Photo Tips and Techniques Archives | Page 6 of 9 | Joel Wolfson Photographic Artist

March 10, 2016 by Joel Wolfson 3 Comments

Bokeh in Perspective

Bokeh in Perspective Why all the Hype? So what the heck is bokeh and what is all the hype over it? First, let’s define it. Bokeh refers to the aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas in an image*. Usually it means the specular highlights although I’ve seen bokeh used to refer to any area that is out of focus. To be specific it only … [Read more...]

January 22, 2016 by Joel Wolfson 9 Comments

Is The Mirrorless Honeymoon Over?

Is the Mirrorless Honeymoon Over? A Year With The Sony A7 System My last mirrorless post was about my “Wow!” moment with the A7R II and why I switched to mirrorless after decades of using DSLRs. It’s been about a year and now that the honeymoon is over, do I still like using my mirrorless system? Short answer: Yes. Like any successful … [Read more...]

October 3, 2015 by Joel Wolfson 4 Comments

Sony A7R II Sealed The Deal- My preference for mirrorless over DSLRs

Sony A7R II Sealed The Deal My Preference for Mirrorless over DSLRs It was a “Wow!” moment. I don’t say it very often when it comes to camera gear- in fact only about once a decade over my 30 year photography career. I had just finished doing an aerial shoot from a helicopter in Kauai. I had an absolute blast doing the shoot. I was a little … [Read more...]

September 11, 2015 by Joel Wolfson Leave a Comment

Seminars Sneak Preview- Arizona Highways Symposium

Sneak preview of my seminars Arizona Highways Symposium Nov 7, 8 2015 in Phoenix Here’s a sneak preview of the two seminars I’ll be conducting at the Arizona Highways Photo Workshops Symposium on November 7th and 8th Essential Plug-ins for Post Processing November 7th, 10:45AM - 11:45 AM The idea behind plugins is that they will save you … [Read more...]

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...]