http://www.adorama.com/alc/expert/442 A freelance photographer and writer for Adorama <p><span style="font-size: small;">If you take great care in metering and exposure, you will rarely, if ever, need to shoot RAW and you can avoid a lot of post-production time.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/14202 <p><span style="font-size: small;">The Sigma DP-1 Merrill, the latest version of Sigma's groundbreaking compact digital camera delivers category-leading image quality. Is that enough?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13973 <p><span style="font-size: small;">There are plenty of new camera bags out there, but these bags have stood the test of time, and are still in production. Here&rsquo;s a short, biased (and Domke-heavy) round-up of bags that this pro shooter trusts and uses again and again.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13803 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Remember how we said the X100 was great on quality, but autofocus was slow? Fujifilm claims its new firmware update version 1.21 resolves performance issues. We took a Fujifilm X100 to the streets to find out in a variety of situations. Check out our surprising conclusions!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13738 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Portrait photography is the bread and butter job professional photographers do day in and day out. Everyone does them, be they Joe Blow in a small studio in Montana to Annie Liebowitz shooting for Vanity Fair. Can it be done on the cheap and look amazing? You bet!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13716 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Pro Optic has updated its 85mm f/1.4 budget prime. What does the new version, with it&rsquo;s new aspherical lens formulation, provide in performance enhancements? So what else to do with an 85mm lens but take a portrait or two!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13708 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Why spend $10,000 for the Pentax 645D medium-format camera when you can get a higher-resolution 35mm-format DSLR for thousands less? Hint: It's not about resolution!<br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13597 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13561 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Ahh the economy. It has driven many of us insane trying to figure out how to do more with less. Clients constantly approach us asking for miracles with shoestring budgets. A fine example is shooting anything fashion related. Editorial work these days pays almost nothing if you are lucky or nothing at all for the most part. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13522 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Fashion photographer and Adorama contributor Sandy Ramirez field-tests the Pentax Q under very demanding circumstances. If it can handle New York Fashion Week, it could probably tackle many other photographic assignments.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13290 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13285 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13281 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13261 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13270 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13269 http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/13263 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Ahhh, the modern age of digital photography. Blazing fast autofocus lenses and digital processors that make ISO 6400 shots look like they were shot on Kodachrome 25 back in the old days of film. However, there is one frustrating aspect with modern cameras&mdash;a thing that should make our lives easier&mdash;autofocus. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13185 <p><span style="font-size: small;">When asked how he was capable of getting such amazing images on a consistent basis, Arthur &ldquo;Weegee&rdquo; Fellig replied &ldquo;Simple. f/8 and be there.&rdquo; Since that time this simple statement has become the mantra of Documentary Photography, held as scripture, writ in stone. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13109 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Do you need a 180mm macro lens or will a 60mm do? What's the difference when both can deliver 1:1 magnification? </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13038 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Leica M-Mount rangefinder users want speed, but the price is steep. Can Cosina's latest 75mm lens compete with Leica and Zeiss for a third the price?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13007 <p><span style="font-size: small;">The Pro Optic 14mm f/2.8 lens offers a low-cost entry to wide-angle photography. But can it deliver the quality to compete with the more expensive versions?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13004