Category: Manny Ortiz

Simplified posing for beginners, breaking down the building & tweaking of poses

John Aldred

Posing is probably the most difficult part of shooting portraits for most photographers. The technical side can be learned relatively easily. Your style just develops over time based on what you like. But posing, directing a subject, getting the expressions that you want. Is art in itself. And if you’re working with the general public […]

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Performance on a budget – see how the Sony 85mm f/1.8 holds up against the $1,600 G Master

John Aldred

Sony’s new FE 85mm f/1.8 lens comes in at around half the price of the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8. It’s also a third the price of the Sony 85mm f/1.4 G Master lens. We’ve already seen how the Sony & Zeiss f/1.8 lenses compare, but how does it stack up against the vastly more expensive […]

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The Sony RX100V is a killer point and shoot for portraits. If you play it right

Dunja Djudjic

Would you ever say you could make high-level portraits with a tiny point and shoot camera? Photographer Manny Ortiz has found a true gem for this purpose: Sony RX100V fits inside your pocket, but it gives incredible results, comparable even to professional cameras. In this video, he demonstrates the power of this tiny, but powerful […]

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Full Frame Sony A7II vs. Crop Sony A6000, which is better for portraits?

John Aldred

When you’re looking to pick up your first portrait camera, the whole full frame vs crop thing can be confusing. Technical explanations can be difficult for new users to wrap their head around. In this video, Chicago based photographer Manny Ortiz shows us the differences side-by-side. Using the Sony A7II and A6000 side by side, we […]

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