Photography Life
- Posted on Tuesday March 10, 2026
I think it would be worth remeasuring after all these years whether a day still lasts 24 hours and a year 365 days. I’m starting to seriously doubt it. Personally, I suspect we’re living on the lamplighter’s planet from The Little Prince, where the rotation keeps speeding up faster and faster. And I have proof! There’s a memory card that I had placed on my desk barely a few days ago to copy its contents to disk and cull the images. Today, I inserted into the reader and couldn’t believe my eyes. The card contains last year’s spring courtship of grebes! My feet are still cold from sitting in waders in the icy water of the pond. Well then. I’ll finish writing these News and go check whether mice have chewed a hole in those waders over the winter. I’m going to need them again very soon, and I’m fairly ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Saturday March 07, 2026
We’ve updated our review of the Viltrox 14mm f/4 Air with detailed tests from our lab showing distortion, chromatic aberration, vignetting, and sharpness! How does it perform in the lab and in the field? Find out today in our review. Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026
The idea for this article was born high in the mountains, while chatting with other photographers about what we had managed to capture during the fleeting appearance of a Bearded Vulture (which I wrote about in this article). Some of us nailed the shots in the few available seconds, and others fumbled with buttons and dials—or couldn’t find the subject in the viewfinder. The difference came down to muscle memory and the ability to set the camera quickly. Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Not so long ago, my answer to the title question would have come out almost automatically: a prime lens, of course! Just a few decades ago, zoom lenses suffered from a whole range of optical compromises that made their use for portraiture and documentary photography somewhat questionable. But today? If your budget allows, you can buy a standard zoom with an f/2 aperture whose optical quality rivals — or even surpasses — many prime lenses, and instead of carrying four lenses, you can get away with just one. And yet, the popularity of prime lenses doesn’t seem to be declining. Quite the opposite. So which one is better for photographing people? Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday March 02, 2026
I find that winter is a great time to look back through photos taken during the summer. And vice versa – I’m always working on my coldest photos during the hottest months. Although it has been unseasonably warm in Colorado this year, I still found myself revisiting some photos from last July earlier this week. The bright greens aren’t a color I’ll see out here in nature for another month or two, but the joy of photography is that their vibrance can be recorded for us to enjoy no matter what month it is. I hope that March brings you some good photos and interesting moments. February certainly had a lot of activity in the photography world. Continue Reading » - Posted on Saturday February 28, 2026
I remained motionless in the snow for three hours; time seemed to stand still. Then, there he was. He appeared to be heading straight towards me! Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday February 27, 2026
Despite what it may look like, today's article is a success story. But it sure didn't start that way. Maybe you remember a short article that we published last year called "Our Printer Is Here!" Well, the exclamation mark at the end of that title turned out to be a little optimistic. Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday February 26, 2026
Leica cameras, with their century-long history, are masters at tugging on our emotional heartstrings. But can they also satisfy the pragmatic side of our nature? After all, a camera is, first and foremost, a tool for making photographs. So, I set my emotions aside and put the most expensive compact camera on the market, the Leica Q3, to the test. Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2026
Nikon just announced the Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S II, a successor to their popular Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S from early 2020. This lens marks the second "version II" lens for the Z system - the other being the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II that was announced last year. Here's what you need to know! Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2026
In 2025, I did something new: test a lot of gear. Not only was it interesting work, but I also got to stock up on some items that I probably wouldn't have tried otherwise, like an 85mm lens. However, going forward, I'll be testing a lot less gear. Why is that? Continue Reading »
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