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Kodak Portra 400 Style Dehancer Presets
These photos were edited in Dehancer, a film emulation plugin. If you don’t have Dehancer yet but decide to buy it, I invite you to use my promo code “CBPHOTO22” for a 10% discount on it. (Be careful when you purchase because there is a version for stills and a version for video. Make sure…
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Love Of Small Prints
Right now in my photography journey I am still so in love with black and white photography and making black and white prints. I stopped shooting film and sold my darkroom equipment last year. For many reasons I decided it was better for me to go all in with an all digital workflow. Creating prints…
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MY FUJIFILM X-H1 (Update: I’m Keeping It)
Last week I posted a video that was just a long rambling video of thoughts about my Fujifilm X-T4. This week I decided to make a similar video about my X-H1. Last month I had posted that I was thinking of selling my X-H1 and getting a different “second” Fujifilm camera. Last year I owned…
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Shooting At ISO 12,800
If you haven’t checked out my YouTube channel I invite you to do so. This is my latest video where I talk about how I’ve learned to embrace the high ISO setting of my Fujifilm cameras. 5 years ago I would have never thought I’d shoot at ISO 12,800 so much. Now I love shooting…
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NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO ON X-E2
Hey everyone, I posted a new video this morning about the Fujifilm X-E2. It’s a long video! Sometimes I try to keep these around 10-15 minutes but there was just a lot I wanted to discuss. I hope you guys get something out of it. Also, I have a link to sign up for a…
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“GOLD LEAF 1” – A Fujifilm X-T1 Film Simulation Recipe
Westerns. Desert landscapes. Sunsets.These were all running through my mind when I was creating this recipe. Just like with some of my other recipes this film simulation recipe doesn’t mimic any specific film stock.This look is a bit extreme in a few aspects compared to most 35mm film stocks. The white balance setting is the…
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Pergear 25mm f/1.8 Lens Review
One of the huge benefits of using a crop sensor system is the selection of small affordable lenses. Over the past few months I’ve seen a few reviews on lenses from Pergear on YouTube. I heard a lot of good things in those reviews so I bought a couple of Pergear lenses to try out…
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Is The Fujifilm X-T1 Still Good In 2021?
Is the X-T1 in still good in 2021? If you browse YouTube enough you’ll find a ton of videos based on that kind of question. Since I recently picked up an X-T1 on the used market I decided to make my own version of that kind of video, with my own little spin on it.…
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Dusting off this blog.
Hey there. I have neglected this blog too much. Today is the day I’m changing it. I have no grand plans or content schedule. I just need to start creating and sharing. I have done a decent job of this on my YouTube channel so far this year. It has been pretty much all about…
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A Sunday Swim
A favorite summer activity for my son and I is swimming. Often times we take our GoPro with us to capture some cool video as well as use it for an object to hide and find in the water. Since I have been playing around with an editing app for the iPad Pro called LumaFusion…