"Discrimination and self-discipline"
“Two of the most valuable assets of any photographer are discrimination and self-discipline. The first is the ability to distinguish between photogenic and unphotogenic subjects, to know what will make effective pictures. The second is the ability to have will-power enough to resist the temptation to “shoot” when a subject is graphically “hopeless”. Specifically, if the illumination does not seem right - as effective as it could be - and there is nothing a photographer can do (as often happens when working with daylight), he will forsake the shot rather than bring home a picture he can never be really happy with, because no matter what, he always has the choice to select or reject.”
Andreas Feininger
Chas Gerretsen and the making of "Apocalypse Now"
In 1976 Chas Gerretsen was hired to work as a set photographer on “Apocalypse Now”. This short documentary reveals some of the amazing shots he created during his time in the jungle. A must watch!
Nikon F2 - the standard for highest photographic achievement!
Image from a vintage brochure.
Fun Facts About Lenses!
A quick video detailing some fun facts about the birth of lenses. Check it out!
Is this the most famous 35mm lens?
This time we are taking a look at a famous wide-angle lens that was featured in 3 movies and one music video! Hope you’ll enjoy it.
Is this the most famous telephoto lens in cinema?
I love finding movies featuring lenses from the past and today I uploaded a new video on what is perhaps the most famous telephoto lens in cinema. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Is this the most famous 50mm lens in cinema?
Being someone who loves vintage lenses I love spotting their appearances in films. So I decided to start a new segment on the Youtube channel devoted to lenses in cinema. Here is the first episode about the Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 - perhaps the most famous 50mm lens in cinema.
Edwin Way Teale
"It is those who have compassion for all life who will best safeguard the life of man. We cannot make the world uninhabitable for other forms of life and have it habitable for ourselves. It is the conservationist who is concerned with the welfare of all the land and life of the country, who, in the end, will do most to maintain the world as a fit place for human existence." - Edwin Way Teale
Wilhelm Pfeffer - Plant Movement
Recently I was reading the wonderful book by Stefano Mancuso titled “The Revolutionary Genius of Plants”, in which the author describes the work of the great German botanist Wilhelm Pfeffer (9 March 1845 – 31 January 1920). Between 1898 and 1890, Pfeffer decided to use the help of photography in order to study plant movement and was the first person to photograph plants in regular intervals (over a period of several weeks), thus creating the earliest known example of time-lapse photography.
I immediately went on the internet to see if I can find the original time-lapse, and was delighted to find it on YouTube. Here it is!