Photography

Petzval Portrait Lens, circa 1890, from author’s collection. It’s amazing to me that we’re rapidly approaching the 200th anniversary of the first photograph being made: Niepce’s View from the Window of Le Gras, taken in 1827. My last post concluded with the WWF–style camera cage match that was the beginning of photography. Daguerre and Fox Talbot were the main combatants. Sir John…

Let’s take a look at some of the data with regard to the latest trends in camera gear buying, trading, and selling. Specifically, we’ll take a look at what lenses hold on to their value better: primes or zooms. Previously, we compared two leading medium format mirrorless systems, whether mirrorless cameras depreciate faster than DSLRs, and what Leica-M gear sells the fastest. This…

A photographer in Florida has fulfilled her dream and has launched a photo studio with one specific purpose: to capture macro shots of customers’ eyes. Gia Roche started her photography career through portrait and event work, eventually diving into weddings and engagements, but never taking the plunge to pursue it full-time. Following her divorce, Roche got pushed further away from her…

British photographer Chris Porsz tirelessly tracked down local people he photographed roughly 40 years ago and recreated his decades-old street photos of them. The fascinating then-and-now photos are part of his ongoing series Reunions. Porsz’s project comes from his immense archives of street portraits, taken in his hometown of Peterborough, England. A previous then-and-now series was…