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November 10, 2020

Subscribe to the JGP Newsletter [mc4wp_form id="10986"] 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 this blog, I want to talk about why the Fujifilm X-T4 [...]

November 1, 2020

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 [...]

October 26, 2020

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 24, 2020

Table of Contents Toggle Fujifilm lenses that will deliver stunning wedding photosFujinon’s best wedding photography lensesFujinon lens honorable mentionsThe lens that equals the goal3 Criteria in picking my lensesadvertisementadvertisementBokeh is key in wedding photography.Wedding  Photography framingImage quality (Which Fuji lens give the best)Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 for the pre-ceremony photoshootViltrox 56mm f/1.4 for pre-ceremony and the [...]

October 11, 2020

From the Fujifilm X-T100 to the Fujifilm X-T200   A while back Fujifilm released the second version to their entry-level mirrorless camera body aimed at bloggers, vloggers, and lifestyle content creators. To me, the Fujifilm X-T200 was a welcome upgrade to the X-T100 released about a year and a half before the Fujifilm X-T200. The [...]

October 2, 2020

When gear really does count   A while back, I worked on nailing a contract with a prospective fashion client to film their behind the scenes video. I did not have that much behind the scenes stuff to show them, but I did show them a low-budget production I had done all alone with nothing […]

September 17, 2020

Lens review summary   The Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 along with the 23mm f/1.4 is Viltrox's latest Fujifilm mirrorless camera 3rd party lens offering. In this blog post, we will be analyzing image quality, build construction, and focus performance.    Small note: Although this is not a full comparison of the Viltrox 56mm to the Fujinon [...]

September 16, 2020

Getting better at boudoir takes a while   There is no mistaking that boudoir photography is my passion. However, like all crafts, the skill of doing it well takes a little while. Each boudoir photography shoot makes us a bit better because we learn just a little more from the last shoot we did. Nothing [...]

September 10, 2020

Taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 The Fujifilm X-T3 is a beast!     The Fujifilm X-T3 is an amazing mirrorless camera. It is Fuji's flagship, high-performance body. It offers many features that even super expensive cameras like the Canon EOS R, Sony A7R IV, and Panasonic S1 do not even [...]

September 7, 2020

Table of Contents Toggle IntroductionLens chart for the Fujinon 35mm f8/1.4Lens chart for the Fujinon 35mm f/2.0Specifications of both lensesSharpness of the Fujinon 35mm f2Image qualityFujinon 35mm f2 overall performanceBokehMy opinion on depth of field in generalConclusionFujinon XF35mm f/2 R WR BenefitsFujinon XF35mm f/1.4 R  BenefitsIt all comes down to how emotional you areOther posts [...]