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The Samyang AF 135mm f1.8 FE is an excellent telephoto prime lens for Sony cameras. I am using the Sony A7IV and A7III to test this Samyang 135mm at a portrait photoshoot. Watch my review video to see examples of autofocus performance and accuracy, image quality, bokeh, chromatic aberration and lens flare. I also include video quality examples on the A7sIII and A7IV.
My top 10 favourite photography tutorials I created in 2021. From composition tips, to reviewing new camera bodies and creative portrait photoshoot behind the scenes!
In this easy Lightroom tutorial, learn 3 different ways you can edit your golden hour portraits. Golden hour and the afternoon in general is my favourite time of day for portrait photography.
This is my process of planning a photoshoot from beginning to end. I share how to find photo locations, organise a team of makeup and a model and how I make my shoot vision come to life.
The Sony ZV-E10 is an APSC 24.2 megapixel mirrorless camera aimed at vloggers and content creators with an interchangeable lens mount. The ZV-E10 features the same Bokeh Switch and Product Showcase Mode as the ZV-1. You can find a high resolution JPG downloadable gallery of sample photos I took on the ZV-E10 at the bottom of this blog post.
In this portrait photoshoot, I share 5 tips for better portrait locations even when you find yourself in a mundane location. The photos in this creative photoshoot behind the scenes were shot on the Canon 5D mk4 + Canon EF 35mm f1.4 mk1.
In this beginner friendly Lightroom tutorial, I share with you my top 5 tips when it comes to editing portraits. These are things I look out for and edit my photos with for every photoshoot that I do.
The Zeiss 55mm f1.8 is a budget-friendly prime lens which I am using on the full frame Sony A7C camera body. In this behind the scenes video, I share with you my composition tips and how I direct my subject for portraits with a 55mm.
The 35mm prime focal length is the perfect lens for travel photography. In this video I share with you 5 reasons you should consider adding a 35mm lens to your camera kit.
In this iPhone 12 Pro Max camera review, we are doing a natural light portrait photoshoot. I will be testing out the standard camera, wide angle camera, zooming functions and the portrait camera too. We will also be testing out the Pro Max's video features including the very exciting IBIS!
In this beginner photography tutorial, learn how to use your camera in manual mode. I share how to choose the best camera settings for taking photos, with an easy trick to understand and master the exposure triangle.
In this photography tutorial, I share my favourite portrait composition tips to capture better looking portraits. I chose an urban location for this photoshoot, since having a distracting background with lines, different colours and textures is helpful to see the before & afters of my composition tips.
I decided to do a fun portrait photography photoshoot with 2 M42 vintage lenses including the Super-Takumar 55mm f2 and Super-Takumar 35mm f3.5.
The Sigma 35mm f1.2 is the worlds first autofocus 35mm f1.2 lens for Sony E-mount full frame cameras. I will be using it for portrait photography on the Sony A7III at a wide open aperture of f1.2 in natural light.
The X-S10 is a small, light weight and very capable mirrorless camera. I share real time eye AF examples during a portrait photoshoot, share video footage from the X-S10 and test ISO sensitivity during low light conditions.
In today’s photoshoot we are comparing the 35mm and 50mm to see the pros and cons of each focal length when it comes to portrait photography. This is my (for now) last instalment of this series as I have now compared 35 vs 50, 50 vs 85 and 85 vs 135 - so if you want to see more please let me know what 2 focal lengths you’d like to see me compare next! These are all the final photos from our photoshoot edited with my Aspen Lightroom Preset, watch the video to see the behind the scenes of our photoshoot + hear all my thoughts on the comparison of these 2 lenses!
I have a whole series comparing prime lenses and focal lengths, you can check them all out here:
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm on a full frame camera
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135 on a crop frame camera
Gear used:
model shanice
makeup lidija j
video dan @ i make films
All photos edited with my Aspen Lightroom Preset Pack!
The gear links listed above are affiliate links, so they help me out as a creator and don’t cost you anything extra!
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In today’s behind the scenes video we are comparing the 85mm and 135mm focal lengths for portrait photography with a number of different portrait compositions and locations to see the pros and cons of each lens for portraits.
I have a whole series comparing prime lenses and focal lengths, you can check them all out here:
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm on a full frame camera
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135 on a crop frame camera
Please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already, I upload new photography videos every single week!
Gear used:
model karina
makeup lidija j
video dan @ i make films
All photos edited with my L.A. Lightroom Preset!
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135mm set to 1.6m-infinity
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All photos edited with my L.A. Lightroom Preset!
The Samyang 24mm tilt shift lens is a lens typically used for architecture and urban photography. In today's photoshoot, we are going to use this lens in an unconventional way by capturing portraits.
In today’s video we are comparing every single prime lens that’s in my photography kit but on a crop frame camera, the Canon 7D mk2! The lenses/focal lengths we have are:
Sigma 24mm f1.4
Canon 35mm f1.4 mkII
Canon 50mm f1.2
Canon 85mm f1.2 mkII
Canon 135mm f2
If this topic sounds familiar, it’s because I just did this comparison on a full frame camera, the Canon 5D mk4 and you can take a look at that video + those photos here if you’re interested. On top of comparing all my prime lenses on a crop frame camera, I also took a photo standing in the same spot on a full frame so we can also see the 1.6x difference a crop sensor makes! It was all a little confusing on the day having to change my lens so many times, but I think in the end run it was all worth it to see these photos side by side.
If you’re interested in seeing more prime lens and focal length comparisons you can check out the whole series I created here:
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm on a full frame camera
Watch the video below to hear my thoughts on each of these focal lengths! And please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already, I upload a new video every Wednesday.
All photos are edited with my Aspen Lightroom Preset!
To make it easier to compare what each focal length looks like, please select which 2 lenses you want to compare below.
Photographer + model standing in one spot:
Full body with photographer moving around to fill the frame:
Mid length portrait with photographer moving around to fill the frame:
Close up portrait with photographer moving around to fill the frame:
All photos are edited with my Aspen Lightroom Preset!
In today’s photoshoot we are comparing the 50mm vs 85mm for portrait photography. Below are the photos I took on each of the lenses to test out a few factors that are important when photographing portraits such as the compression when it comes to full body, mid body and close up shots, any distortion in extreme closeups, lens flares, CA with backlighting and harsh sunlight.
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Canon 5D mkiv for both lenses
model madeline
makeup lidija j
I have a whole series comparing prime lenses and focal lengths, you can check them all out here:
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm on a full frame camera
24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135 on a crop frame camera
This blog was put together with Narrative. I love using Narrative as part of my photoshoot culling process to see which images from a shoot I should edit and I also use it to easily & quickly be able to put together these blog posts with different layouts of images side by side. I’m really excited to say I’ve teamed up with Narrative and have a 15% discount code for you guys using the code julia15 or just clicking this link! You can download a free trial to test it out for 7 days too :) And the gear links listed above are affiliate links, so they help me out as a creator and don’t cost you anything extra
Watch the video below to see the behind the scenes from our photoshoot as well as hearing my thoughts on both these lenses! Please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already, I upload a new video every single Wednesday.
All photos edited with my San Francisco Lightroom Preset!
top 50mm // bottom 85mm
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50mm // 85mm (there wasn’t enough space in our location to capture a landscape version on the 85mm)
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50mm // 85mm (again, there wasn’t enough space in our location to capture a full body landscape shot on the 85)
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50mm // 50mm (just wanted to get a few extra creative shots on the 50 in this location!)
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All photos edited with my San Francisco Lightroom Preset!
