Category: Photography
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Macro lens detail dilemma
I need to photograph something small (around 15mm) and I want to capture as much detail as possible. I have two cameras: Camera Sony with 24 megapixels, and Camera Canon with 12 megapixels. Both sensors are 24x36mm. I need to choose between purchasing a 1:1 macro lens for the Sony or the Canon. The problem…
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AI and stock photography
As a stock photographer and CGI image creator, I rely on AI chats to enhance my work and boost my productivity. AI chats are not only a source of inspiration for me, but also a valuable tool to optimize my workflow and increase my visibility. Here are some of the ways I use AI chats…
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Graduated filters and Compressors
I entertain myself with music creation and photography and I find it amusing that many terms and concepts and pieces of equipment are completely interchangeably. By the way, while writing what I just wrote, I couldn’t help but noticing that “I like music” usually means “I like listening to music” whereas “I like photography” often…
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New melody in C pentatonic minor
I didn’t plan to, but after choosing, almost randomly, a musical scale and a software instrument, and strumming a few notes, something reminiscent of Japan and Orient and Far Away came out, and what I eventually created is a track that I baptised “Japanese Summer Nights”. It is one of the first pieces that I…
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Flash photography in Blender!
I wanted to simulate in Blender that kind of flash photography where you leave the camera shutter open for a relatively slow time and then freeze the movement with a flash (either synch’d on the first or the second curtain, to use SLR terms and tech). For example, I am referring to this type of…
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Sony Alpha 7 II settings
Usage scenario I only use my alpha camera in manual focus with vintage lenses so the absence of focusing mode setting reflects this. I only shoot RAW stills, yet… see notes below. Comments on my settings When the white balance is assigned to a custom button, I see the “set custom white balance” available. On…
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Fuji X and a higher level of JPG quality
Introduction The «purist» way to apply film simulations is doing so in camera, either by shooting JPEG, or by shooting RAW and then processing them using the in-camera convert feature. The second-best way is to use Fujifilm X RAW Studio on your computer. Unfortunately, short of the newest feature — only present on the X-Pro3…
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Soft chiaroscuro light for portraits
I set the gridded softbox to the maximum power and the naked one to the minimum (respectively 5 and 1). With the scheme above, I used a Canon EOS 5D and a 70-200mm f/4L IS zoom lens to photograph Francesco.
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Quick and simple soft light for headshots
It’s a matter of personal taste: generally, when lighting people for portraits, men or women, I tend to prefer soft lightrather than harder, more dramatic settings. I have a simple, go-to scheme that I set up every time I want something soft in a pinch. To make it, I use two large softboxes (I own…
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English Bulldogs in 100mm focal length!
Perhaps, the Canon 100mm f/2 lens is one of the most underrated/overlooked lenses ever (as of today, I cannot even find it on sale on Amazon!). This is, for me, especially incomprehensible: – if we think of the current fashion/hype around bokeh and fast lenses – given the fact that its weakest technical characteristic is…
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ammemipiace il mare
Mi piace il mare ma… nessuno mi crede. Ecco qualche foto scattata con la mia Bronica SQ-A… al mare.