Photography is a creative act, and there are times when I’m more creative than others. Fall is one of those times and Halloween specifically fills me with a passion to produce cool things. I took the above picture many years ago when I was first starting to love finding abandoned places, but I recently re-edited the photo using Photoshop 2021’s new “Sky Replacement Tool.” I loved the…
Back when I was a Canon guy, there was one single aspect that was stopping me from switching to Fuji: the Canon 70-200 F/2.8 IS. This lens was my most used, most trusted workhorse of all time. I happily spent thousands for every new version that came out and I still look back through hundreds of weddings and portrait sessions and find that man of my best…
I know there is no real reason for creative block these days. With all the possible inspiration out there and the amazing Fuji cameras that remove most of my old blocks for picking up a camera, you’d think that I’d always have a creative overflow ready. And of course, I still get creative block. I think we all do. In those times I find that a few…
I’ve lived in Nebraska my entire life, going on 45 years now. Nebraska is situated right in the middle of America, and there was a portion of my life when I wanted so badly to move out of the Midwest and get to one of the coasts. I thought Nebraska was nothing but a vast, flat emptiness. Most people call it “flyover” country and the sights people…
"Photography is my Church" is what is going to stand out from my conversation with Joshua Redwine. I think I might steal that from him when I describe photography to others. Thanks, Joshua!In this talk we touch one some fantastic topics including the struggles of artists in the time of Covid-19, his change of careers from engineer to photographer, some insight into his mindset when photographing, why…
The Fuji X100V embraces and celebrates the Fuji philosophy: that cameras are more than just image makers. More than any camera I can remember using, the X100V is simply enjoyable to use. It’s fun. It’s so much fun to use that even when there are other cameras around, I most often choose the X100V over what might be a more robust body or versatile lens. I believe…
I never understood the negative reaction to the X-Pro3 when it was revealed. It seemed like many reveled in mocking Fuji for their design choices. A modern mirrorless camera without a traditional LCD screen on the back was a bold move on Fuji's part, but one that I came to understand. It fits with the X-Pro line as a camera that offers something different. The first X-Pro…
