16 mm photography

I was asked a question today about lenses. “Which lens should I buy?” is the question that I am asked very most. Prime lenses are my VERY FAVORITE. They don’t zoom in …

Street photography: Getting the perfect shot In street photography, there are many factors to consider when you're capturing a scene. When I first started out, oftentimes I would catch my best shots out of pure luck. But looking back I realize it has more to do with timing than luck. There's a lot

Apr 29, 2019 - Gorgeous Black and White Portrait Photography by Jean-Marie Franceschi

There's a world of difference to how different prime lenses affect portrait photography. Earlier this week we shared a video comparing how four different primes handled portraits, and now here's one from Jessica Whitaker, this time showing how the 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm stack up.

Here's one simple photography trick from Albert Dros that promises to open up "a whole new world." Get your 16mm wide angle lens ready.

My passion is photography and I love doing it. I love shooting portraits, landscapes, still life, macros and they all requires different lenses. However I don't have much money to buy expensive cameras and different lenses for different type of pictures.

I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays…

Usually, we are viewing photos that capture a short moment in time, but these stunning pictures are completely different. The intent of long exposure photography is to create an image that highlights the effect of passing time. There is no fixed definition of what constitutes "long" because a 30-minute picture of a static object might not be distinguishable from a short exposure. Therefore, the inclusion of motion (mostly through light art) is the main factor that adds intrigue to these…