Last weekend I had the chance to visit a “Festival du Bois” in Coquitlam, BC. This festival celebrates French culture with fantastic live performances, exhibits and cuisine. Since I had my Fuji X-Pro1 and XF 35mm F1.4 with me, I took a few images. We usually shoot RAW and process our images with the Capture [...]
Without light there would be no photography. In fact, the word photography comes from two Greek words that mean “writing with light.” I am often asked how I get these colours. My short answer is: without the right light, no camera, lens or software would give me this type of strong, dramatic and powerful colours [...]
Thank you for all the kind words and comments we received following our last publication “Just Get It.” Many of you asked for more samples. All images taken with the Fuji X-Pro1 and the Fujinon XF 14mm F2.8. Processed in Capture One 7 and Lightroom 4. © Kasia & Olaf Sztaba Photography. All Rights Reserved.
Since I sold my SLR gear and started shooting exclusively with X-series cameras I have started enjoying photography once again. I spend less time playing with menus and settings and focus instead on light and composition. The biggest drawback of the system so far has been the lack of wide-angle lenses – my favourite perspective. [...]
We would like to wish our friends, our readers and ourselves a healthy New Year full of photographic adventures. May the New Year bring us great light, inspiring visions and stunning imagery. May we take fewer photos but do more photography. Finally, we hope 2013 will bring simpler and photographer-centred cameras and tools. Olaf & [...]
With the surge in digital imaging technology, nearly everyone has gained access to the world of photography. One would think that the elimination of cost barriers, ease of use and abundance of processes would yield a large amount of exceptional work. Quite the opposite! Photography has become a form of visual “fast food.” You don’t [...]
The September-October period is my favourite time of the year for photography. It is the time when the summer “blue skies” days are over and instead you begin to encounter morning fog, stormy skies and the sun trying to find a space to get through. Recently, I was driving my son home from his late-afternoon [...]
Last week my family and I took a trip south along the Oregon coast. Despite our intentions to rest and spend quality family time, I found some time to take photos. My camera of choice was the Fuji X-Pro1 with all three lenses along with a Kenco polarizing filter. While I usually avoid filters, this [...]
Yesterday I was helping my friend to shoot his movie in downtown Vancouver (I will update you about this exciting project later). While filming the final scenes of the day I noticed that a gap in the clouds allowed the setting sun to create a type of light I always look for: warm, diffused with [...]
In a previous post I wrote about searching for an uncommon perspective. While the different perspective may produce an outstanding image, the choice of a location is always a starting point for me. How many times have you gone to a popular spot in your city only to find the place crowded with photographers? While [...]
