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Enter the Biotar (1 of 2)
March 25, 2021
It is one of the most prized lens in history; a personal obsession that now takes root. PART 1 OF 2. My personal obsession began four years ago. I had jumped into professional photography with both feet, had spent hundreds of hours on the technical aspects, and was constantly reviewing thousands of images in search […]
Geeking Over the Sony ZEISS 50 1.4 Planar
January 12, 2021
Designed in 1896 with Zeiss T coatings added along the way, there are few lens that match its history, versatility and stellar rendering The Zeiss Planar is a lens designed in 1896 by Paul Rudolph at Carl Zeiss. Unbelievably, the design and Zeiss are at work in today’s world. My copy is a modern one […]
Light and Dreams
December 20, 2017
Light is such a huge contributor to a successful shoot… well, light and attitude. You can have great light but if the attitude isn’t there, either on the part of the subject or photographer, then any success will be measured. I once photographed a group and could feel palatable tension. The photographer’s mission is to […]
Down on the Bayou
December 11, 2017
I was down there in November for a brief moment. Louisiana, that is. Except for photographing a law firm and its members, I was largely cloistered in the house of one of my sisters, processing images until 2 am, or at the nearby PJs, drinking coffee and… processing. I was finally able to break free […]
German precision? Mercedes and a 1956 Leica Summarit.
October 9, 2017
Picking up from the last post, the Leica Summarit was replaced by the Summilux line in 1961. The Leica Summilux is unquestionably one of the greatest lens ever produced with some of the most luxurious renderings ever. Ever! Of course, that luxury is expensive and my Zeiss Sony Planar 50 1.4 gives it a real […]
The Day of the Eclipse
October 2, 2017
So, this is a one-off post but the images have some character and there’s a small surprise at the end. Small, I said. On the day of the recent eclipse, I went to Dodd Camera to return a rented Zeiss superwide lens. Then, given the Chicago neighborhood, I thought I’d park on one of those typical […]
The Kids Are Alright!
October 1, 2017
Blending a “Senior High” shoot with a “Childrens” session can be a bit of a challenge. Well, hardly children as the two young men are 18 and 16 but their sister, on the other hand, is 9 years old. With that, we met at Montrose Harbor in Chicago as the recently graduated senior enjoyed sailing […]