One of the great advantages of using a full frame DSLR or even larger formats such such as 645 or even 4×5 view cameras is that there is a shallow depth of field and extreme background blur component that can’t really be matched on smaller formats such as APS-C or Micro 4/3. For portraits or…
Frantic and Busy
Ahh…that time of year…the weather’s getting warmer, the flowers are soon to start to bloom…and I have almost no time to go out and shoot. Such is life. I did get to shoot quite a lot of photos last week, but unfortunately, I am not at liberty to post them. Here’s hoping with the wonderful…
Adobe Lightroom 4 Released
As I predicted yesterday, Adobe officially released Lightroom 4. Not a whole lot is different from the public beta, but the big news about the release is that Adobe has slashed the price for Lightroom. The full version of the program is now $149, while the Upgrade comes in at $79. For what this program…
Lightroom 4 tomorrow….
Well, that’s the popular consensus, anyway. Adobe Lightroom 4 briefly appeared on Amazon as a ‘preorder’ item to ‘be released on March 6.’ Additionally, Adobe is offering 50% off Lightroom 3, ending today. As a die hard Lightroom user, I’m excited for the upgrade. I’ve been using the beta since its release, and it’s quite…
Airplanes and Spaceships!
Ok, it’s not quite as exciting as the title sounds. I took my daughter to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio today. Had a nice time. Unlike a lot of museums, there’s really an opportunity for some interesting photos in this place. Took my little GX1 and some fast lenses,…
Best Unsung Feature of the Panasonic GX1
As some of you may have read in my review of the Panasonic GX1, it has a small pop-up flash that can be held back to provide bounce flash for more flattering light. When I wrote the review, I hadn’t yet really explored all the abilities of this little feature, as I tend to use…
The Future of Casual Photography is Here
Today at Mobile World Congress, Nokia launched their new 808 PureView. It’s a smartphone. A smartphone with a 41 Megapixel camera. I know what you’re thinking. I thought the same thing: Those have got to be the worst 41 megapixels in existence. That’s outright absurd. And then I looked at the images. This thing is…
Review: Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8
Introduction In June of 2011, Olympus announced two new prime lenses for the Micro 4/3 standard: the M.Zuiko 12mm f/2 and the M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8. Today I’m going to take a closer look at the 45mm f/1.8, which I have had the pleasure of shooting with for the past few months. It was quite refreshing…