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Photographing the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic opening ceremony with the Canon EOS R3 (maybe)

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[A little while back, we caught our friend Jeff Cable’s post about him getting the Canon EOS R3. This is very exciting news for anyone who is waiting for a possible Canon R3 announcement in September. Jeff could absolutely not confirm if he even took the camera with him to the Tokyo Olympics, so the title is 100% my educated guess. Anyways, for anybody out there who likes Photography, sports, and the Olympics, Jeff’s blog is a must. This is it from your friendly editor, it is all Jeff from now]

Two nights ago was the long-awaited Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (and yes, they still call it that even though we are in 2021). In some ways, it was like all the other openings I have done in the past, and in other ways, it was completely different.

The first major difference, of course, was that there were no spectators in the audience. But we were still required to be in our photo positions hours in advance and not allowed to move around the stadium at all. Normally we are packed in to our sections, but this time there was a seat in between each of us. I have to admit, I liked that part since it gave me room to have my equipment spread out around me. I always shoot with two cameras at these events, one with a long zoom (in this case the Canon 200-400mm) and one wide lens (this time I used the new Canon RF 15-35mm) for the firework shots.

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Are you a photography weirdo?

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With Spring here, I think it’s time to fully embrace your inner photo weirdo.

Seriously, hear me out.

If you missed the Street Photography Anywhere class, a common comment was how uncomfortable people were to do this type of work – to shoot in quiet areas, to capture portraits of random people, to shoot in suburbs, or even in busy cities.

The key is to embrace your inner weirdo.

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I analysed 50 top landscape photographers selling NFTs on foundation. Here’s what I learned

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I analysed 50 Top Landscape Photographers with accounts on the NFT auction platform, Foundation, between the dates of the 5th to 9th July (2021), to answer the following question:

How much do landscape photographers earn from selling NFTs?

Specifically, I used public data to compile:

  • My list of 50 Top landscape Photographers selling NFTs on Foundation, ranked in order of ETH sales between the snapshot dates (5th – 9th July 2021) to get a feeling for the range of earnings
  • Public details about the photographers, including Foundation account, country, short bio, and social media links to provide further context and follow-up for interested parties
  • Stats like the max, min, and average ETH sales of the 50 photographers combined
  • A list of the collectors who bought NFTs from them

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Being Mr. Green

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I get a lot of emails from people asking how I manage to bring in so many new clients as well as keeping the ones I have to build my business.

One thing that I wanted to share here is the basics of how you might view winning a client and the actual reality of things from the client’s perspective.

To be successful, you need to be able to give your clients what they want; you may perceive that to be a set of amazing images. However, just doing that is not going to get you across the line. You are a professional photographer, so it’s your job to produce high-quality photography, it’s not your selling point…

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Four tips for booking the perfect stylist for your photoshoot

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Having a stylist on a photoshoot can be an elevation or, in some cases, a disaster for your project. The key to avoiding styling disasters is planning and having a good open dialogue with your stylist. As a stylist, our job is to bring concepts and ideas to life with wardrobe. But, unfortunately, concepts can get lost in translation when communication between the stylist and photographer or creative director is poor. So how do you successfully communicate your goals to a stylist? I’m here to give you four tips on how to do so!

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Creating dappled light with a DIY reflector

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What if I told you that i only used one light to create this image. It’s true. I used one of my favorite lighting modifiers— a DIY reflector. To make it I covered a sheet of cardboard with self-adhesive mirror tiles, first scoring it in two places for easy folding. It works well with both studio strobes and sunlight, with the ripple texture of the cardboard adding a dappled appearance to the light.

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All you need to know about becoming a professional food and drink photographer

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Instagram and influencers brought along a constant stream of sepia-toned morning lattes and high-contrast avocado toasts. But what does it mean to be a professional food photographer? What are the major publications and brands that a food photographer seeks? And how do you find the best one to help your food & drink-centered business stand out?

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What exactly is fine art landscape photography and how do we make it?

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Have you ever thought about the term ‘fine art landscape photography‘ and wondered what it means?

Do you feel that a photograph can be a form of art in the same realm as painting, drawing, or sculpture?

Some styles such as photojournalism or commercial photography are actually the opposite of fine art, as they exist to record events or literal reality or to advertise products or services.

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We are all more than just “content creators”

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There’s been a term I’ve been hearing more and more creatives in the spaces we run in use to describe themselves: “content creator”. Even from people who work we admire and have learned from. To us, they’re people who inspire, educate, and entertain us. Both in photography and cosplay.

As I kept seeing that term come up my mind kept coming back to one question: why those words exactly?

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How I made my own 4 x 5 slide projector on a budget

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I have been shooting 4 x 5 color transparencies or commonly known as color slide film for many years but the best that I could enjoy them was to put them on the light table and viewing them through a loupe. Unlike my 35mm and 120 slides, I have never seen them projected big simply it is not easy to locate a 4×5 slide projector.

For the last few years, I tried searching online on how to do it yourself (DIY) and build a 4x 5 slide projector but no one seems to have made them before.   There are commercially produced 4×5 slide projectors although I have never seen one in real life. I have not even seen them on the used market on eBay before but even if they are available they are going to cost a lot and even more to ship.

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