Organize your gear with these 6 ideas from household items. Photographers end up with a lot of cameras and lenses. If your gear is taking up too much space or lives all over the house, I've got some tips for you on how you can get it organized and ready for use at all times. All of these storage devices are repurposed from items you can get at the store and are affordable. Watch the video to… • Organize your lenses so they are ready for use • Store your cameras where you can get to them without ...
Aug 09, 2018
I've been in this studio space for the last 3 years and I'll admit that in my haste of moving in I did a pretty poor job of organizing. The clutter has finally caught up with me and its time for a studio makeover! I thought it would be interesting to show you what I'm working on because as photographers, we tend to accumulate a lot of stuff. Identifying the clutter is the hardest part but once we have this figured out its fairly easy to get cleaned up and organized. Watch this video to identify ...
Aug 02, 2018
Love them or hate them, Sony has come to a point with their alpha series mirrorless camera lineup where they are dominating the mirrorless market. So much so that Nikon and Canon are aggressively designing mirrorless systems of their own. As someone who's had faith in Sony since the early days of e-mount, I want to share a few thoughts on what differentiates a mirrorless camera from a traditional DSLR. It goes way beyond the fact that the mirror is gone so the camera can be smaller. Its a system...
Jul 27, 2018
In this photography tutorial, we'll take a look at editing images only using the levels adjustment tool in Capture One to manipulate an image in various ways including how to get film looks such as Kodak Portra, Ektar, Fuji Veliva, FC160 and other looks. If you are a channel sponsor you'll have access to all of these looks as Capture One presets - check out the community tab for the channel. Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr
Jul 25, 2018
Check out Datacolor's Spyder5PRO:: http://bit.ly/ArtofP_Spyder Use the promo code "TED" at checkout for a 15% discount (Valid through 9/30/2018) This video is sponsored by Datacolor. Calibrating your display is probably the most important thing that every photographer should be doing, but for whatever reason most don't. In this video I'll show you how you can use tools such as the Spyder5 and the SpyderCheckr to calibrate both your monitor and cameras as well for consistent and accurate color th...
Jul 20, 2018
I'm currently filming for Season 3 of the Artist Series. This past week I've been in Atlanta - you know where they film Queer Eye, Atlanta, Greenleaf, Flip or Flop Atlanta, etc… Well my little show is nowhere near as successful but hey - I'm in Season 3! This week I've been working with Bastiaan Woudt who is a brilliant, young photographer from Amsterdam. Bastiaan is currently in the US for his gallery debut of his recent project Mukono which is a beautiful project shot in Uganda to bring awaren...
Jul 17, 2018
The Artist Series Season 3 is under way! Join me on a behind the scenes look at Clyde Butcher. Often called the Ansel Adams of the Everglades, Clyde Butcher has developed a unique approach to large format photography native to the Florida Everglades. I'm spending the week with Clyde to film the first video for the next season of the Artist Series - its going to be a good one! Check out Clyde's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/clydebutcher/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v...
Jun 23, 2018
Since we can't support the USA in the World Cup, the next best thing is clearly the brand new Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master telephoto lens! Sony has officially stepped into the professional sports photography arena with its new zoom lens. Weighing over 2 lbs lighter than the Nikon 400mm f/2.8 E FL ED VR is 11.47 and the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L USM, the Sony 400mm GM also features a more balanced design, sharper image rendition and faster autofocus supporting the Sony A9's 20 frames per second shoot...
Jun 18, 2018
Today Adobe is releasing a series of updates across all of the Lightroom apps including Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Lightroom CC, Lightroom.adobe.com and Lightroom Mobile. This is a major round of updates including the ability to sync presets and profiles as well as major updates to the Mobile Lightroom applications. We now have a healing brush as well as the ability to automatically remove chromatic aberrations and more. And now since we have the ability to sync presets and profiles, you can...
Jun 18, 2018
The Hasselblad 21mm f/4 is the widest lens Hasselblad has produced to date. The closest focal range this would come close to would be the Fujifilm 23mm GFX. This lens has a full frame equivalent to about 17mm - it is wide. Its also extremely impressive in terms of performance. This is a difficult lens to design within the limitations of portability, price, and fitting in with the rest of the system. The engineers at Hasselblad have done a brilliant job with this lens. Its very much a technical l...
