Beyond the Basics

Stacy Pearsall: Nikkor 400mm Lens

Lens (mm): 400 Teleconverter: 2x ISO: 200 Aperture: 5.6 Shutter: 1/500 Exp. Comp.: -1.0 Program: Aperture Priority The AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR lens is not only hefty in terms of size and weight, it’s a big price tag. However for those who need to reach out and touch someone, this is the lens for the job. The 400mm lens is the second largest... [read more]

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Stacy Pearsall: Nikkor 105mm Lens

Lens (mm): 105 ISO: 100 Aperture: 2.8 Shutter: 1/125 Exp. Comp.: -1.0 Program: Aperture Priority The AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens is actually a 1:1 life-size ratio macro lens. Basically this means you can get close to your subject and still have the ability to focus. One of the other key perks to this lens is the Vibration Reduction... [read more]

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Nikkor 24mm Tilt Shift Lens by Stacy Pearsall

what todo if you ended it with your boyfriend but want him back Lens (mm): 24 ISO: 100 Aperture: 3.5 Shutter: 1/125 Program: Manual I know that it’s a matter of opinion whether a picture produced by a tilt shift lens is a gimmick or not. I’m a firm believer that with any technique or specialty lens in moderation can be useful – even tilt shift.... [read more]

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Nikkor 85mm Lens By Stacy Pearsall

Lens (mm): 85 ISO: 800 Aperture: 1.4 Shutter: 1/200 Program: Aperture Priority The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm Lens is promoted mainly toward portrait photographers, but I think it can be used for so much more than just people pictures.  There are several generations of the 85mm out there, but no matter which one you get your hands on I believe you’ll... [read more]

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Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 11

Moor precious then silver, 
More expensive than gold.
Like the rarest diamond, Its one of a kind and
The key to my heart you hold.
Be careful with it, 
There's no spare just one.
And it belongs to you 
So guard it with your love It opens my heart, 
A secret world.
You'll find my love my world, 
My pain, my joy, my private/emotions
Hidden... [read more]

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Video by Pete Bridgwood: 'SUNDANCE' – Lochaber, June 2012

Canon 1Ds3, Canon 17-40 f/  Read More →

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Nikkor 70-200mm Lens By Stacy Pearsall

Lens (mm): 90 ISO: 50 Aperture: 8 Shutter: 1/200 Program: Manual The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens is a quality piece of glass to have in your camera bag.  For those who are shooting full frame Nikon cameras, I suggest photographers have at least these three lenses in their kit: 14-24mm, 24-70mm and the 70-200mm. The 70-200mm in particular,... [read more]

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Stacy Pearsall: Nikkor 24-70mm Lens

Lens (mm): 70 ISO: 400 Aperture: 2.8 Shutter: 1/1250 Program: Aperture Priority I am a Nikon user and have several lenses in my bag, but my favorite is the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 ED Autofocus Lens. In just about every shooting scenario I face, I can find an application for it. Whether I’m photographing people, products or landscapes this... [read more]

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Manfrotto launch SYMPLA video rigs for HDSLRs and camcorders

  HDSLR cameras and ever-smaller pro camcorders have changed videography dramatically, and along with the obvious advantages and opportunities presented by smaller, lighter cameras come new problems to solve. As ENG camera operators started to use smaller camcorders, and photographers were expected to shoot broadcast-quality video footage on their... [read more]

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Michael Freeman: Words and pictures

It’s a funny thing, but most photographers aren’t very much into writing. Perhaps I’ve got some quirky gene somewhere, because I actually do like writing, and so I do books, and pages like this for Manfrotto – and enjoy it. But there’s a very basic kind of writing that needs to be part of the basic workflow of digital shooting –... [read more]

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Stefan Steinmann: Breaking my rules

In the article I want to tell you something about the sentence: Never say never. Before mid of November it was really the fact that all my pictures were not manipulated by Photoshop. Of cause I sometimes adjusted the brightness and the contrast, I “stamped” some small splashes away but these actions I will call normal picture development. In addition... [read more]

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