If you’re a reader of the blog, you already know I love the color rendition of Ricoh GR II Positive Film, and I am not alone in that. Many came to appreciate these colors and that’s a reason why the GR and GR II are still so popular. You can see many examples of this… Continue reading Increase the detail on Ricoh GR II jpgs
My final opinion about the Ricoh GR III
As some of you know, I bought the GR III again. This time a Diary Edition. I think at this point no one can accuse me of not giving the camera a proper chance! I bought it new and sold it 3 times in total, including this one. Because yes, I sold it again. I… Continue reading My final opinion about the Ricoh GR III
Film simulation and Dehancer
Do you remember when it became trendy to emulate cross processing? Or when bleach bypass became all the rage? Or when HDR was suddenly the new thing everyone was trying? All the photos made in these trendy bubbles are now obsolete and not pleasant. That’s because they were a reaction to what was perceived as… Continue reading Film simulation and Dehancer
Against generative AI
I believe there are strong reasons to oppose AI’s involvement in creative works, especially photography. This is a topic that’s very dear to me, and I hope you will also find it interesting and will want to share your opinion about it. I will start with a brief mention of the marketing aspects and then… Continue reading Against generative AI
Patience, practice, discipline
So we want to learn to do something new. Here I talk about photography, so let’s stick to that topic –– but really, this could apply to many other activities. As I was saying, let’s imagine we want to learn doing something new, and we really put ourselves to it. We watch a couple tutorials,… Continue reading Patience, practice, discipline
Micro four thirds and selling regrets
I have bought and sold tens of cameras and lenses: Canon, Nikon, Ricoh, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, and that’s only for the digital ones. If we look at film, then we can add all kind of soviet made cameras, and then Yashica, Rollei, Olympus, Holga, Diana, AGFA, etc. I never believed in amassing objects, that’s why… Continue reading Micro four thirds and selling regrets