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First Look: Sigma’s 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens

First Look: Sigma’s 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The first thing you notice about Sigma’s 56mm f/1.4 lens ($429) is that, despite having the longest focal length, it’s the physically shortest lens in the Sigma f/1.4 Trifecta. The available Micro Four-thirds and Sony E Mount versions are...

The Catch-22 of Building a Glamour Portfolio

The Catch-22 of Building a Glamour Portfolio

Today's Post by Joe Farace “Photographic success is not just about getting the equipment. And you can’t market yourself without a portfolio. If you love photography enough, the equipment will come, the portfolio will result and if you enjoy the process, successful...

Preview: A Trifecta of f/1.4 Mirrorless lenses from Sigma

Preview: A Trifecta of f/1.4 Mirrorless lenses from Sigma

Today's Post by Joe Farace This appears to be my week to talk about f/1.4 lenses... Yesterday I received a trio of f/1.4 mirrorless lenses from Sigma. The lenses seem to echo the "double-the-focal-length" system that was popular back in the film days. On Micro...

Google+ Bites the Bullet and Other Sad Tales

Google+ Bites the Bullet and Other Sad Tales

Not an April Fool’s post by Joe Farace Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a thousand times, and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!—Shakespeare's Hamlet: Act 5 Scene 1...

Stupid Photographer Tricks

Stupid Photographer Tricks

…in which I share some of the dumb things I’ve done over the years and that, for some reason, always seem to involve attractive women. Or as Bob Ross once said, “We don’t make mistakes, we make happy accidents.

Nice Mice at the Right Price

Nice Mice at the Right Price

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Let me shift away from my normal photo-oriented blog posts to write about a computer product, but one that you use every day and wouldn't be able to process a single RAW or JPEG image without it. I’m talking about your computer's mouse. My...