The new Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC lens has pretty incredible optics at a relatively inexpensive price. It is a beautiful portrait lens – provided you get things in focus. I will be sharing images here throughout my review process,…
One of the key challenges for the modern photographer is finding a way to distinguish their work from the homogeny of a million and one other photographers around them that are doing pretty much the same thing. I do believe…
Quality “speedlites” or compact flash units are amongst the most indispensible tools in any photographer’s arsenal. Photography is about light, and good photographers not only use light but through tools shape it to their purpose. I love using natural light,…
Worth the Hype? Expectations mingle with skepticism when you approach such an extreme instrument as the Zeiss Otus 85mm f Planar T* ZE. It more than doubles the price of its competitors (even those with larger apertures), and sets a…
Here is an image gallery from the incomparable Zeiss Otus 85mm f Planar T* lens. This is, bar none, the finest lens that I have ever used. The images that this lens produces are amazing. Included are a variety of…
My Top Ten Favorite Photos (that I’ve taken) of 2014…Part 2 This is a hard list to make. I have a very strong connection to my work, and it is hard to single out images (or at least just ten…
Top Ten Favorite Images (that I’ve taken) of 2014…Part 1 This is a hard list to make. I have a very strong connection to my work, and it is hard to single out images (or at least just ten of…
“Fabulous Feline”: In today’s tutorial I want to demonstrate how that you can take an ordinary “snapshot” style photo and turn it into a handsome piece of art through the use of Alien Skin Snap Art 4. Best of all,…
Ready to Challenge the Big Dogs? I recently wrote about the great flexibility of a good macro lens, particularly a stabilized one. That article will be coming out in the next PhotoNews Flash. But to summarize: when you buy a…
Disclaimer: The review copy of the lens that I used for this review was provided by Tamron Canada (thanks!) but I am receiving no form of compensation for this review and they stressed that they were interested only in my…