How Not to Be an Ass: Music & Concert Photography Etiquette

Concert photography is a community within itself, where you often end up seeing some of the same photographers at many events. Though most photographers may often work solo, you can create an environment of mutual respect that benefits everyone. Why Do I Have to Follow Etiquette? At a concert, the crowd can get pretty rowdy, […]

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Are Your Photoshop Skills Enough To Save The Lives Of The IXS Farstar Crew

What a fun way to learn Photoshop test your Photoshop skills. Adobe has created an Escape Room style mystery, where you need to need to assist a crew of a spaceship to return to earth. Here is the adobe connection though. Instead of solving math or click to find puzzles, you will need to work through […]

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Halloween Effects from Hollywood *NSFW*

As Halloween approaches I know there are those of you who desire to shoot some ghoulish images. I thought I would have some fun and share some tips from the set. You see I shoot crime scenes all year round and have acquired some techniques I’d love to share. Editor’s Note: The following photos are […]

Lensbaby Composer Pro II Hands-On

This is the new Composer Pro II lens with the Edge 50 Optic, which is available for Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Pentax K, Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Samsung NX mounts.  It is a 50mm f/3.2 lens with a 9-blade aperture and manual focus and aperture control. The lens is compatible with other lenses in […]

Just NO! Photographers Stuff Styrofoam into Fish to Bait Eagle For Better Photos

You know that old saying, “Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time”, it is the motto of Baltimore Grotto (caving society) and something most nature photographers live by. It shows both respect for nature and respect for fellow photographer. What is the opposite of this motto? Singaporean magazine Mothership reports that […]

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Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 with the Sony A7R II Sample Images

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Last week we had the opportunity to shoot with a final production version of the brand new Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens, which Zeiss claims “offers unrivalled image quality unseen until now in wide-angle photography, even with a wide-open aperture.”

Here are 62 JPEG and 62 Raw images taken with a final production version of the Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens mounted on the Sony A7R II mirrorless camera.

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