I’ve been taking pictures since the late 1970’s, first as “snaps” and later in high school, as a “working photographer” for the school newspaper and yearbook. I studied videography, photography, and design in college, and although my career didn’t take me down the path of a professional cameraman nor a photographer, imaging has played an important part in my professional career and personal development.
I’ve won awards for some of my photos, had shots used for the covers of books and in magazine articles, and because of choosing to license my photos through Creative Commons, seen numerous pieces appear on websites, blogs, and other pages on the Web. However, public recognition and use of my work is not what motivates me; photography is a creative path that enables me to look at the world through, literally, different lenses.
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New Camera, New Approach
I finally jumped from my Sony A6600 to a Sony A7CR. The move from APS-C to full-frame wasn’t that dramatic — look, compose, shoot — is still the same. What blows me away is what one can do with all of that data, and no I’m not swooning about the…
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Canon, Not for Me
When it comes to Canon cameras and lenses, I’m a bit of a curmudgeon. I’ve never found Canon cameras of any era to be ergonomic, logically designed, or intuitive to use. When handed something from Canon, there’s more of a huh rather than a wow. Years ago, I spoke with…
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Selecting the Next Camera
I’ve slammed into a creative wall. Call it gear acquisition syndrome (GAS), boredom, or a genuine artistic barrier — whatever it is, the fact is that my creative barrier has become so high that I NEED to change my choice of camera body, format and maybe even the system! I’m…
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Restomodded Contax 45mm G
A major reason I shifted from a DSLR to mirrorless in the late 2000s was the ability to collect, adapt and use vintage lenses. One of the earliest non-Nikon lenses I picked up at that time was a Contax 45mm G-series autofocus rangefinder lens. At the time I knew that…
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Perspective: Nikon AF-S DX 17-55mm f/2.8 + Sony A6500
The camera and lens combination for this experiential review is my Sony A6500 mated to a Nikon AF-S DX 17-55mm f/2.8 IF-ED zoom lens adapted via a Fotodiox Pro Fusion mk II Nikon F to Sony E autofocus adapter. In this configuration, my A6500 was set up with in-body image…
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