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Barcelona – Out Of My Comfort Zone

Our friend, Leonardo Carrizo, is a multi-media storyteller who travels around the world capturing the story behind the destination. Read about his journey to break out of his photographic comfort zone in Barcelona! In addition to leading a National Geographic Student Expedition in Ecuador this summer, I also taught a Travel Photography seminar with Putney Student […]

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A tour of Quito with Fujifilm X-Pro2

Our friend, Leonardo Carrizo, is a multi-media storyteller who travels around the world capturing the story behind the destination. Recently, he took the Fujifilm X-Pro2 on a photographic journey to Ecuador. Ecuador feels like a second home to me by now, I traveled to Ecuador over seven times covering most of its diverse regions and cultures. Even […]

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Streets, shadows and stars. The Fujifilm GFX 50S goes to New York.

Columbus-based photographer and our friend, Aaron Sheldon, took the Fujifilm GFX 50S on a working vacation to New York for his new photography project, Small Steps 2.0. Hey, want to see pictures from my Summer vacation?  How about if I tell you they were all taken with the Fujifilm GFX 50S and it was a working vacation?  I […]

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Flexing the FujiFilm GFX 50S: From the street to the moon!

Columbus-based photographer and our friend, Aaron Sheldon, took the new Fujifilm GFX 50S for a test drive around town while capturing images with astronaut extraordinaire, Harrison, for their ongoing photography project, Small Steps are Giant Leaps. A few weeks ago, Midwest Photo offered me the chance to try out the brand new Fujifilm GFX 50S for 24 […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #74- Business Class/Working Class

TJ’s Daily Blog #74 Business Class/Working Class “Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures.” -Elliot Erwitt When I go out to practice my photography I am not really looking for something in particular. I try to have a clear head when shooting, with no preconceived idea […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #68- High Contrast Streets, Part 2

The Daily Blog #68 High Contrast Streets, Part 2       When shooting street photography I try to practice looking. I am looking for everything and nothing in particular, all at once. I know it sounds out there, but I am looking for light, angles, gesture, and singular moments. It could be something very simple, or a complex, […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #67- High Contrast Streets, Part 1

The Daily Blog #67 High Contrast Streets, Part 1     When making high contrast photos there are some things you can do in post-production, but the main consideration is the light. The higher the sun is in the sky, the higher the contrast will naturally be. Make sure that you expose for the highlights and let the […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #60- To Be Seen

The Daily blog #60 To Be Seen I had just shot the last frame of film in my 35mm film camera when I saw that fur coat. At that same moment, he saw me holding a camera and immediately asked me to take his picture. I turned on my digital camera and shot five quick frames. The wind blew my camera strap into the shot in three […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #59- Influence and Conformity

The Daily blog #59 Influence and Conformity “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso “All cases are unique and very similar to others.” – T. S. Eliot “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain Be patient. Practice. Copy. Steal. Whatever you […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #52- It’s the People, Part 2.

TJ’s Daily Blog #52 It’s the People, Part 2. Even when I don’t feel like talking to anyone, I still like to be around people. Where there is people, there is energy, and I can feel it in the air. If you are like me, you are hard-wired to feed off of the energy of other people, […]

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