This week's episode is kind of mixed bag. Have you shot any ACROS II yet? I ordered a couple rolls from Freestyle. Haven't shot it yet, but have some thoughts on this i'll share with you. Also the topic of how using gear that maybe you've kind of forgotten about can kind of make things interesting … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 86 – ACROS II, Using Old Gear, Leica JPEGs
Never Lose the Groove in Order to Find the Note
Yuliya "Never Lose the Groove in Order to Find the Note"Victor Wooten That's a quote from a book I'm currently reading, The Music Lesson - A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music, by bassist Victor Wooten. Great bass player and great book, I can't recommend it enough. Victor did write … [Read more...] about Never Lose the Groove in Order to Find the Note
The Vibe of a Photograph
Jonny The Vibe of a Photo - Okay, I know what a lot of you are probably thinking; "Oh boy, Ted's gettin' a little too deep now." But, I'll politely ask you to indulge me for the rest of this post. I think by the end of the post, you'll be glad you did. Maybe not. Vibes - We all got … [Read more...] about The Vibe of a Photograph
Revisiting Unremembered Gear
Tele-Elmarit 90mm, my ignored lens. It's more common these days to be excited and gush over all the new gear that comes along. Fujifilm has come out recently with two new versions of their cameras; the X-Pro3 and the newest, the X100V. Fujifilm took two cameras of which I thought were pretty … [Read more...] about Revisiting Unremembered Gear
Photography Matters Ep 84 – Update on MagCloud, Lens Issues and Other Stuff
I hope everyone has been doing good and enjoying the holiday season. In this episode I want to catch you up on how things are going with using MagCloud for publishing my book. Also, I've had some lens issues I've been dealing with lately. I'll share my story on that and see if you guys have any … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 84 – Update on MagCloud, Lens Issues and Other Stuff
Photography Road Trip – Something Different for Thanksgiving
Leica M typ 262 • Summicron 35mm Photography Road Trip - I've mentioned before that over the past few weeks I've been able to get out and do some day road trips with my friend, photographer, Garrett Winslow. It's been really good for my photography (and me) to get out and shoot something … [Read more...] about Photography Road Trip – Something Different for Thanksgiving
Photography Matters Ep 83 – Fujifilm ACROS II, Instagram & MagCloud
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