Quality last minute gift ideas in 5 minutes with Facebook & Pinterest!
Every year it’s easy to find tons of folks who find themselves in this holiday conundrum; What to buy as gifts for your loved ones and friends or anyone else you feel like brightening the day of with a gift. I have always struggled with this myself and most holidays I would find myself at […]
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The Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens – Key Points Review
This is the Midwest Photo review of the new Sigma 40mm f/1.4 Art Lens by Spencer Lookabaugh. In this review Spencer touches on 3 main points: Sharpness, Focusing Speed/Accuracy and a comparison to the two other Sigma Art lenses that are very close to focal length to the 40mm. Enjoy! Here is a little […]
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The Power Packed Portable Solution. Godox AD400 PRO Review by Leonardo Carrizo
Our friend and visual storyteller, Leonardo Carrizo, took the new Godox AD400 Pro Lights out for a dynamic portrait shoot inside and outside around downtown Columbus! This is going to be a short and sweet post about my experience using the new Godox AD400 Pro lights. The reason why it is short is because you […]
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Creating Primo Optik-al Images – The Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Primoplan P58 – Written by Connor Quinn
Introduction Within a week of shooting with the new Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Primoplan P58 58mm f/1.9, it’s very easy to see why this lens costs as much as it does. Just holding the lens in your hand screams the high-end build quality that the German engineer’s require. Seriously, it’s amazing! Keep in mind that this is […]
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Panasonic Lumix TS7 is a Summer Adventure Sidekick
The Panasonic Lumix TS7 is the newest waterproof and shockproof compact camera in the Lumix lineup and it is all about being in water, sand or snow, all with no questions asked. Cell phones cameras never actually killed the point and shoot camera, they just made them tougher. Not everything in photography is like that. With a tough […]
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Sharp, Small & Smooth Macro. The Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro – First Look
There is a new Sigma Art lens that has been added to the line-up and we got a chance to do a first look! This time it’s a true 1:1 macro 70mm f/2.8. Even before picking it up and shooting with it, I was intrigued by the potential versatility of this lens. It’s built to […]
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Like motorcycles & leather jackets. The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD + the Sony A7RIII are a perfect fit!
Our friend, Leonardo Carrizo, is a multi-media storyteller who travels around the world capturing the story behind the destination. In this stateside blog entry, Carrizo takes us behind the scenes of a very cool vintage motorcycle shoot with Tamron’s new 28-75mm f/2.8 Di RXD for Sony’s E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. Occasionally everything fits together perfectly. This was […]
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Feeding the Crave for Photography with Profoto
Our friend, Leonardo Carrizo, is a multi-media storyteller who travels around the world capturing the story behind the destination. In this stateside blog entry, Carrizo takes us behind the scenes of a very powerful shoot featuring local Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes with Profoto gear! I’m always thinking about what to photograph next. It’s like an addiction, […]
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Short And Sweet | Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD Lens | Soft Lite Studios
“I was particularly impressed with the lens mount, as it looks well machined, and in application, it firmly mounts the lens to the camera, with a smooth twist of the wrist.” Introduction: Working on hitting the trifecta, Tamron has released a new lens which includes a very respectable 70-210mm focal range, a quality packaged compact […]
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Sony E-Mount Splash | Sigma Art Series Lenses | Soft Lite Studios
Introduction: If you are a Sony E-Mount camera fan, and many are, you’ll be happy to hear that Sigma has just announced nine (9) Sigma Art Series lenses, offered as E-Mount versions. If you have previously used any of the Sigma Art Series lenses, you are already familiar with the fit, finish, and quality of […]
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