The Fujifilm XF 70-300 f/4-f/5.6 telephoto lens is an absolute powerhouse at a fantastic price. First, we get an insanely useful telephoto range of 107-457 in full-frame terms. Then, we get 5.5 stops of image stabilization, which helps to shoot landscapes and more in lower light. We also get a linear focus mechanism, allowing for super fast and accurate focusing, and a weather-resistant designation which means it's…
INTRO - I first got into the Fuji system with the venerable X-T1, almost eight years ago. That camera had 16 megapixels, and I STILL love many of the photos taken with it. Here we are in 2023 with a brand new camera that has all the dials that made many of us fall in love with Fuji, and a brand new X-Trans 5 sensor with 40…
Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg Grain Effect - Strong/Small Color Chrome FX Blue - Strong White Balance - Daylight Tone Curve: H+2 S+2 Color: -2 I went out to take photographs with my new X-T5 I received earlier today and felt like dialing in a film recipe for the blue skies and beautiful clouds I encountered. It's one of the reasons I love Fuji cameras - you can…
Today I'm inviting you along for a road trip to central Iowa, through a few small towns and dirt roads. Along the way, I'm taking photos with the X100v, a camera that speaks a language I love listening to. I often talk about the importance of pre-visualization with my students. This is a way we can set out on a photographic journey with a specific end-point in…
https://youtu.be/BCdmgqw7xXY The Fujifilm X100v is the ultimate bike ride photographic companion. Small, light, and extremely capable, THIS is the camera to take with you wherever you go. On this day, I rode my bike through some roads in Nebraska looking for roadside beauty. Using the "Color Neg 400" film recipe from Fuji X Weekly created some strong, contrasty images that were pretty cool! All examples below are…
The Fuji 33mm f/1.4 is one of the newest lenses available in the lineup, and I wanted to show some examples of the lens wide-open. https://youtu.be/QHi1ZVcPtM4 This site is user-supported. If you like what I do, I'd hope you might consider buying me a cup of coffee or a gallon of gas to keep on exploring and sharing: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerredz I also have my prints on Etsy if…
https://youtu.be/DCUdiq2QC-I The question I have to ask YOU is this: for the type of photography you do, do you NEED the new X-H2s? Only YOU can answer this ultimately, but I thought a lot about this after a recent portrait shoot where I did a family session with my wife and son. We all used different cameras, but we got some amazing results. After that photoshoot, I…
https://youtu.be/CByiQbFacUI Fujifilm X100v and Kodachrome 64 Example Gallery
I also shot all of these on the Classic Negative film simulation to get a consistent look out of the portraits, and I wanted to share my process. First, we shot a lot of these in the full evening sun. The girls wanted a bright and contrasty look with some harsh shadows, so that’s what we did! Knowing this, I underexposed just a bit to protect the…
