Since my move to Fuji X-T1 late November in 2014. I've been using this camera religiously and have only gone back to my Canon 7D twice during this period for some Macro shots. During my 6 month journey I have used my X-T1 for Portraits, Travel, Landscapes, Ultra-Wide Angle and HDR images. In these series of posts I will cover my experience...
In this series of posts where I look back on my 6 month journey with Fujifilm X-T1, let's discuss portraits. My choice of gear for this is the 56mm F1.2 lens. This lens is small and light but the build quality is better than any Canon Red ring or Nikon Gold ring lens. The portraits at wide open F1.2 can be a little hit and a miss depending upon...
Since my move to Fuji X-T1 late November in 2014. I've been using this camera religiously and have only gone back to my Canon 7D twice during this period for some Macro shots. During my 6 month journey I have used my X-T1 for Portraits, Travel, Landscapes, Ultra-Wide Angle and HDR images. The camera has traveled over 50,000 kms with me from...
Seems that we have another social network in the works to add to our inadequacy of networks. Ello.co is a new social network that is aimed at photographers to share and showcase their images and content with others. The network is still in Beta and is based on Invite Only sign ups. It was originally built by its founders as a private network to...
Earlier this week I decided to take a gamble and put some money in Facebook to Boost Post. Over on my Facebook page for Gabha Photography, I created a post to share with my Audience the release of a new Lightroom preset pack called Travel Presets Pack for Lightroom. Facebook was quick to encourage me to Boost Post to reach more Audience. Normally...
A great new tool for Lightroom called Lightroom Analytics is available (from version 3 to 5 of Lightroom) as a Plugin for your Lightroom which allow you to analyse your photographs and paint a picture of what kind of photographer you are. Which camera you use most (if you have a few cameras)? What kind of settings you commonly use with your...
About Jay and Varina Patel This husband and wife duo is well known in the Landscape World of Photography. They travel to magnificent places and hike for miles to remote and exotic locations to bring us some amazing photographs. Check out Jay Patel and Varina Patel websites. Landscape Workshop Late 2013, they announced a Workshop for Australia in...
A Year in Review 2013 was a great year for the site. The discovery and number of visitors went through the roof. Really excited and motivated me to create more content to share with our readers. Total Page Views for the year was just under 60,000 views which was thanks to 27,268 visitors that came to Photo Insomnia. [quote...
Upgrade to Wacom Intuous Professional The Old - Wacom Bamboo My good old Wacom Bamboo tablet has been my partner in crime since 2008 and I've loved using this little tablet. Using a tablet is so much like drawing with a pen and paper, that editing your photographs become a breeze. There is no comparison between using a mouse vs a tablet, its...
Wrappz.com Take your favourite photos and turn them into something more memorable and enjoyable. Wrappz.com offers an easy to use interface with drag and drop functionality so you don't need a degree is IT to create a wonderful and pleasing Skin or Case for your favourite device such as iPhone, Samsung S3, Laptop or iPad. I was keen to try out...
Canon EF 50mm 1.8 is a great little lense that is excellent value for money. Its build quality is although basic but its a sharp lense for low light or portraits. A must have for every photographer, you won't regret it. Read further this great review at The Phoblogopher by Chris Gampat
Lensbaby Composer is a DSLR lens that is made up of a ball and socket configuration that gives you the ability to selectively set the point of focus. You simply tilt the Composer to the desired position to move the focus point. It comes with a Double Glass Optic as standard optic but you can swap the optic with others such as Single Glass Optic,...