NyghtVision Magazine, Volume 10 #4 Released. Hard to believe another year is coming to an end, but it is.... With the end of the year, we will be closing the book on Volume 10 of NyghtVision Magazine. In this edition, we featured Igor Amelkovich who is from Russia and formerly part of the Russian army. He is an award winning photographer whose
Sometimes you look at a new product and you just have to wonder why the hell someone didn't think about this before. When Jeff Karp told me about the new RevoRing from H&Y, that was exactly my reaction. Look at it this way: I have been professional photographer for the better part of 17 years, now, and, if I had to pick a problem that
If you have been following our journey - a journey which began about a year and a half now - it started with the purchase of a single vintage Pentax 6x7 lens. That experience was so revolutionary for Falcon that, for his fine art work, he only uses vintage lenses. In November of 2019, he purchased a vintage Pentax 6x7 film camera, and, shortly
NyghtVision Magazine Volume 9, Number 4 will be available November 24, 2019. Click here to read it. In this edition: Product reviews - H&Y Filters, PortraitPro version 19. The work of Patrick Stack, Rasmus Stelling, Lew Brown and Falcon. Featured models include Ella Rose (from UK) and Cheri Summers (USA). Poetically Man Dwells returns as does Lighting the Un-Lightable. The Way Back looks at film
In the Fall of 2018, Falcon purchased a vintage Pentax 67 55-100 MM lens. It has proven to be both a deep part of his creative rebirth and yet also a source of great difficulty. In May of this year, Falcon began thinking about learning about film. His interest began when an old friend gave him a Minolta Xg3 from around 1992. This video
If you've read any review I've ever done about photography gear, then you know that I am convinced that cheaper is never better. When I first started doing photography, I never thought I'd say that. I couldn't see the difference and, after all, a camera is a camera. In short order, I learned I was wrong. I bought a cheap memory card, and it failed
Except from NyghtVision Magazine, Volume 9 #2: Product review of PortraitPro from Anthropics. Read Volume 9 #2 here. To be honest, sometimes I think that applications are updated simply for the sake of updating them because updating generates more revenue. So, whenever I am assigned the task of evaluating software, I am always a bit skeptical about the value of doing so. Most of the
Neutral density what? Neutral density filter. The principle behind the filter is rather straight forward: Essentially, a neutral density filter is a dark piece of glass placed in front of the lens that allows less light into the camera through the lens. This means you need a longer exposure to get a properly exposed image. This is great when working in an open field
Looking back, deciding to use vintage lenses was one of the best decisions I've made. It has rekindled my creativity, and it has forced me to engage what I am doing in a way I haven't since 2005. 2005 was a watershed year. After two years of working as a professional, using only "program mode," JD Milazzo and I had been forced to work
Yes, I've told the story before, but it warrants being told again. I think about this exchange between JD Milazzo and me now almost 16 years ago. I was sitting on the steps to the second floor, the manual to our new Canon 10D in my hand. JD asked what the difference between aperture priority and shutter priority was. In true fashion, I quipped:
