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30 May, 2014 – Panasonic GH4 Video Primer

30 May

The new Panasonic GH4 is to my mind one of the most exciting new cameras to come down the pike in quite a while. While an excellent stills camera, it is the GH4’s video capability that sets it apart. This is the smallest, least expensive camera that can shoot 4K video and record it internally to a memory card. Oh yes – and the image quality is exceptional. 

But because of the camera’s capabilities and versatility it can be a bit intimidating. I have therefore written a video primer for the GH4, which I hope will help you not only with a possible buying decision, but also once you get your camera.

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28th May, 2014 – Celebrating 15 Years

28 May

 

May 28, 2015 marks a special date for The Luminous Landscape – 15 years of dedicated and continuous publication.  We’ve come a long way and we have a long way to go.  The last 15 years has seen a remarkable change in photography.  Going from a predominately analog (film) world to digital capture and output.  I know if someone would have told me 20 years ago I would be doing my photography entirely without film, photographic paper, chemistry and darkrooms I would not have believed them. Today we share our Last 15 Years. 

Photography is in its golden age.  More people are taking photographs every day than ever before and these images are being shared in staggering numbers.  Cameras, computers and output have become easier and better.  The Luminous Landscape will continue to bring you the latest information and articles as well as workshops, video tutorials and much more.  As we look back at the past 15 years we find ourselves even more energized to see where the next 15 years takes all of us.

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25 May, 2014 – The Ultimate Mirrorless Camera Strap?

26 May

The passion of photography for many soon turns into an addiction as we look for the latest and greatest gear.  This includes camera bags and now camera straps.  Kevin Raber today reviews The DSPTCH Camera Strap System.  It’s a modular camera strap that works well with the small format cameras mirrorless cameras.  It’s definitely a strap to have but beware it will lead to a new addiction.  

Have you checked out the Kimberley Workshop next April.  This is definitely one that should be on your bucket list.

 

 

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20 May, 2014 – Post Processing Panoramas

21 May

 

As a follow up to Kevin Raber’s recent article on Having Fun With Panoramas today we present an article by Tom Legrady on Post Processing Panoramas.  This article for the most part focuses on the use go the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter in Photoshop.  The use of this filter especially in panoramas corrects for much of the distortion that is introduced during the stitching. 

Michael and I (Kevin) will be in Buffalo June 5-8 as part of the Silo City Workshop.  This workshop conducted by Mark Maio will be photographing one of Michael’s and my favorite things; abandoned buildings.  In this case these will be the abandoned Buffalo Childs Street grain elevators.  If you are free and want to have a great few days shooting these amazing structures inside and out then go to the Silo City Web Page and register today.  There are only a few spots left.  Another bonus is Capture Integration will have a rep there with Leica Gear as well as Medium format digital gear if you are so inclined to try this gear out.  Hope to see you there.

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17 May, 2014 – Rockhopper Workshops Web Site Is Launched

18 May

 

For the last few months we have been busy on a number of projects at Luminous-Landscape.  One of these was getting LuLa workshops up and running.  Luminous-Landscape pioneered the all inclusive workshop years ago and was one of the first workshops ever offered in Iceland. In January this year Kevin Raber joined the LuLa team and with his experience in running the PODAS Workshops for Phase One he has once again launched a top notch workshop series for Luminous-Landscape. Today Luminous-Landscape officially launches its workshop site Rockhopper Workshops.  Read about it HERE.


Image © Mark Maio

Michael and I (Kevin) will be in Buffalo June 5-8 as part of the Silo City Workshop.  This workshop conducted by Mark Maio will be photographing one of Michael’s and my favorite things; abandoned buildings.  In this case these will be the abandoned Buffalo Childs Street grain elevators.  If you are free and want to have a great few days shooting these amazing structures inside and out then go to the Silo City Web Page and register today.  There are only a few spots left.  Another bonus is Capture Integration will have a rep there with Leica Gear as well as Medium format digital gear if you are so inclined to try this gear out.  Hope to see you there.

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12 May, 2014 – The Ultimate Adventure & Workshop – The Kimberely

12 May

 

Luminous-Landscape has pioneered workshops into the most picturesque remote locations on the planet.  Today we announce a workshop – adventure to truly an Edge Of The Planet location, the Kimberley.  This is an area of northwest Australia that is so hard to get into that the best way to explore it is by boat and helicopter and we have both.  Join us next April 2015 for the Ultimate Kimberley Adventure aboard the amazing True North.  This will be unlike any workshop you have attended in the past.  Plus you’ll have four extremely talented instructors Ken Duncan, Christian Fletcher, Mark Stothard and Kevin Raber,  who have all been to the Kimberley and know the region well.  This will be a charter with photographers only thus allowing us to be in position for the best light for the locations we are visiting.  Learn more about this amazing workshop HERE.  If there is one workshop you do, this is the one.

This July Luminous-Landscape hosts a workshop to the Northern Polar regions – Svalbard – Land Of The Polar Bear.  We have only 2 berths left on the first cruise.  The second cruise is Sold Out.  If you’d like a very special small boat experience to this region then register today.  You can find out more information HERE.

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9 May, – Photography As Art, A Lifelong Passion

09 May

 

 

All of us are on a journey.  When it comes to our photography we are constantly evolving and growing with our craft and our images that we create grow and evolve with us.  I am in the fortunate  position that I see a lot of photographers work and have watched a number of these photographers evolve their art to incredible levels.  For years I have followed Eleanor Brown and watched her photography evolve. Today, Luminous-Landscape is proud to publish Eleanor’s essay  Photography As Art, A Lifelong Passion.  I hope you enjoy her work and article, make sure to click though to her website as she has a lot of other amazing images.  And, by the way this series of images and why she did them fits i very well with a previous article we recently published; Why Photography Projects Are Important by Alain Briot.

 

This July Luminous-Landscape hosts a workshop to the Northern Polar regions – Svalbard – Land Of The Polar Bear.  We have only 2 berths left on the first cruise.  The second cruise is Sold Out.  If you’d like a very special small boat experience to this region then register today.  You can find out more information HERE.

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5 May, 2014 – Having Fun With Panoramas

06 May

 

Panorama photography is very popular today.  Many smartphone and point and shoot cameras make shooting panoramas as easy as pushing a button and panning the camera.  In today’s article Having Fun With Panoramas, Kevin Raber shares how to shoot panos handheld shooting individual images.  He shares how to shoot and process these images.  His article includes multi row panos with over 50 images.  If you never tried doing panos or want to brush up on the technique then this article is for you.  

This July Luminous-Landscape hosts a workshop to the Northern Polar regions – Svalbard – Land Of The Polar Bear.  We have only 2 berths left on the first cruise.  The second cruise is Sold Out.  If you’d like a very special small boat experience to this region then register today.  You can find out more information HERE.

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2 May, 2014 – Sony a7R Wishful Thinking

03 May

 

Today we feature an article by Rick Kattlemann.  Rick has done an extensive article on the lens options for Sony’s popular a7r camera, specifically focusing on the wide angle options.  When Sony launched this camera their offering of dedicated lenses was minimal to say the least.  Rick looks at what is available to use with adapters.  If you are considering a purchase of a Sony or are looking for wide angle lenses then this is a must read.  Read  Sony a7R Wishful Thinking

There aren’t too many places to slow your photography down and to work the landscape as the Isle Of Skye. Come join Kevin Raber, Steve Gosling and Joe Cornish on an remarkable photographic adventure.  

It gets even better.  This workshop is being done in partnership with Phase One as a PODAS workshop, and each participant will receive a Phase One camera system to use for the duration. 

Spaces will go quickly.  Your fee provides an all expenses paid, worry-free trip. All you need do is get to the Inverness airport.  Learn more about this amazing week of photography HERE.

If you can’t make this workshop check out our other workshops.  We have an special small ship cruise in July to The Land Of The Polar Bear.  We have only select berths left for this trip so please inquire.   And our August Palouse Harvest Workshop is filling fast. There are also still a few berths left for our second Antarctica Workshop next January. 

 

Mark your calendars for December of this year in New Zealand, details coming soon and a most remarkable adventure next April aboard the True North sailing the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

 

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1 May, 2014 – Timelapse Animation with the GH4

01 May

The new Panasonic GH4 has a built-in timelapse capability which can be converted in-camera or in post to 4K video. Then, with such a high-res image some interesting special effects are possible. Michael explores this in this new article.

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