Nikon Zf
Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S
35mm, 1/500 Sec at f/8, ISO400
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.3
Photo of the Month – April
Photo of the Month – March
Nikon Zf
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S
50mm, 1/200 Sec at f/11, ISO100
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.2.1
Photo of the Month – February
Leica M10
Leica Sumlux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH
50mm, 1/125 Sec at f/5.6, ISO500
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.2
Coffee Shops
Whenever I am in a city or town, I look out for independent coffee shops. Away from the uniform chain shops that occupy the high street I find interesting record shops, coffee shops, secondhand shops and sometimes even camera shops, yes they still exist.
Often the buildings have more character and there are often photo opportunities.
Dramatic Portraits and Headshots
Nikon Zf and Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 G F mount lens.
Portraits do not have to be boring, but trying to get a new interesting look is difficult and its doubtful you will come up with anything that has not been done before.
But experiment, try models with different looks, try a different lighting style. You may fail but you also will learn.
Shoten Adapters
One of the advantages that has driven users to the Olympus MicroFourThird is the flexibility it offers, with mount adapters available for most lens. Many Olympus users have been collecting and using classic lens from other manufacturers.
I have the Voiglander adapter for the Nikon Z mount to enable me to use my collection of Leica M mount lens, and the Nikon Z to F adapter for F mount lens, but we now have a whole range of Shoten adapters allowing nine major lens mounts.
Film Friday – Large Format
Time for an another film Friday. This was a picture taken with a large format 5 x 4 camera.
How do you relax – Chess
How do you relax. If I go out it’s generally taking photographs. Or it can be walking the dog and listening to podcasts or music is also high on the agenda. At home it’s often relaxing with a fine wine, or whisky. But sometimes I want to do something different and stretch my brain. So then I hit Chess.com, and play puzzles or occasionally a game.
This game was an interesting one. My opponent did not develop their pieces fast enough and so I pushed hard, it cost me my queen and on paper he was ahead, but I had forced his king out into the centre of the board and it was not long before I check mated him. I’ll be living with the buzz of this game for a while.
Vision and understanding your focal length
Your distance to your subject affects perspective. The field of view is controlled by your focal length.
So do you think about the focal length to select the type of image your trying to craft.
Its far to easy to stick a zoom on your camera and just zoom with your lens, but we should also zoom with our feet as this is what affects the perspective.
Spend some time with a prime lens or with your zoom set to a specific length, get to understand what look it gives you and how you can make it work for you.
Nikon Cinema – Announcement at NAB?
This week it’s NAB, National Association of Broadcasters. Nikon have been teasing there new range of cinema lens now for nearly six months. Is this the event where there finally ready to announce, it cannot be much longer.
Many old AIS Nikons for a long time have been re-cased into modern housings which many top Holywood movies have used for some scenes.
Will the new cinema Nikkors go for clinical look or that of the old much loved AIS F mount Nikkors.
Spring – Park Life
With spring well underway here in the northern hemisphere, I am walking around the local parks more often, and getting some nice snaps.
Selecting a Theme for a Photoshoot
I am currently planning my April studio shoots, when I do one of these I always squeeze in time for a theme or protect.
These can be simple such as lingerie, mobile phone, books and one I did recently, models in glasses.
Its fun to explore a theme and gives some variety to your images.