By Pascal Ollier | Opinion
The recent couple of posts on simplicity/complexity resonated with me in a particular way. When I started taking pictures some 30 odd years ago, I went for all-out simplicity. A body, a zoom lens and voilà! No need to change the lens, no need to focus, just P.H.D. (press here, dummy!). Since I […]
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By pascaljappy | News
The news this week is bleak. Ideology and stupidity have once again pitched brothers against one another to the likely ruin of both, if not the whole world. In this period of easy doomscrolling, I decided to relaunch the Week Links of Photography series to provide alternative content for those who enjoy photography as a […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
It’s not snobbery, it’s not reverse-snobbery. It’s all about how I like to define depth in images. Loosing interest would imply fast lenses were once close to the epicenter of my photographic experience. But, when searching the thousands of photographs I’ve posted on DS over the years, it was surprisingly difficult to find many made […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
We know from the previous episode that the 1.85:1 (ish) and 2.4:1 formats are favoured by filmmakers. That motion blur is used to soften the transition from frame to frame, and that lenses are chosen for a look that complements the desired mood of the film. What are the other aspects of movie photography that […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Recent movies such as Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, The Joker or Parasite exhibit a level of aesthetic control that hinges on lighting, set dressing and camera equipment, and makes a trip to the moon seem like an improvised picnic. Can a solo photographer create something vaguely similar without 9-figure budgets and months of creative work? […]
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By Paul Shadarevian | Review
(Pascal) Please welcome new contributor Paul Shadarevian, who shares his love for the combination of modern cameras with more traditional lenses. Something I can defintely relate to 😉 Thank you, Paul. All yours (/Pascal). I have long been a fan of the Sony A7 series after looking for a full frame camera that did not […]
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By philberphoto | How-To , Opinion
So there I am, in photo nirvana, with a one-prime-lens sytem, right ? Errrr…. ahem….well….. not! What can be wrong? Minimalism, deep intimacy with the gear, low weight, low cost (relatively speaking), etc…. all pointing in the right direction…. Well, it is not that anything is wrong. It is this nagging question: how can I […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
I was at a blessed place. My gear was stolen, so I could start afresh. Oh, the bliss of being in a position to toy with endless possibilities, owning each and all of them in my mind. It is so cosmically great that I recommend each of us get his/her gear stolen on a regular […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post
There is no person more virtuous than a reformed sinner. Such is my case, a self-professed bokeh slut. Here is proof: Why am I such a bokeh slut? As you know, in my Last Post for the year (2018), I proclaimed that the Lens Of The Year 2018 was “the super-fast lens.” Since then […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post
When the Monday Post was created, the intent was to adress industry news. Things (meaning: writers) later digressed, even sometimes going completely off-topic, as some readers remarked. So it is time to go back to the MP roots: let’s talk news and gear! News this week have been so stealthy as to […]
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