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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Joe McNally presents: Try This! Location tips from composition to strategies for using light, placing subjects, using color.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/799961513 *** The webinar is in English Join us for a Webinar on 1st August from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (New York Time)  – Click here to see your local time Other time zones: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm PDT – (Los Angeles Time) 7.00 – 8.00 pm BST – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

José Antunes: How did you shoot that – The intimacy of orchids

Going into the intimacy of flowers is only open to those that use macro lenses, a moment when backgrounds almost vanish and you’re in a brave new world. I recently came across a comment on a website, someone claiming that everybody was photographing flowers at close range, with backgrounds out of focus, a trend that [...]

Melissa Mercier: Dextrophobia – Fear of things to the right side of the body

A music box should represent comfort, security, hope and dreams, but if you suffer from dextrophobia and it’s placed on the right side of your body even this innocent children’s toy becomes unbearable. People who suffer from this phobia fear anything placed on their right side. Odd, but true. I find this phobia very unusual. [...]

Nicola Cocco: How did you shoot VII – Fighters

This works starts with an encounter with Alessandro who is a young Muay Thai Kru (“Kru” means instructor). My knowledge about this martial arts was close to zero, so after talking a bit with him I decided to start following some weekly training and some match. The Muai Thai is a combat sport from Thailand [...]

Matthias Hombauer – Concert Photography: why ultra wide angle lenses rock!

As a beginning concert photographer l would suggest to start with a 50mm 1.8 lens (see also my other tutorial on this webpage). If you feel comfortable to take concert pictures in small clubs you will move on to bigger venues. Sooner or later you´ll realise that the focal length of 50mm is too limited [...]

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