Author Archives: J R BERNSTEIN

96 hours in NYC with the Fuji X10

In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh There’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let’s here it for New York New … Continue reading

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Perspectives – A short film

I truly hope you enjoy this film. Inspired by The Tree of Life, by Terrence Malick.

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Yes, but is it art?

Like Man, even when not in an attempt to mislead, a photograph is incapable of recounting the entire objective truth. This is an inescapable fact — perhaps the only truth capable of a photograph. At its most honest, a photograph … Continue reading

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Measuring beyond ISO 8000 with your Sekonic L-758DR Light Meter

With dSLR cameras acheiving higher and higher ISO ranges, like the Nikon D3s which goes up to 102400 ISO, I was left wondering if my top-of-the-line Sekonic L-758DR light meter is now obsolete (as it “only” goes up to ISO 8000).

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Manual Focusing with a Split Personality.

When looking through the viewfinder of the Fuji S5 you can see (and select) the 11 AF points, one of which must always be selected. Notice that in the centre position the AF area nearly covers up the entire location where the split image prism is? Yeah, me too! Continue reading

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Lighting Tutorial No. 2

A quick mini-tutorial on the versatility of one lighting setup. Continue reading

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Getting PAID…the residual way.

Back in the day, the “real” money would be made in prints because guess what, you keep the negative!. But things change and now I’m asked for the files so my clients can do what they will with the image. So what’s the solution? Continue reading

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The power of the RSS feed…

There are LOTS of great web-sites and weblogs out there and they each have something useful to offer…he problem has always been keeping up with all your favourites. Well, check-no-more my friends! Continue reading

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Lighting Tutorial No. 1

This was a fairly simple 2-light lighting setup, but was able to deliver the impact that I was after. Continue reading

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