Links to stuff used in shoot below.
A few people want to know what equipment I used to photograph the house front below. For this shoot I used four obsolete Minolta flashes, but I’d recommend the Vivitar DF-293 (review here) as an inexpensive flash, especially for off-camera use. Two 8′ light stands were used with brackets, …
Take your flash outside!
A Realtor called a few days ago and wanted some shots of this home, but they weren’t sure about what subject would be used for the primary advertising photo. The house was nice, but most of the rooms had little or no furniture, and due to the way the home was situated on the site, …
70-300mm telephoto zoom comp page.
A quick comparison page has been posted with the usual boring, but still useful stamp crops, put
side-by-side, for those interested in the Tamron or Sony 70-300mm telephoto zoom lenses. Both lenses have their pluses and minuses as far as sharpness goes, it all depends on the zoom setting and aperture. The Tamron …
Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di USD review.
If you’re looking for a high quality telephoto zoom, look no further than the Tamron 70-300mm.
Generally speaking, it’s about the same as the Sony 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 SSM G, but costs half as much, and currently with rebate it’s $399. While I find the build quality and optics on par …
Another interior shot.
Here’s a sample shot from a real estate job using the Sony A580 and Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 lens. This bedroom was really small, but nicely decorated, with custom shutters that I wanted to highlight in the closed position, which worked out well as that would hide the house next door. Remember, you don’t want to include …
Reviews and other news.
The Tamron 70-300mm USD review is almost finished, and will probably be posted by Monday or Tuesday. It’s a great lens but has some quirks. Following the review by a couple of days will be the Tamron and Sony 70-300mm quick comparison, it’s interesting and a little surprising.
I’ve started the Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 review;…Check out this neat video from a big-time lifestyle photographer, Robert Caplin. The 89 second
video covers shooting a specialty food dish at a NYC restaurant using a tiny, hand-held litepanels™ micro LED light, instead of blasting a flash and blinding customers, which is what I’d probably do. Litepanels™ look like pretty cool products, …
The second flash review covers a nicely built, small, and full featured Sunpak model. The PZ42X Sunpak is the same flash as Fuji re-labels and sells for their HS-20 and top-line X100 cameras, the only differences are the hotshoe style and price; the Sunpak model costs $145, the Fuji, $230.
The Sunpak PZ42X is…