Sony and Fujifilm released important new camera bodies the week of January 25, 2021. Both flagships, Sony’s Alpha 1 and Fujifilm’s GFX 100S, are expensive cameras that few of us will buy (although each has a market niche among LuLa readers) – but they show us something about where the market is going. Fujifilm ALSO [Read More]
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“I celebrate life”: Rediscovering Ed van der Elsken’s fearless eye
The daring vision of legendary Dutch street photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) has been revived in feest, a new book by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. After acquiring his entire archive in late 2019, the Rijksmuseum and the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam put together this remarkable collection, including many forgotten photographs. A manic spirit suffuses feest, which [Read More]
Its-all-a-blur (Rediscover)
By Michael Reichmann (Editors Note: Bullfights have been banned (thankfully) almost universally and specifically in the town where this was shot since this was first published.) Rider #3. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. March, 2014 Olympus OM-D E-M1 with Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8 @ ISO 500 1/10 sec @ f/3.5 This article is about creating impressionistic [Read More]
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Edward Burtynsky revisits nature’s innocence in new collection
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The Steller’s Sea Eagle – An Ice Age Relic
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The Year in Review, the Year Ahead Part IV – computers, software and services
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Year in Review, Year Ahead Part 3 – Lenses and Printing
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Year in Review, Year Ahead Part II – Cameras
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Year in Review, Year Ahead part 1
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2020 Visions & New Horrizons
2020 was beyond easy summation. If our loved ones and we are healthy and alive, we can count ourselves lucky and be grateful. Many people lost family members and friends (for various reasons), their livelihood, faith in … [Read More...]
Wildlife photography on a reasonable budget
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Happy Holidays from The Luminous Landscape family to all.
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FIELD NOTES FOLLOW-UP: BEHIND THE SCENES
Looking back on the 8-episode documentary series I made for the Luminous Landscape. Over the last eighteen months Luminous Landscape has published a series of documentary shorts about some of North America’s most … [Read More...]
EVOLVING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY INTO CINEMATOGRAPHY. Episode 04 (of 5). – Camera Support
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Dancing Beyond The Light : The new work of Sam Choisy
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