Q & A: Considering the New Fuji X-Series
Q: I’m looking to buy a camera, and I like the Fuji X-S1 model. Do you think Fuji is the way to go? My first SLR was a ’70s-era Fujica (I miss that camera!), and I used to use an S2 Pro, but I am by no means a Fuji expert. I like some of what I see in the...The Ultimate Camera – If Only It Existed
Every day we encounter situations where the thought “If only…” runs through our minds. If only they made practical flying cars…If only I had unlimited funds…If only women could know what it’s like, just once, to get kicked in the...Finding Oregon – Time-lapse Photography on Meth
Check out this great time-lapse project by Oregon-based night sky photographer Ben Canales and Uncage the Soul Productions featuring some amazing photography of Oregon’s natural beauty. Creating a video is one thing, creating a time-lapse video is something...Negative & Positive – The Reality of Online Exposure
While the majority response to my DIY lightsphere video has been overwhelmingly positive, I learned long ago that no matter what you do or where you go, there will always be detractors. A couple days ago it was picked up by Gizmodo, something I was not expecting but...
Allen’s Vintage Wedding #4 – Free Lightroom Preset
I think there is something to be said for vintage photography and the varying looks that often accompanied it. But, what do you do to achieve that look in the digital age? Lightroom presets. This is a custom-developed preset specifically crafted for images shot in RAW...
Sehran Oksay – The Annie Leibovitz Lightroom Preset At Work
Last week I had posted the Annie Leibovitz Lightroom Preset, generating a decent amount of buzz within certain circles of the photographic community. Montreal-based photographer Serhan Oksay picked up the preset and put it to work. While his use wasn’t exactly...
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.