A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
The Daily Photo #22- January 2nd, 2016 The Empire Hotel This shot is from a series of photos taken in Secauacus, New Jersey. On the road at a trade show, we stayed in a hotel that had a large amount of halogen bulbs reflecting light off of its own off-white facade. It was amazing how the hotel was essentially […]
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The Daily Photo #16- January 16th, 2016. Tiffany Wilson Meet Tiffany, a photographer and videographer here in Columbus. She is full of positive energy, so I wanted some highlights and brighter tones in the picture, but I didn’t want high-key light. I wanted to keep some muted tones and color and maintain contrast against the white side of […]
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The Daily Photo- January 10th, 2016. Leica M3 You have to know its quirks. You have to pay attention to it. You have to take into account all the things that it can’t do. But, when I picture a camera in my mind, I picture the Leica M3. I love the quirks and the limitations. No […]
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TDP #4, January 4th, 2016. 34 Years. We were doing some test shots around midnight, as it turned to my birthday, January 4th. This sort of represented to me the shedding the last year, both 2015 and my own 33rd year. It was achieved by using a long exposure of 3.2 seconds, and using a […]
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TDP #2, January 2nd, 2016. Julie and The Liz. Lighting diagram. I wanted to separate the subject off of the background, so I made sure that the subject was far enough from the background to minimize the spill. The fast shutter speed and small aperture ensured that there was no ambient light in the photo. […]
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The first daily photo of the year. January 1st, 2016. Shot on a Sony a7II body, Sony 24-70 f/4, and two LumoPro LP180 speedlights.
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My brother Rich’s house has the feel of a museum. There are paintings, photos, and sculptures throughout that you could spend all day inspecting. His house is truly representative of their personalities. Collections of my nephew’s hand-paintings are mingled with the art and ephemera of their lives, almost as if the space has been sublimated from their combined influences and artistic inclinations. […]
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Sony is consistently putting out groundbreaking cameras and this is just a short list of reasons why you would want to shoot a Sony digital camera. Here we go: 1) In-Body-Image-Stabilization (IBIS) in a full-frame camera We were surprised to hear that the Sony A7II was going to have image stabilization built in to the body. […]
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Our very own Spencer Lookabaugh took out some new, compact gear for a shoot here in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Check out his review of the B2 and the Sony A7II below! I love Profoto. I think they are one of the most innovative brands in the photo industry currently. Last year they released the groundbreaking […]
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The first mirrorless cameras had a tough time competing. It was the birth of EVF’s (electronic viewfinders), the cameras had small-ish sensors, most had slower autofocus performance and of course, they were smaller. Some scoffed at the idea of carrying around a “toy” instead of their “Pro DSLR”. Fast forward to today, and Panasonic, Olympus, and Fuji are […]
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