So you’ve started a video production company and you’ve been in the business for some time now, you probably know there’s rarely any consistency with the amount of work you’re going to land throughout the year. There will be slow seasons. Such is a fact of the freelancing life. To offset the financial impact brought on by slow months, many professionals set up a passive…
The Panasonic-Leica 10-25mm f1.7 changed the game for many, and perhaps for the entire Micro Four Thirds platform. Panasonic already has a number of premium prime lenses with fast apertures that sport the Leica badge: Panasonic-Leica 12mm f1.4 Panasonic-Leica 15mm f1.7 Panasonic-Leica 25mm f1.4 You can even throw the Panasonic 14mm f2.5 and 20mm f1.7 in that conversation of fantastic prime lenses for Panasonic. But…
The introduction of the micro four thirds system was a godsend for independent filmmakers and video production companies. It has brought on stills and video powerhouses that made pro-grade features such as LOG profiles, high frame rates, and 4K recording accessible to a lot of aspiring content creators.
Most photographers can only dream of that ethereal background separation that you can get from absurdly fast primes and larger sensors. It used to be that you have to invest in a medium format system, or get a $12,000 Leica Noctilux just to get that famed f0.95 bokeh rendition on your portraits. Mitakon Zhongyi broke this seemingly unattainable barrier to entry with the release of…
A “pancake lens” is generally known as a “colloquial term for a flat, thin lens (short barrel), generally a normal or slightly wide prime lens for a camera.” For Micro Four Thirds, pancake lenses are popular because of the slender design allows for a much more compact setup. While most primes for Micro Four Thirds are relatively small, here are some of the most popular…
I love legacy lenses. Back when I started with the Panasonic GF1 (the OG mirrorless camera), I wanted a portrait lens. But there were only a handful of native lenses, that and I was a broke college student. So I started looking into legacy lenses, and that path lead me towards Canon FD lenses. And as I covered in my guide to the best Canon…
The demand for professional real estate photos is now stronger than ever, and you’d be wise to start thinking about adding real estate photography to your website’s services page. In this guide, we’ll have a look at some gear recommendations, how you can build a portfolio, as well as general guidelines when shooting real estate photos. So if you’re just about ready to break into…
