While heading to the ballroom on New Year’s Eve, we photographers had a lot of reasons to celebrate: 2013 was a year when many people rediscovered their passion for photography. After years of megapixel wars and an SLR monopoly, last year brought us new tools, which helped to redirect our senses toward image creation and [...]
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First Images of 2014
There is nothing better than welcome a New Year with some photography. Here are our first images of 2014. Images below were shot with the Fuji X-Pro1 pared with a super-sharp XF 14mm F2.8 lens; processed in Irridient Developer 2.3 and Lightroom 5. Playing with a new in-camera filter "miniature." JPEGs, straight from the [...]
Walking around Vancouver with the Fuji X100s
Thank you so much for your comments and kind words. We have been shooting Fuji X100s quite extensively in the last few weeks and here are some additional (full review here) thoughts about the camera and the files it produces: The autofocus is indeed much, much faster. The camera is dead quiet, unlike anything else [...]
While writing with light you sometimes need the right ‘pigment’.
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 [...]
More Samples (Fujinon XF 14mm F2.8 R)
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.
Just get it! (Fujinon XF 14mm F2.8)
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. [...]
Don’t leave the house without a camera – you never know what you will encounter.
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 [...]
Project: The Other Vancouver with the Fuji X-Pro1
While the majority of our work is in colour, the images close to our heart are black and white. What is it in black and white photographs that commands such a high regard despite decades of advancement in colour technology? Why is black and white considered the purest form of photography? Why should every student of [...]