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Having a break

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, been concentrating on other things. Had a few studio shoots, catch up with my favourite model and generally concentrating on the day job.

The heat and humidity just seems to go on at the moment.

Hope your all taking care in this warm weather.

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Camera Aspect Ratio

Black and white shot of a young model wearing an off the shoulder dress. She has her arms up holding her long hair up.
Young dark haired model, one hand going over her head the other touching her neck.

The joy of large megapixels is the ability to crop, select different aspect ratios without loosing too many megapixels, but you will always loose some.

Panasonic took a different route.

  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1

You can with most cameras select an aspect ratio but it just crops in camera and you lose pixels. Panasonic created a sensor that keeps the diagonal pixel count the same, so if you switch to a narrower and taller aspect while a traditional camera just looses pixels of the side the Panasonic extends the height.

It’s one reason why a lot of people like the Panasonic GH and compact range.

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Heatwave

Young blond model sat on the grass in a graveyard. She is wearing a sunhat and pretty print dress looking towards the camera.

Once the warmer weather hits I like to get out and do some outdoor photography. It can be hit and miss. I have had to cancel due to high winds, storms etc.

At the moment the issue is heat. Here in the humid UK anytime its above 30C its just feels to hot to work.

Young female model in a summer dress holding a hat, she is looking down at the hat and her other hand touches her face.

So unless its a bit of landscape or street photography, model photography is restricted to air conditioned studios.

Model with black dress, she has lowered down to bear her shoulders. She is leaning on a tree.
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More 3rd Party lens – Voigtlander

3rd Party Lens - Voigtlander. Product shots of the new 35mm f 1.4 Z mount lens and RF mount version.

There have been lots of third party lens come out now for the Nikon Z range of cameras. From high end to very low cost.

Voigtlander have released a mix of current and older lens designs, so if your after clean and sharp or something with more character they will have something in the range.

There new 35mm will be out in July, so if your after a fast 35mm f/1.4 that’s not too big and you do not mind it being manual focus, have a look.

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Studio or Location

I do a lot of portraits, fashion, and lifestyle.

Some in the studio and some on location.

Model in black bra with an open white blouse. She is sat in a chair looking towards camera.

Some work well, but location can be challenging.

Young model in jeans and black top, holding her phone.

Lighting control is the advantages of studio work.

Model in kitchen reading a book, she is looking towards the camera with one hand touching her hand. She is wearing a white blouse and black bra.

I do a mix for the challenge but my success rate is higher for studio work.

As can be seen from these two studio and two location shots. It can work.

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A Walk down Lincoln High Street

Old house on the corner of a modern roundabout junction in the City of Lincoln

I am often in the pedestrian area of the high street in Lincoln but it’s been a few years since I have been down the other end. So the other Saturday I went for a walk with a camera.

The high street starts at St Catherine’s roundabout junction. On one corner is a victorian church now a community resource and the opposite corner this lovely old house.

St Basil and St Paisios Greek Orthodox church in Lincoln. The clock down can be seen in the centre top of the tower and a man in a leather jacket walks by. A car is parked in front of the church.

As you walk down there are several old parish churches. Like the one at St Catherine’s some have been sold, this one is now a Greek Orthodox Church.

An old high street terrace house. Two shops in the ground floor of two of them, both second hand shops.

Along side old shops that seem to have been there for years, I noticed a much more mixed ethnic side to the town. Languages from all over the world could be found as well as African and Indian grocery shops.

An African food shop next to an old antique shop. The bright colours of the food shop contrast with the dark tones of the old antique shop.

Far more interesting then the identical corporate shops found at the top of the high street that look like any other town centre.

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Leica Q Firmware 4.1

Film photograph of the Suffolk Marshes. A river and walkway can be seen. Along the banks of the river the reed beds can be seen.

If you updated your Leica Q to the new version 4 software then you might want to check Leica’s site. Version 4.1 is now out with lots of bug fixes.