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Today, we're exploring the crème de la crème of Fujifilm portrait lenses that make your subjects look like they just stepped out of a magazine. Are you ready to take your portrait game to the next level? If you're rocking a Fujifilm camera and dreaming of capturing breathtaking portraits that'll make jaws drop, you're in for a treat. So, grab your camera and let's get ready to create some magic! Portrait Photography...

Imagine you're staring at a photo you took of a serene lake, palm trees gently swaying under an overcast sky. Now, picture this: with just a few spoken words, you can transform that sky into a dark, stormy scene with flashes of lightning. Yes, I said spoken words. Not written prompts. Sounds like magic, right? Well, Apple, in collaboration with AI researchers from the University of California, is turning this into reality....

Everything You Need to Know About Cara, the AI-Free Social Media Platform for Artists Have you heard about Cara? This app has taken the art community by storm in the past week. It skyrocketed from 40,000 to 700,000 users in just seven days, mainly thanks to Instagram's controversy over using images to train AI. With its recent surge, the numbers are likely even higher now. The app also cracked the top 5...

Theprintspace now offers high-quality, low-cost prints with fast delivery and zero customs fees in the US and Canada! It's even cheaper with my referral code, which gives you a 50% discount on your first order. Simply type 90NXK6W at checkout. So, theprintspace goes stateside… Get Your Art Across the Pond Without Breaking the Bank Crikey! At theprintspace, they've got some smashing news for my American chums. They have just launched their third...

In just a few days, the Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition opens its doors… Gear up, Photography fanatics! London is about to explode with a visual feast like no other! And guess what? Your favourite photographer (a.k.a. yours truly!) is one of the lucky souls who will present their work alongside some of the world's finest talents. But what's in store, you ask? Prepare to be transported to breathtaking landscapes, captivated...

Despite the drama in many debates and even in some parts of the video below, I'm not entirely sure this could be the end of Street Photography… But maybe it is? These days, everyone is focused on AI and all that auto-generated images can do to disrupt the industry. But at a much higher level, governments are introducing or updating their privacy laws, tightening them to the point that Street Photography may...

I have been thinking about creating a 1 gigapixel photo for a while. It's not an entirely new concept to me. About 15 years ago, in Florence, with a company called Centrica (not the energy firm), we turned the masterpieces of the Uffizi gallery into digital at an incredibly high resolution. For example, we took dozens of shots of Botticelli's Venere and then stitched them together to create this gigapixel photo that...

Embargo is lifted, the Samyang 75mm F1.8 AF for Fujifilm X Mount has been announced, time to unveil! So… If you have followed me for a while, you know that here and there I always explicitly ask Fujifilm to release a 70mm fast prime lens. Like f/2 or faster. I started my career in fashion many years ago using Nikon gear. And my main portrait lens was the Nikkor 105mm f/2 with...

I created Collection for all of you who wish to hang award-winning and prestigious photographs on your walls. In these past years, I have been blessed with features at exhibitions, magazine publications and awards. I started taking photos almost 30 years ago and had done jobs in this field. But it's only four years that I shifted careers and made this a full-time profession. Achieving all this in such a short time...

We recently had a few inches of snow in London. Almost perfect timing for the Xmas period! :) The snow in London didn't last long, but it was enough to cover the city with a fluffy white blanket. Which is always a lovely scene to behold. Last year as well, we had one day of snow, and I documented it in a YouTube video . I was still living close to the...

Remember my Starry Nights short film? No? Well, it's here to watch if you missed it: https://youtu.be/-1xWKCKgwG4 I mention it because I made that short film using the Hoya Sparkle filters, both 4x and 6x variants. These creative filters from Hoya make for very interesting results. But more importantly, they provide consistency and reliability to every image where you want to add a starburst effect (and maybe some soft diffusion). Something that...