Jun 15, 2018
In researching further about Steve McCurry's Afghan Girl, I found an interesting alternate take of the image as well as the story behind the photograph. When we're talking about the photographer's intention, this becomes a very broad discussion. We're talking about composition, color theory and the technical things that produce the finished photograph, but there's a broader space. These are all things we have to learn in photography but when it comes to getting the shot, we have to forget all ab...
Jun 14, 2018
Lets talk again about photographing with intent. In this video I want to talk about what happens in front of your lens and how you can get really effective results by limiting your color palette. Steve McCurry's Afghan girl is an incredible example of this. Its not only a famous photograph but it has become iconic over the years. Everything in this composition supports the eyes including color. McCurry took this image on with a Nikon FM2, 105mm f/2.5 lens and used Kodachrome 64. While many conte...
Jun 12, 2018
Intention is the point of all photography. How do you intend for your work to look? The intention of the photographer starts with the idea, concept and composition of the image and its carried all the way through to the final printed work. Photography today has changed in some ways because we tend to publish our work for screen-based devices, but the intention of the photographer - or your intent shouldn't be sacrificed. William Eggleston, Ernst Haas, Luigi Ghirri and Saul Leiter were all color ...
Jun 07, 2018
Sony has just announced the latest compact camera in the RX100 lineup - the Sony RX100 VI. I have owned every model since the RX100 III so I am super excited about what's coming. The major additions are the longer lens, improved AF, redesigned pop up EVF and the addition of S-Log3 and HLG picture profiles. I've used the RX100 V for the last 2 years as my main vlogging camera. If you need something portable, this really is the best option out there by a long shot. I have several videos shot on th...
Jun 05, 2018
Some cool stuff in the mail I want to share with you guys today! Hasselblad 21mm f/4 Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Lensmate Thumbgrip for the Fujifilm X-E3 as well as a rare and brilliant book by Alexey Brodovitch called Ballet. Lensmate Thumbgrip for Fujifilm X-E3 https://amzn.to/2JmQDcE Alexey Brodovitch - Ballet https://amzn.to/2suyUVR Hasselblad 21mm lens https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1407157-REG/hasselblad_cp_hb_00000255_01_xcd_21mm_f_4_lens.html/BI/8986/KBID/10442/DFF/d10-v21-t1-x893946/...
May 31, 2018
Last week I released a video for the artist series and then a few hours later I had to delete it. I want to talk about why. It won't happen again. Also coming - photo assignments will be returning soon - thank you for your patience. Also I will be renovating the studio over the next few weeks. I want to get input and suggestions from you guys so stay tuned. I've outgrown the space I've got now and unfortunately moving is not possible at the moment so I'm going to redesign what I've got to make i...
May 30, 2018
In photography, there are no rules. Kevin Raber and I sat down at the Sony Kando 2.0 event and had a fun discussion about all things mirrorless and the most important thing in photography - you and having fun! Subscribe to Luminous Landscape's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lJ3EM0VC4TS0jY6VJtTcw Check out Luminous Landscape: https://luminous-landscape.com AOP T-Shirts: https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr...
May 18, 2018
Sony Kando 2.0 is described by Sony as "Your most inspiring and fulfilling creative experience this year." Kando 2.0 brings together Sony Artisans, Sony Collective members as well as press and it is open to the public. I was honored to get invited this year and I ended up filming 5 interviews with some really accomplished photographers and filmmakers. Kando also offers classes, panel discussions and shooting opportunities around Monterey California. So in this first video - I'll give you a littl...
