The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world’s top shooters by Joe McNally My review rating: 5 of 5 starsJoe McNally makes great photography accessible to aspiring professional photographers (or serious amateurs). Every page is filled with great anecdotes of a successful career, as well as a paragraph or two of “how…
Gear Geek: Sigma 10-20 Lens
My latest equipment acquisition is the Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom lens. I got it specifically for scenic, landscape-y photos such as this shot of the Bay Bridge, taken from the ferry on my morning commute. So far I’m really loving this lens. It’s obviously not an all-around lens like a 28-135, but it beautifully…
Blue Cat Silhouette
Bay Bridge in Late Autumn Daylight
This was one of the last chances I had to shoot 100 speed film before switching to my “winter stock” of faster film (generally ISO400), since the higher speed film requires less intense bright daylight. But, oh my…I have a particular passion for Fuji slide film. This was shot with Provia 100 (about a couple…
EAT
Are We There Yet?
The New Kid in Town
In early August I wandered around the Alameda Antiques Fair in search of a new-to-me medium format camera. I like my Holgas just fine but I was ready for an upgrade. Most of what I found at the fair was old Brownies, which I really didn’t want because they either took odd-size film (the Brownie…
Sparkle
Staring At The Sun
Lensbaby Study: Spring
I haven’t posted anything new here in quite a while. Mostly because I’ve been in a Big Artistic FUNK. Hopefully, I’m on my way out of said funk and will have more to post here in the near future.