Well, good news - Fujifilm ACROS II has an official shipping date! This has been announced for a while now, but that's okay. Anytime is a good time to talk about ACROS. What do you guys and gals think about Instagram's plan to remove the "Likes"? I'll share my 2 cents. Shooting something … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 83 – Fujifilm ACROS II, Instagram & MagCloud
Finding New Inspiration In Photography – Take a Drive
Fujifilm ACROS pushed to 400 • Leica M6, Summicron 35mm Finding New Inspiration in Photography - Take a Drive. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's really kind of a different place. It can be incredibly interesting, photographically. But to be honest, I'm currently a little burnt out on the place, … [Read more...] about Finding New Inspiration In Photography – Take a Drive
Photography Matters Ep 82 – Meaningful Work (and other stuff)
I recently was involved in a project for a client that ended up being one of the most meaning peaces of work I've done in a long time. I'll talk about that. Also, took another day trip out with my friend, Garrett last week. More cool stuff. I'll share my thoughts on why I really love the shots I … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 82 – Meaningful Work (and other stuff)
Creativity – Action Beats Planning
I have no idea what happened here, but I love it. Only frame on the whole roll that looks like this. Creativity... I'm gonna get right into it. I've said it before; over-planning can kill any project; any goal; any dream. Planning can give you plenty of excuses to keep putting things off. … [Read more...] about Creativity – Action Beats Planning
Photography Matters Ep 81 – The Power of Doing Something Different
Leica M6 • Summicron 35mm • Fujifilm ACROS EI 400 Many of us as photographers have certain genres where we tend to spend a lot of our time; certain subjects that we're more passionate about shooting. That's a good thing because the more we shoot those subjects we're most passionate about, the … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 81 – The Power of Doing Something Different
INSPIRED – Episode 41 – Stop Searching
Jonny • Fujifilm X-Pro2 • XF 56mm f1.2 • ACROS+G film simulation It's been a while since I've recorded an episode of INSPIRED, but I was reading through Jay Maisel's book, "It's Not About the F-Stop" this morning and found a lesson that I thought would make a good topic for one of the shorter … [Read more...] about INSPIRED – Episode 41 – Stop Searching
Video: Photography & Inspiration
Fujifilm X100 (the Original!) Kind of wanted to followup on something we touched on in last weeks video. https://youtu.be/01NWeXdu6Hk … [Read more...] about Video: Photography & Inspiration
Video: Film Photography Photo Shoot w/Lian & Motivation to Shoot More
I did a photo shoot with Lian last week. It was a great shoot and I love what we came away with. I used Fujifilm ACROS pushed to 400 for all of the shots, and the gear was my Leica M6 and 35 and 50mm Summicron glass. But, the main reason I did this video because I want to talk about what … [Read more...] about Video: Film Photography Photo Shoot w/Lian & Motivation to Shoot More
Photography Matters Ep 80 – Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog • Modern Color On September 9, we lost photographer, Fred Herzog. I've admired Fred's work for sometime, but as I'm generally more obsessed with black and white photography I wasn't necessarily looking at Mr. Herzog's work as much as I should've been. With his recent passing, I … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 80 – Fred Herzog
Photography Matters Ep 79 – Improve Your Photography by Setting Goals
The Importance of Goals Unless you're a professional photographer with clients and paid assignments, it can be easy to leave the camera alone for long periods of time. You're not pushed to keep shooting consistently and so maybe you don't. If this is you, don't feel bad, you've got lots of … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 79 – Improve Your Photography by Setting Goals
Video: Leica M6 – Three Years Later
After spending over three years with this camera and lenses, I'll share my thoughts and talk to you about using gear that helps you get into the "Zone." https://youtu.be/mqyVt_bG3dQ The Links Photographer, Paul C. Smith's YouTube … [Read more...] about Video: Leica M6 – Three Years Later
Photography Matters Ep 78 – Can Other Creative Fields Fuel Your Photography?
I've loved beeing a creative person ever since I can remember. I think all kids start out that way. Some of us strive to continue to maintain that level of creativity in our lives. I was thinking about it today and decided to put the question out there…. does being active in other creative fields … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 78 – Can Other Creative Fields Fuel Your Photography?