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Watching My Backgrounds2 comments

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Far too often, I see the light and I compose the subject, but I pay inadequate attention to the back … more →

Tags: Nature Photography, Camera Gear, Composition, Nikon D7000, Photographic Composition, Nikon 85mm f1.4

Focal Length, Distance to Subject, and Depth of Field

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: This was shot with an 85mm lens, 8.7 feet from the subject, at an aperture of f/2.5. I love the ligh … more →

Tags: camera settings, Dance and Theater, Camera Gear, Nikon 17-55 f2.8, Ojai Art Center Theater, Nikon D7000, Nikon 85mm f/1/4, Frank Malle, And Then There Were None

Interruption

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: This is my friend Mike. I took his picture during lunch for a lesson I was planning on shallow depth … more →

Tags: depth of field, Bokeh, Nikon D7000

A Favorite Lens Reveals Its Achilles' Heel1 comment

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Just when I had finally talked myself into keeping my old 85mm f/1.8, this happened: I've been … more →

Tags: Camera Gear, portraiture, Nikon 85mm f1.8, Nikon D7000, chromatic aberration

Praise for Primes: Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Micro1 comment

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: I couldn't do this with an 85mm f/1.4, but then again, I don't actually do this very often … more →

Tags: Nature Photography, Camera Gear, portraiture, Nikon D300, Portrait Photography, Macro Photography, Nikon D7000

Tactical Ambient Light

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Everyday is Thanksgiving for me, and here's the main reason why. So thrilled was I with my magi … more →

Tags: lighting, Camera Gear, portraiture, Nikon SB800, nikon SB600, Gary Fong Lightsphere, David Hobby, Nikon D7000, softlighter II

October Favorites2 comments

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: For the first time in a long time, my monthly review produced quite a few pictures that I like. Here … more →

Tags: lighting, Dance and Theater, Nature Photography, Composition, Personal, low-light, Nikon 17-55 f2.8, Nikon D7000, Romeo and Juliet

Evolution?4 comments

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: On Wednesday I photographed four people I have photographed before. I wondered if the different phot … more →

Tags: lighting, Dance and Theater, Nikon D300, Nikon SB800, nikon SB600, Elite Theatre Company, Nikon 17-55 f2.8

Make New Friends, but Keep The Old...

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I got to use my new D7000 and TC17eII in the morning and my D300 and light kit in the afte … more →

Tags: lighting, Dance and Theater, Nature Photography, Camera Gear, Nikon D300, Elite Theatre Company, Nikon 17-55 f2.8, nikon 70 200 f2 8, Nikon TC17eII

D7000 Immersion

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Even though the D7000 and D300 share many features, I need to thoroughly test the newer camera in re … more →

Tags: lighting, Dance and Theater, Camera Gear, Nikon 85mm f1.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.8, The Village Jester, Nikon D7000, Emy Reynolds Band, mantis

New Camera Boldness1 comment

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: In the olden days, I roamed the paddock area of various race tracks with two or three cameras slung … more →

Tags: Camera Gear, Nikon D300, Nikon SB800, madrigali, Nikon D7000, ojai day

My Kind of Landscape

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: I just got back from four days driving through very scenic territory. I carried a lot of camera gear … more →

Tags: Motivation, Camera Gear, Composition, landscape, Nikon D7000, Nevada landscape

It's Always Nice to Have a Macro Lens

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: With a macro lens, a walk across your driveway can become a wild animal safari. I love the fact that … more →

Tags: Nature Photography, Camera Gear, Macro Photography, spider

Walk-Around II

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: In the previous post, I mentioned that I might take a macro lens as my walk-around lens the next day … more →

Tags: Motivation, Camera Gear, Nikon D300, Macro Photography

Work The Subject

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: Yea, though I sing the praises of laziness, I know that sometimes a little more effort delivers a mu … more →

Tags: lighting, Nature Photography, Camera Gear, Composition, portraiture, Nikon D300, Nikon SB800, Macro Photography

Some Models Never Complain2 comments

deanzat wrote 1 year ago: I photograph people most of the time, and that means I work hard to manage skin tones. At the Griffi … more →

Tags: post processing, Just For Fun, portraiture, Nikon D300, Griffith Observatory, james dean

Buried Treasure3 comments

deanzat wrote 2 years ago: I’ve got about 50,000 images catalogued in Aperture 3.0.  I’ve probably got an equal num … more →

Tags: lighting, portraiture, Nikon D300, Apple Aperture

Available Light Grab Shots2 comments

deanzat wrote 2 years ago: I’m trying to get better about traveling light and trusting my photographic instincts. This we … more →

Tags: lighting, Motivation, Just For Fun, Camera Gear, Travel and vacation, Composition, Available Light Photography, The Getty, Andrei Codrescu


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