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The Finer Things: Our 7 Favorite Pieces of Gear for Fine Art Photography
Joe Farace  |  Sep 05, 2017

One of the hallmarks of fine art photography is the production of archival prints. Which begs the question, does the social media generation care about a print’s longevity or photographic prints at all? Maybe that changes when you drop five figures on a fine art print or hire a high-end photographer to create a portrait you expect to last as long as a traditional silver-based print.

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Lighting NewsLighting Reviews
The FourSquare; Speedlights Take Center Stage
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2010

As studio lights have gotten bigger and shoe-mount flashes more sophisticated, on-location photographers increasingly have reached for speedlights to solve lighting problems.

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Digital Innovations
The Joy Of Printing; Or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Inkjet…Again
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2010

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”—Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Updating to Photoshop CS4 was a rude awakening. I’d put it off because the changes didn’t seem substantial enough but over time I finally realized it was a good idea, at least until I tried to make a...

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The Lensbaby Composer; Be My Baby…
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2008

“The night we met I knew I needed you so…”—Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes

If you like having fun with distortion and soft focus you already know about Lensbabies, but did you know that, like the three bears—Cornelius, Alice, and Muffy—there are now three Lensbaby lenses and they are called Composer, Muse, and Control Freak? (I’ll let you figure...

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The Magnificent Seven: My 7 Favorite Mirrorless Cameras
Joe Farace  |  Mar 20, 2018

“Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance.”—W. Eugene Smith

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Digital Innovations
The March Of Digital Time; The Death Of Photo CD?
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2008

"I have lost friends, some by death...others through sheer inability to cross the street."--Virginia Woolf

Robert Waxman Camera in Denver made my first Kodak Photo CD on July 7, 1992. That's a long time ago in digital years, which are a lot like "dog years." Back then Photo CD was a simple, inexpensive way for photographers to...

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DSLR NewsDSLR Reviews
The Olympus E-5; Welcome To Four Thirds Heaven
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2011

When it was launched in October 2007, the E-3 broke new ground. It wasn’t a me-too SLR; it carried the Four Thirds format into new directions that were uniquely Olympus.

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The Original Lensbaby
Having Fun With Distortion And Soft Focus
Joe Farace  |  Apr 01, 2005  |  First Published: Mar 22, 2005

Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

The Original Lensbaby is a flexible camera lens that creates an image that has an area of sharp--or not--focus that's surrounded by a graduated blur. This mostly plastic lens is available in different camera mounts and brings the "Holga look" (see What's a Holga Anyway? sidebar) to single...

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Mirrorless Camera NewsMirrorless Camera Reviews
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5: A 16MP Micro Four Thirds Camera
Joe Farace  |  Jul 09, 2013  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2013

When creating their mirrorless camera system, Panasonic wisely, I think, chose the Micro Four Thirds format rather than designing an all-new proprietary lens mount. The system includes two dozen or so Lumix lenses, including conversion lenses, along with adapters for Leica R and M mount lenses, Four Thirds digital SLRs, plus the ability to use lenses from Olympus, Sigma, and Tamron. The Micro Four Thirds system is here to stay and the Lumix DMC-G5 seems a perfect way to jump on board.

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The Pentax K-01: It’s A Hybrid But Not A Prius
Joe Farace  |  Jan 24, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012

The Pentax K-01 belongs to a class of cameras generally known as “mirrorless”—Pentax calls it a hybrid—that combine large LCD screens with interchangeable lenses and more often than not a retro look. Marc Newson, the Australian industrial designer who crafted the Pentax K-01, works in a style called biomorphism that uses smooth flowing lines, translucency, and an absence of sharp edges. The camera is available in black, white, or Newson’s signature yellow with the designer’s logo on the bottom.

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