Category Archives: Lenses

New Lighting Equipment

Lighting equipment is expensive and so I spend a reasonable amount of time searching out used equipment on Ebay.  Craigslist tends to be too small of a market even in the SF Bay Area to get a good selection of equipment on a regular basis.   I got my favorite lens, the Sony 135mm f/1.8Continue reading “New Lighting Equipment”

Outdoor Lighting Juggling Shot

I recently did a photoshoot to get some new head shots.  Ultimately, for social media websites, which are universally 1×1 crops.  We’ve noticed recently that the crops of photos are wider than in the recent past, showing shoulders and more of the back ground.   I started with my husband who wanted a new profileContinue reading “Outdoor Lighting Juggling Shot”

Fisheyes at Events

Fisheye lens provide point of views on events that are striking because they are images that aren’t seen very often. I like to bring my 16mm f/2.8 to events because they spice up albums. Fisheyes aren’t common in many photographers repertoires, yet they are usually very affordable and give something that viewers don’t see often.Continue reading “Fisheyes at Events”

Head Shot For Young Professionals

I had a head shot booked Saturday morning with two young, professional twins looking for photos for their workplace websites. I set up the home studio with a simple white backdrop. I wanted to do a four light set up, a key and fill plus two hair lights to give a symmetric feel for anyContinue reading “Head Shot For Young Professionals”

First Tilt-Shift Lens is coming

I’ve been fascinated by tilt-shift lenses since I got acquainted with their unique style.  It took my husband a long time to figure out how the tilting and shifting works to produce those fascinating images. Sony doesn’t have any high quality tilt-shift lenses yet, so we grabbed a third party manufacturer, Arsat.  They’re based outContinue reading “First Tilt-Shift Lens is coming”