Wedding Photojournalist • Documentary Portrait Photographer • Bergen County NJ
Around 1913, Oskar Barnack had a great idea. He loved photography but suffered from asthma, which made the large photographic equipment of his day difficult to handle. So he designed the first Leica, a small still camera that used 35mm motion picture film. The film could later be enlarged to make prints. As a result,…
I’ve updated some of my photo gear and now have some extra items for sale. For a complete list and big photos, please click this gear-for-sale link. [Update: all items have been sold.]
Before a recent wedding, I photographed my gear bag all ready to go. Peek into my bag at this link.
I regularly re-evaluate what I need to carry, depending on the location and type of assignment, and I probably never pack exactly the same way twice. Here is how I packed for a recent wedding: The cameras, lenses and flashes are made by Canon. How much does all of that weigh? … don’t ask! :-)…
Something different today: a selection of black-and-white photographs from a recent vacation in Croatia. These were all made with the little Canon PowerShot G10 camera (the latest model is the Canon PowerShot G11) and processed in Photoshop. (For purchase of fine art prints from this set, please inquire via the Contact page — thank you.) Showering outdoors…
I suppose it was only a matter of time. Sebastião Salgado has switched to digital. Read about it at this link. One can imagine the audience’s gasp! But his reasoning is completely understandable and is shared by many photographers. Traveling through airports with bags of film is a hassle, and the risk of damage from x-rays is…
A few photos made with my little Canon PowerShot G10 camera (see mini-review below): A tree at the National Mall in Washington, DC The Enola Gay at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA The Lincoln Memorial in the evening Running with baloons at a local fair I recently bought a Canon…
A friend asked me to advise which rechargeable batteries I recommend to power on-camera flashes. Wedding photography can be very demanding on a flash unit. Even when a flash is used at low power, it can use up a lot of energy over the course of a wedding day. And when bounced against walls and…
Photographers may be interested in this story about how a photographer made a unique image of the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday: FIRST LOOK: New View Of The Inauguration. There is an even more detailed story about the photo here: A Never Been Done Before Gets Done at the Inauguration.
Photographers will find Annie Leibovitz’s new book, Annie Leibovitz At Work, quite interesting. In a section titled, “Ten Most-Asked Questions”, question #5 is: “Are you happy with the move from film to digital?” (p. 213). Her answer, in part, is: “You can photograph the night with digital. Darkness. I use much less light now. Less…
If you’re shopping for a camera, lens, camcorder or other photo gear, I recommend these vendors: B&H Photo B&H has almost everything in stock. Their web site is well organized and an excellent source of technical information. Some products also have informative customer reviews. Prices are good and returns are no problem within the return period. B&H…
I’m selling a Canon 1D Mark IIN camera body in good condition (I’ve replaced it with the Mark III). It shows normal wear and works well. It has approximately 69,000 shutter actuations. Please see this link for specifications. For inquiries or additional photos, please get in touch via my Contact page. I’ll be selling…
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