Documentary photography may involve a lot of portraiture work, but unlike the studio photographer who can manipulate light through the use of flashes and diffusers, documentary photographers have to work with available light. But it isn’t necessarily natural light only. As the name implies, it refers to light emitted from […]
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Growing up in photography
There is a saying that as you get older, you become unimpressed by a lot of S.H.I.T. (super highly irrelevant things). Â I wonder how this principle applies in photography, because we are also growing up in our photography skills, styles, needs and vision. Our way of making photography changes, starting […]
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Documentary Project | Module 5 – Attitude: When we finally go to the location and start photographing
At first, I was thinking of calling this module by “Shooting Techniques” but, as I won’t focus on technical aspects but in the posture to adopt in the field instead, I thought it was better to call it “Attitude” and describe some matters that I consider important while shooting. This […]
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How to improve the battery performance of your Fuji camera
When I switched from Canon to Fuji in 2016, the last thing I thought about was the battery life. I had more to think about, like file quality, construction, lenses, weight, features… After starting to use Fuji equipment, I actually noticed some difference in battery life to what I was […]
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Replacing the Fuji with a smartphone?
Nowadays, the smartphones and their cameras have evolved to a level where the question of replacing the digital camera (mirrorless, or DSLR) with a powerful smartphone is only natural. Tremendous progress has been made to the technology inside the smartphones, where the cameras themselves, the rapidly evolving sensors and together […]
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How to backup your Fujifilm camera settings
As children getting their first bike, so do we adult men (and women) get a twinkle in our eyes when we buy a new camera. Then there are days – and nights – looking at it, touching here and there, trying to figure out the menus and its options, so […]
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Fujifilm X-H1 – The Lost Musketeer
Behind all metaphors, Fujifilm X-H1 is getting the least of love, attention and publicity among the rest of the models from the Fujifilm range of mirrorless digital cameras. In addition, it is not so easy to explain why. Let me try to understand what could be behind the decision to […]
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Documentary Project | Module 4 – The essential accessories you may need
Hello everyone! As usual, please make sure you have read the previous modules before starting this one. In this module, I will talk about accessories, the ones I use and why. We often give more importance to the camera and lenses, but believe me when I say that a careful […]
