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The Rembrandt in You
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 08, 2013

If you’re long on artistic ambition but short on psychomotor skills (i.e., hand-eye coordination) like I am, SnapArt 3 from Alien Skin may liberate the Rembrandt hidden in you.

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Identity Donations
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 21, 2013

Identity theft is a serious problem worldwide. Carelessness with your camera or memory cards may help thieves in some really scary ways. Here are two ways you might be donating information without realizing it.

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Scale, or Why I Thought the Pentax Q7 Was Bigger
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 11, 2013

We all know how big a tomato is. If we see a photo of a GIANT tomato sitting all by itself, we have no idea that it’s bigger than its cousins. To convey the perception of size one must position the tomato near another object of known size—say, an egg or a walnut. Same is true about cameras.

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Reflections
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 04, 2013

What every photographer should own; add to that list an inexpensive collapsible reflector.

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The Doors
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 28, 2013
Sharpen your shooting skills by giving yourself an “assignment.”
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Alien Skin Exposure 5
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 21, 2013
It used to be fun selecting film and developer combinations back in the Dim Ages of Photography, before digital happened. You can enjoy nearly the same experience today by processing images with Alien Skin Exposure 5.
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Flirting with a Leica X Vario
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 13, 2013
After one of their most dramatic marketing build-ups in recent times, Leica unveiled the X Vario camera on June 11. I was fortunate to get a working sample—for just a few days—and put it through its paces. Here are my impressions.
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Wapiti Strap
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 06, 2013
The importance of a comfortable and secure camera strap is often taken too lightly. If you’re serious about your straps, check these out
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A Case for Two Cameras
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 29, 2013

The only thing better than owning a high-end compact camera is owning two of the same model. At the risk of sounding extravagant or greedy, let me explain.

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Yellow Fever
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 20, 2013
Shooting Soho with a Yellow Camera.
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Hot Pants
Jon Sienkiewicz Blog  |  Jun 26, 2011
Here’s something you probably never expected me to write about: men’s shorts. To be specific, they are OKC Mesa Cargo Shorts and I bought them online from Cabela’s on sale for $15. There is a label inside that says “The Original Khaki Company” along with laundering instructions. That’s all I could find to identify the manufacturer.

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Sony Alpha Lenses
Jon Sienkiewicz Blog  |  Jun 19, 2011
Two lenses Sony Alpha owners shouldn’t be without: the 18-250mm all-in-one zoom and the 30mm f2.8 Macro.
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Something New Under The Sun
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 10, 2011
Partly because I own some great Minolta glass (including a 17-35mm G-series zoom) and partly because one of my best friends in the whole world, Mickey Iwata, a former PMDA Technical Achievement Award winner, is in charge of the Sony Alpha DSLR/SLT accessories, I bought a Sony Alpha 55.
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A Collection of Middles
Jon Sienkiewicz Blog  |  Nov 19, 2008

The year was 1975 and Minolta Corporation introduced the SR-T 201 as an upgrade to the popular SR-T 101. They hired me that same year. The SR-T line disappeared a short time later, but it was another 30 years before I was discontinued. I’ve witnessed quite a few changes in the photo industry—to say the least—and throughout it all my love for photography has never diminished. I love to talk about and write about photography, but more than that I love take pictures—and that’s what this blog is all about.

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Vectis Wrecked Us
Jon Sienkiewicz Blog  |  Nov 21, 2008

It’s really scary when I think of it this way, but my career in the photo industry spans parts of four decades. I started as a junior salesman at Minolta Corporation in 1975 and left as the vice president of marketing for the camera division 29 years later. Minolta is gone and the Konica interlopers are out of the camera business. Many of my friends in Japan are now designing and marketing cameras for Sony, having moved there when Minolta sold off all of their camera patents and other intellectual property. Other former colleagues here in the US are now selling Panasonic, Fujifilm and Samsung products. I am doing what I have done long if not well: writing.

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