but it has a secret key.It is the extension of your personality.Ernst Haas Alain Briot
Just Say Yes
By Alain BriotSedonaIf you can't see it, it doesn't count.Ctein, talking about photographic technique 1 - IntroductionAs a fine art photographer if you haven’t been
The Eye and the Camera
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Parkby Alain Briot The difference in "seeing" between the eye and the lens should make it obvious that a photographer who
Truth and Photography
"In the electronic age, I am sure that scanning techniques will be developed to achieve prints of extraordinary subtlety from the original negative scores. If
Creativity and Business
By Sandra Djak Kovacs Reprinted with Permission from Adore Noir Magzine Timemagazine tells us that 91% of Americans believe that Creativity is one of
Architecture of a New Landscape
Carousel Lights, 2010I grew up in an era of pantheistic landscape images that through the sheer mastery of printmaking, tried to reflect not only God
Edward S. Curtis: The Man Who Never Slept
Timothy Egan’s Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, is a meticulously detailed biography of photographer Edward S. Curtis, whose early twentieth century, twenty volume North American
The Ethics of Photo Manipulation
By Charles S. Johnson, Jr.We are bombarded with images from television, computer screens, newspapers, and magazines. There are advertisements, illustrations for news stories, snapshots from
Vision Part 4-Why do we photograph?
Many men go fishing all of their liveswithout knowing that it is not fish they are after.Henry David Thoreau 1 – Introduction: why is this
The Digital Print
Many people, regardless of the quality of their gear, are happy taking a good photograph and sharing it online. Or maybe having a lab make
HDR Into Light
Sacred Site BaliThe majority of image processing for this photo was conducted in Lightroom 4.1with some final, subtle enhancements in Photoshop CS6. Back in the day
THE ALPA FPS. IS IT DESTINED TO BE ONE OF THE FEW CAMERAS THAT ENDURE?
ALPA FPS with lens, right hand grip, MF back and auxiliary viewfinderA Second LookOften times photography educators, reviewers and photographers (present company included) get very
IQ260 Story
Whom is This Article For? The recently announced Phase One IQ260 represents a major achievement: it uses a Dalsa sensor which is capable of long
Sony RX1 Review
IntroductionTheSony Cybershot RX1 meets the definition of the wordunique. It is a 24 Megapixel full-frame camera that comfortably fits in a coat pocket and which features
DxOMark Camera Sensor
This essay is a successor to a previous article [1] published on Luminous Landscape in early 2011. This update explains industry trends using over 50 new camera
Sony A99 Field Report
Sony Alpha A99Corporate BackgrounderOne of the world's best known brands in consumer electronics and entertainment is Sony. Movies, music, TVs, computers, cameras, semiconductors, phones, tablets,
Imageprint
Reviewed by Cris Daniels This review is of a RIP (Raster Image Processor) designed for large-format printers. With prices starting just shy of US $2,000
Fancy Graphics Galore
By Gerard Kingma Boy, Norman Koren certainly has a helluva lot more brain cells in his mathematical drawer than I do. Recently I bought Mr.
SONY A700 Field Report
Released in Sept. of 2007, the Sony A700 is a worthy entry in one of the most competitive DSLR market niches - the semi-pro or
Digital Tool For Architecture
A Critique of Current Options By Richard Sexton For the past 30 years I’ve plied my trade as a commercial architectural photographer and for 23 of
Full Sized vs. Cropped Sensors
By Charles Sidney Johnson, Jr. Questions like this and misleading answers fill the photographic forums. One “expert” says that lenses are not equivalent to anything