May 14, 2018
I got a letter from a photographer in Tehran who watches my videos. I was really touched by not only the letter but the photographs that were sent and the meaning behind them. AOP Shirts: https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr
May 09, 2018
While sorting mail for the last video, I recognized a trend of Q&A questions that people have been sending me via snail mail. So why not share them here! Thanks to everyone who sent in questions. I hope I'm able to give you some photography advice that works for you. Art of Photography shirts! https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr
May 08, 2018
As the mail has been stacking up, its time to open some viewer mail. There are some amazing photos this week!!! My mailing address is in my bio if you'd like to send work in. AOP Shirts! https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr
May 07, 2018
A few weeks ago was in New York City and had the opportunity to get together with my buddy Lance Schad who works at Digital Transitions. We got to shoot some street photography with some really nice cameras. We also did some studio shooting and did an Art of Photography meetup at the Trailer Park Lounge on 23rd street which you see at the end of this video. Special thanks to all who came out! We had a great time. Check out Digital Transitions: https://digitaltransitions.com/ Art of Photography S...
Apr 27, 2018
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Digital Transitions in New York City to do some photography in their studio. In this video, Doug Peterson shows us his method of focus stacking on the Phase One XF with the IQ3 Trichromatic back. You can do this with any camera. The challenge of macro photography is working with an extremely shallow depth of field. Phase One will do automatic calculations for the photos you want to stack but this can be done manually with any camera. The software we...
Apr 25, 2018
Every famous photograph was made with a camera less advanced than the one you are using now. This is a quote I read a few months ago that's stuck with me for quite some time. Ansel Adams didn't have gear as advanced as what we have now. Neither did Henri Cartier-Bresson or W Eugene Smith or Saul Leiter. Photographers tend to put equipment on a pedestal. We blame our shortcomings as photographers on the gear that we have. Sony, Nikon and Canon all market to us in that way - you need the latest an...
Apr 23, 2018
Adobe Lightroom Mobile is great at letting you take better photos while traveling. One of my favorite tricks is to use Lightroom Mobile Sync to get all of my RAW files and edits back on to my desktop computer and into my image archive when I return to the studio. In this photo editing tutorial I'll show you how to edit photos in Lightroom Mobile on the go and how to seamlessly move transfer them through the cloud to Adobe Lightroom on my desktop computer. This is one of my favorite tips for how ...
Apr 16, 2018
Digital Transitions was kind enough to loan me a Phase One XF camera with the IQ3 Trichromatic back for my time in Arizona. Matt Beaty took me off roading through Arizona to get some epic landscape photos and test out the Phase One. The Phase One IQ3 is a 101 megapixel, medium format back. It uses a custom bayer filter design that separates Red, Green and Blue light in a new way that other digital cameras do no. In the RGB spectrum, there is always some degree of overlay. The Phase One design se...
Apr 11, 2018
First photography vlog from Arizona. I've been invited to come up and participate in a day long photography review session at Hidden Light LLC in Flagstaff. Amazing day filled with some wonderful photography and new friends. Participants arrived in sets of 4 throughout the day and each got 20 min with each reviewer. In all I got to critique 14 portfolios throughout the day and some really wonderful photographs. I was most impressed with photographers who worked in series projects, telling a stor...
Apr 06, 2018
Adobe are launching some major updates for photography applications. I think these are the most significant updates they've put out in the last 10 years. They all hinge around the new camera RAW calibration profile known as Adobe Color. A camera RAW calibration profile is the first step in rendering a camera raw image before you begin to edit. Lets look at how this will improve not only your image quality, but also speeding up your workflow allowing you to get better results in Adobe Lightroom F...
Apr 03, 2018
This weekend I am headed to Arizona to do a photography portfolio review session at Hidden Light LLC. I want to share what all I have packed for the weekend including my basic everyday cary and my camera bag. For the weekend I've got the opportunity to photograph with a PhaseOne system including a PhaseOne XF body, the IQ3 Trichromatic back and the 80mm and 35mm lenses. My EDC bag - the Commuterpak on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/836346161/next-gen-everyday-carry-bag-commuter...
Mar 30, 2018
I've got some beautiful photography books in the mail that I want to share with you. I haven't done mail time - or zine time in a while so here we go! My new bag! The Next-Gen Everyday Carry Bag: Commuterpak https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/836346161/next-gen-everyday-carry-bag-commuterpak?ref=bgypvh Hidden Light Portfolio Review Signup http://hiddenlightllc.com/portfolio-review/ Dr Andreas Kaufmann Interview at Luminous Landscape https://luminous-landscape.com/the-leica-story-dr-andreas-kau...
Mar 28, 2018
