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- The Legendary Nikon Camera that Documented the World
The legendary Nikon F is an iconic camera and Nikon’s first 35mm SLR. It was introduced in 1959 and was revolutionary with its wide range of lenses that had focal lengths from 21mm to 1000mm. - Developing Your Own Black and White Film is Actually Easy
The magic of developing your own film is something that every photographer should experience. It really connects you to the images that you capture and it is easier than you might think. - Spice up Your Photos with Beautiful Colours
Using multiple flashes with gels is a fantastic way to create incredibly lit portraits that stand out. You will need some extra flashes and other equipment. - A Modern Digital Camera with a 30 Year Old Manual Focus Lens
How well does a 30 year lens work on the Nikon Df? The Nikon 28mm f2.8 AIS lens is one of the best wide angle manual focus lenses Nikon has ever made. I went out to capture light and shadows to find out for myself. - Extra Effort Pays off When Capturing Beautiful Environmental Portraits
Capturing an environmental portrait involves getting inspiration, pre-planning, remixing ideas, being flexible and reflecting. A few simple things will greatly improve your images. - How to Capture Natural Photos of your Pets at Home
Every pet owner loves having beautiful photos of their pets. Keep things simple and let your pets guide you to natural images. No fancy lighting or studio setting is needed. - How to Capture Amazing Panoramic Photos
What makes a great panoramic photo? A great panoramic photo all starts with the camera. If you haven’t seen Part 1, A Camera Love Story that Was Never Meant to Be, make sure you check it out. I talk about the camera that I used for this digital panorama challenge, the Fujifilm GFX 50R. It is the perfect camera for this challenge because it has a large medium format sized sensor. It also allows you to choose the 65:24 crop ratio so you can easily compose panoramic images. When you think about panoramic photos, what kind of photo do you… - A Camera Love Story that Was Never Meant to Be
Part 1 – Love at First Sight When the Hasselblad Xpan was first released in 1998, I instantly fell in love with it and wanted one. It was such a unique rangefinder camera that captured panoramic images on 35mm film. An image from a regular film camera is 36mm long by 24mm tall. The Hasselblad Xpan’s image was 65mm long and 24mm tall! It had three available lenses – the 30mm, 45mm and a 90mm. “Hasselblad XPan” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by mikealex. Fuji actually designed and built the Xpan for Hasselblad. Not only that, Fujifilm created an almost identical version of the Xpan… - Capture the Best Possible Image by Sketching with your Camera
The Sketching with your camera challenge will help you to capture the best possible image of the scene in front of you. You may like what you are seeing but you may not know what image to capture. Or, you may have an image in mind but miss other opportunities. So, how do you sketch with your camera? In a previous post, I did the 5 minute challenge as a way to find creative images. In that challenge, I chose a random scene and spent 5 minutes capturing photos from different perspectives. I tried to capture as many images as… - What is the Best Option for Amazing Macro Photography?
As I mentioned in a previous post, I love macro photography. A macro lens opens up a whole different world and I love exploring that world. So much so that I own a number of macro lenses. I have the Nikon 60mm macro, the Nikon 105mm macro and the Nikon 200mm macro. But there are other options for capturing macro images other than macro lenses. Options for Macro Photography I understand that not everyone may want to spend a lot of money to purchase a macro lens. Fortunately, there are other options for people who want to focus closer and…
