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60 articles on portrait photography, lens reviews, and camera gear.

Lens Reviews
Cinematic Portraits Using K&F Concept Black Diffusion Filter 1/2 and 1 Stop
Today I am going to talk about my experience on using K&F Concept Black Diffusion filters to create cinematic style portraits.

Lens Reviews
Fujifilm XF16mm F1.4 Cinematic Portraits Using K&F Concept Black Diffusion Filter 1/2 Stop
Today I am going to talk about my experience on using K&F Concept Black Diffusion filters to create cinematic style portraits on the Fujifilm system. I am using the XF16mm F1.

Behind the Scenes
The Flow and Photography
In this blog post, I am going to talk about the Flow and how to use it to improve your photography Below are couple points that I am going to share throughout this blog post.

Portrait Tips
Five Portraits Tips from My Recent Photoshoot - FE 35mm F1.4 GM, Sony A7III
In this blog post, I am going to walk through my Sacramento portraits photoshoot with model Ava. It was nice late afternoon lighting and I shot some backlight photos during this photoshoot.

Portrait Tips
How to Shoot Overcast Portraits Using Canon EOS R6, EF 35mm F1.4 L Mark II - San Francisco 4 Outfits
In this blog post, I am going to walk through my San Francisco photoshoot with Rosina and explaining the location choices and how I used the overcast weather for portraits.

Lens Comparisons
Which One Better for Portraits: Fujifilm 90mm F2 or 50mm F1.0 WR?
In this blog post, I am going to go through some of my experience on using the Fujifilm 90mm F2 WR and XF 50mm F1.0 WR for portraits.

Lens Reviews
Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R APD for Portraits - Is It Worth $500 More Than Regular Version?
Since 2013, I have been using 56mm F1.2 R for my Fujifilm portraits work. It was the first lens I bought for my Fujifilm X-T1.

Portrait Tips
Photography Tips for the 35mm Portraits - Planning, Workflow, Composition & Bonus Tips
35mm has been used by many photographers for environmental portraits. The advantage of the 35mm especially for the F1.

Lens Comparisons
Sigma 85mm F1.4 vs Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM for Portraits
Last week, I have tested both Sigma 85mm F1.4 and Sony FE 85mm F1.4 for portraits. Here are some of my thoughts on these two lenses.