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What's New
Was there a moment when the desire to take up photography struck you in a flash? Bors Vesterby shares with us one such moment in Composition by Heart.
Fuji is about to release their eagerly awaited XF 55-200mm OIS zoom lens. I have been working with a sample for the past couple of weeks and my First Impressions report is now online.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
This is an exciting day for me and this web site. My good and long-time friend, Kevin Raber, has joined The Luminous Landscape as our Publisher. In this role he will be responsible for site expansion and development, as well as our advertising and workshop activities.
I remain Editor in Chief and Primary Author of the site, and Chris Sanderson continues as Director and Producer of our video content.
Many of you recognize Kevin's name. For the past thirteen years he has been a Vice Preseident at Phase One, and prior to that served in various executive roles in the US photographic industry. His joining LuLa will allow us to actualize many of the plans that we have been putting in place for the past couple of years.
Welcome Kevin. It's going to be fun!
Adobe is moving its Creative Suite apps, including Photoshop, to the Cloud. What does this mean for photographers, both Pros and amateurs?
Find out what I think in Clouding The Issue.
Update: Sean Reid has just published, on Reid Reviews, a review of the Pentax K5 II S, the company's new DSLR without an AA filter. This seems to be one of the first online reviews of this camera.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
Ilford has recently introduced five new inkjet papers. How do they compare to the previous "gold standard"? Find out in our latest paper review article, writtten by Mark Segal and Michael.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
I had a problem with Facebook the past 24 hours. They needed me to verify my identity by confirming I am who I am (like Popeye) by making me identify pictures of my Friends. Fine, except that the pictures that they used were in most cases people's baby pictures and pics of their cats. Dumb. Anyhow, problem now solved and I'm back on Facebook.
Adobe's announcement of a definitive move to the Cloud is proving to be very controversial, and somewhat misunderstood. I am currently in Chicago filming a Lightroom 5 tutorial with Jeff Schewe and we have been discussing the issue between ourselves. It's complicated.
We are shooting a roundtable video discussion on the topic and will be posting it here on the site in a couple of days.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
One of the most innovative new cameras of the past few years was the Fuji X100. Fujifilm has now updated the line with the new X100s, and Nick Devlin falls in love once again.
For Better or Worse
I'm now on Facebook
Ok, I finally did it. After resisting Facebook for years (the web site is enough on-line exposure, don't you think) I have succumed to pressure from family and friends and have joined Facebook.
So, if you want to find out what I eat for breakfast (NOT), or at least what cameras I'm currently testing and some of the photography that I'm doing that isn't portfolio grade, come and visit. (Today – an Apple, two slices of Swiss cheese and a cup of green tea.)
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
Last week I had an opportunity to shoot with the new Leica M for the first time along with with Sean Reid of Reidreviews and our own Mark Dubovoy. We did photography, talked equipment and did a lengthly video round table discussions about the current state of Leica M cameras and the whole non-reflex camera environment.
The video will appear soon, but today I am publishing my Leica M First Impressions Report and Sean's write-up on our get-together.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
We have just published Vision – Part 2, of an ongoing new series by Alain Briot.
I just returned from a shoot with Sean Reid and Mark Dubovoy where I had an opportunity to shoot with the new Leica M 240 for the first time.
I will have a First Impressions report here in a few days, and then in a while we will publish an extended round-table video discussion by the three of us in which the main topic is not just the M240 but non-DSLR camera in general. Watch for it!
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
Our regular contributor, Miles Hecker, has a new geo-tagged travel article for us today about Saguaro National Park, home of The Roadrunner.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
When we say someone or something has "character", what do we mean?And in particular, what does it mean for a camera to have character? Find out in my latest essay – A Matter of Character – Not Just Another Camera Review. Then let us know what your idea of a camera with character might be on our Discussion Forum.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
We've all said it at one time or another... I Will Not Buy That Camera, I Promise!. Well, Mark Dubovoy said it several times to several people over the past few months regarding the Leica M (240). Find out is he kept his promise in his just published review of the new Leica.
If you're a subscriber to Sean Reid's site ReidReviews (or would like to become one), Sean has just published a report on recently field testing the new Leica M (240) and the also new Fuji X100s in Florida.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
Me, me, me! Not an old phrase, and not an unfamilar one. But how does this play out in the always-connected digital photo age? Find out in Kathlene Hay's The Age of Narcissism – Digitized, Homogonized.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
I read about a dozen print magazines a month. But I never buy them in a store or receive them in the mail. For the past year or so I've been reading them on my iPad instead.
This trend is the most recent and dramatic change to happen in magazine publishing since the start of the Internet. Our friend, magazine publisher Nick Rains, along with his magazine-publishing colleagues have addressed this challenge with an entirely new product. Have a read of his latest essay The Changing Face of Magazine Publishing to find out how.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
Have you ever shot from a plane or helicopter? It's a whole new form of landscape photography. In Neal Rantoul's new article on Aerial Photography he tells us about his experience and shares some images.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
We're pleased to announce that the winner of our 128GB iPad with All Luminous Landscape Videos installed is Ole Loberg of Didsbury, Alberta. Contratulations Ole!
What is our next contest and giveaway, and what will be the prize? Well, it's still being set up, but any puchase you make from our store, beginning as of right now, will be eligible. Good Luck!
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
There are many approaches to HDR, some better than others. In our latest techniques tutorial Glenn Guy explores the topic with HDR and How to Shoot Into The Light.
Don't forget our "win-an-iPad
with all our software included" contest.
Win a New 128GB iPad with Retina Display
Including all Major Luminous Landscape Videos
Pre-Installed - a $1,400 value
It's safe to say – if you can't see it properly, you likely can't shoot it properly. For me that applies to electronic finders, which though they have improved greatly over the past few years still are deficient in terms of having a wide enough contrast range.
I share my thoughts on this in Why I Hate Electronic Finders.
Don't forget our "win-an-iPad
with all our software included" contest.
Win a New 128GB iPad with Retina Display
Including all Major Luminous Landscape Videos
– Pre-Installed –
What are you using to review and work on your images in the field? Our regular contributor Miles Hecker has just written a review of a new tablet / laptop, the Sony Duo 11. Maybe it's for you as well.
There is now less than a week to enter our latest contest that lets you win an iPad loaded with all of our videos.
Don't forget our "win-an-iPad
with all our software included" contest.
Win a New 128GB iPad with Retina Display
Including all Major Luminous Landscape Videos
– Pre-Installed –
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