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Jacques Gaines’ new album coming out in 2021

Songwriting is in my blood I have been writing songs since I was 17 years old. At age 16, I started the laborious task of learning the acoustic guitar. Although I never really was the most incredible cover performer, it did not stop me from quickly realizing the powerful creative outlet of writing songs [...]

December 30, 2020

6 best Fujinon lenses: Why I use them

The Fujifilm lenses I love On September 16th, 2017, I bought my first Fujifilm Camera. At the time, I saw this move to Fujifilm as a move toward a stills photography workflow only. However, since then, I have completely switched to Fujifilm for photography and video production. From Fiji’s old school dial system to [...]

December 27, 2020

Fujifilm X-T4 vs Fujifilm X-T3

The Fujifilm X-T4 is the latest flagship APS-C mirrorless camera by Fujifilm. Fujifilm sent it to me to let me try it out. It offers many cool extra features over its predecessor, the X-T3, and a new reduced price to boot. Fujifilm X-T3 vs. Fujifilm X-T4: Which one should you buy? Many people liked [...]

December 17, 2020

Holding your ground and being flexible

What does this pose and how you handle yourself with your loved ones have in common? The art of an open mind Like Angie, you have to approach your mental flexibility as though it were an art. This pose is all about the art of flexing just enough to communicate physical beauty and [...]

December 11, 2020

The N.A.S.A. moon landing photographs: Are they fake?

Intro Moon landing deniers have been around for a while. But in the age of "Fake news" and questionable press practices, the movement keeps on growing. Much of moon landing denier's so-called proof is in the photographs. However, as a photographer with a pretty good knowledge of photographic realities, I am sure that [...]

November 28, 2020

How to use Luminar AI

Introducing my LuminarAI learning portal Luminar AI , Luminar 4 and Luminar 2018 are photo editing software that I've grown to love. The Luminar software line by Skylum gives me an automatic photo editing solution that satisfied my needs as a pro photographer. What you get with Luminar is an intelligent, one-touch, slider-based photo [...]

November 24, 2020

BeFunky A.I. based photo editing app

Is BeFunky a good photo editing app? BeFunky is a quick A.I. photo editing app solution for both PC and Mac formats. This online editing software, centered on easy image editing, is offered online via a web browser. This blog post will look at BeFunky's portrait retouching capability. We will be answering questions like: [...]

November 14, 2020

The Fujifilm X-T4/Fujinon XF50mm f/1 portrait combo

Subscribe to the JGP Newsletter First Name Last Name Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human: Close Fuji’s new camera body-lens combination for portraits Making great portraits is an art. Getting the right portrait involves many factors. Most notably, 4 factors need to shine when making a portrait that stands out. In [...]

November 10, 2020

What is an f-stop? Photography 101

With optics, nothing is simple. When answering the question: "What is an f-stop in digital photography?" getting your head around the concept can be daunting. This is because when talking about lenses, one cannot avoid talking about the complicated and intricate science of optics. But we are photographers, and I will only get into some [...]

November 1, 2020

Fujinon XF200mm F/2 R LM OIS WR review

Fujinon XF200mm: proof Fuji takes lenses seriously In the past years, Fujifilm has produced some amazing cameras. My favorites are their X-pro and X-T series of cameras. But where I believe Fujifilm outshines many camera manufacturers is with their amazing lens offerings. I have had the pleasure and opportunity to review great classics like [...]

October 26, 2020

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