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June 18, 2021 by Joel Wolfson Leave a Comment

How To Choose Lenses for Infrared

The Best Lenses for Infrared Photography © JOEL WOLFSON   Not all lenses perform well with infrared A fantastic lens for normal visible light photography may be terrible for infrared (aka "IR") photography. Choosing the right lens can be tricky. If you’re planning to get an infrared conversion for your camera, make sure you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Fuji X Professional System, Infrared, Learning, Photo Tips and Techniques, Reviews

December 23, 2018 by Joel Wolfson 6 Comments

The Bastard Art

by Joel Wolfson Photography is the bastard art. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is that everyone owns a smartphone and many of those people are under the mistaken impression that they are “excellent” photographers. And photography is used for many purposes besides art so there's no immediate association of it with art. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Learning, Photo Tips and Techniques, photography

July 18, 2017 by Joel Wolfson 8 Comments

Why I Burned My Own Property and How I Photographed It.

This story was also published on PetaPixel I was committed to burning my property. I know this sounds a bit crazy but we’re talking about a prescribed burn. My wife researched programs in our area for homeowners to reduce fire hazard. In our area the firefighters are cross-trained for both wildland and structure fires so they are perfectly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Behind The Images, Infrared, Learning, Photo Tips and Techniques

July 13, 2017 by Joel Wolfson 9 Comments

Forgot My Camera Rain Cover

9 Wet Days in Ireland with the X-Pro2   I didn’t go to Ireland for the sunny weather. The wonderful people, food, music, beer, and spectacular scenery far exceed any benefit one might get from a sunny destination. One problem. I forgot my camera rain cover. Ergo, Murphy's Law dictates it would rain a lot when I wanted to … [Read more...]

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August 19, 2015 by Joel Wolfson Leave a Comment

Black and White Photography- Top 10 tips and techniques

Black and White Photography- Top 10 tips and techniques by Joel Wolfson I built my first darkroom when I was 13. For my first several years of photography I shot, processed and printed almost all black and white. When photography became my full time profession in 1985 I shot more color than black and white. I started using the first digital … [Read more...]

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