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From Amateurs to Pros: Cuatro Tres Producciones Shares Essential Tips on Choosing the Right Photography Gear

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From Amateurs to Pros: Cuatro Tres Producciones Shares Essential Tips on Choosing the Right Photography Gear

Cuatro Tres Producciones, a renowned leader in digital media expertise, today released an essential guide aimed at helping both amateur and professional photographers select the right photography gear to enhance their craft. This guide is a culmination of extensive research and professional insights tailored to assist photographers at all levels in making informed decisions about their equipment.

Understanding Photography Needs

The first step in choosing the right photography gear, according to Cuatro Tres Producciones, is understanding your specific needs. “Whether you’re shooting landscapes, portraits, sports, or wildlife, your gear will vary significantly,” says a spokesperson for Cuatro Tres Producciones. The guide emphasizes the importance of assessing one’s niche in photography to determine the most suitable camera body, lenses, and accessories.

Camera Body Selection

Cuatro Tres Producciones details the factors to consider when selecting a camera body. Resolution, sensor size, image processing speed, and ISO performance are among the key features evaluated. The guide recommends higher-resolution cameras for commercial photographers who often print large-scale images. At the same time, those interested in wildlife or sports photography might prioritize faster shooting rates and superior autofocus systems.

Lens Choices

Lenses are arguably the most crucial part of a photographer’s gear. Cuatro Tres Producciones offers detailed advice on choosing lenses based on focal length, aperture, and image stabilization features. “Lenses can be a long-term investment, so consider versatility and future needs,” advises the guide. Special attention is given to the distinctions between prime and zoom lenses, helping photographers choose based on their subjects and shooting style.

Accessories That Make a Difference

Beyond cameras and lenses, the right accessories can significantly impact the quality and ease of photography. Cuatro Tres Producciones covers essential accessories such as tripods for stability, filters for managing light and reflections, and external flashes for improved lighting conditions. The guide also discusses the latest in drone photography gear for capturing aerial shots and advanced stabilizing systems for videography.

The Role of Post-Processing Software

In today’s digital age, post-processing plays a vital role in photography. Cuatro Tres Producciones reviews the top software options for photo editing, from industry leaders like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to newer, more accessible tools that cater to amateurs looking to enhance their photos professionally.

Budget Considerations

Recognizing that budget is a crucial factor for many, Cuatro Tres Producciones provides practical tips on allocating funds effectively. “Invest more in lenses and accessories that you’ll use across different camera bodies,” suggests the guide. For those on a tight budget, it also explores the second-hand market, which can be a source of high-quality gear at reduced prices.

Keeping Up with Technological Advances

Cuatro Tres Producciones encourages photographers to stay updated with technological advancements in photography gear. “Innovations are constant, so what’s cutting-edge today might be standard tomorrow. Keeping informed can help you anticipate market trends and make smarter investments,” the guide notes.

Conclusion

From amateurs just starting out to seasoned professionals looking to upgrade their gear, Cuatro Tres Producciones’ comprehensive guide offers valuable insights and practical advice across the spectrum. “Our mission is to empower photographers with the knowledge to choose gear that enhances their unique style and meets their photographic needs,” concludes the spokesperson for Cuatro Tres Producciones.

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Getty Research Institute acquires photography dealer Peter MacGill’s archive

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Getty Research Institute acquires photography dealer Peter MacGill’s archive

The Getty Research Institute has acquired the archive of American gallerist, curator and historian Peter MacGill, whose career helped change the trajectory of fine art photography in the public imagination.

MacGill revolutionised the representation of fine art photographers, establishing Pace/MacGill Gallery in 1983 as a venue for Modern and contemporary photography. After turns at Light Gallery as its director and later the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, MacGill used his position at Pace/MacGill, in collaboration with Arne Glimcher of Pace Gallery and Richard Solomon of Pace Prints, to showcase household names, emerging photographers and forgotten visionaries, ultimately mounting over 500 exhibitions over the course of his tenure.

“I am deeply honoured and grateful that the Getty Research Institute is the home of my papers,” MacGill said in a statement. “My privilege in the field was to have worked with the artists, museums, and private collectors who walked through our doors and always ended up teaching us something interesting, if not profound. That the record of these activities will be made available to the public ensures that the gifts these artists and friends shared with us can reach a wider audience.”

Pace/MacGill represented many totemic figures of photography including Richard Avedon, Harry Callahan, Robert Frank, Paul Graham, Peter Hujar, Josef Koudelka, Richard Misrach, Irving Penn, Alfred Stieglitz and JoAnn Verburg. MacGill contributed to the canonisation of photography by assisting in the acquisition of distinguished collections at many leading museums and institutions, like the National Gallery of Art’s holdings of Frank’s work, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of images by Penn, the Art Institute of Chicago’s standout collection of Penn’s images, SFMoMA’s Charles Sheeler collection, the Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection of Duane Michals photos, the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Paul Strand holdings and the collection of David Goldblatt photos at the Yale University Art Gallery and Beineke Library.

MacGill has also long worked closely with private collectors and helped them find permanent homes for their collections, including assisting in the Museum of Modern Art’s acquisition of Thomas Walther’s collection of early-20th-century European modernist photos, and helping to place Manfred Heiting’s collection with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The dealer also supported the overhauling of several corporate photography collections, working with scholars and specialists to establish new standards for provenance, exhibition history and material analysis.

His archive includes records of daily interactions, call lists, client correspondence, press releases and clippings, and images documenting his experiences in the field. The archive will be catalogued over the course of several years, ultimately being made available by the Getty Research Institute for study.

Mary Miller, the director of the Getty Research Institute, added in a statement: “Covering nearly 50 years, the MacGill archive details the period when the medium of photography came to be recognised as a premier art form.”

Ken Feil, Washington Post photographer, dies at 84

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Ken Feil, Washington Post photographer, dies at 84

Ken Feil, a Washington Post photographer who captured decades of the region’s civic life and took a memorably intense image of Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they helped unravel the Watergate scandal, died May 16 at a hospital in Mendoza, Argentina. He was 84.

The cause was heart and lung ailments, said his nephew, Fabian Dib.

Photography was a surreptitious career for Mr. Feil, who initially aspired to follow in the adventure-embracing journalism and literary tradition of Ernest Hemingway, Ernie Pyle and Robert Ruark.

Mr. Feil left Penn State in his third year when his father died and money ran out, and he scraped by in low-level newspaper work in his native Pennsylvania before moving close to a relative in Washington and joining The Post in 1961.

As he wrote in a biographical sketch, he was initially hired as a “lowly copyboy” and once tried to impress an editor on the city desk with his writing talent, only to be told he might aspire one day, after a decade of industrious effort, to be “moderately mediocre.”

Discouraged at his career prospects, Mr. Feil recounted that he “talked (lied) my way into the photography department and stumbled into something I was surprisingly good at.” Following a probationary period mixing chemicals and winning modest assignments, he was elevated to staff photographer.

Retired Post photographer Gerald Martineau said Mr. Feil was regarded among peers as a versatile and reliable photographer. In addition to workaday assignments on Embassy Row and Capitol Hill, Mr. Feil shot images of visiting entertainers and other dignitaries and helped chronicle urban and suburban development.

He was one of the first photographers on the streets covering the 1968 D.C. riots following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also was early on the scene at the Watergate office complex in June 1972, hours after the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters — a story that, as details emerged, led two years later to President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation.

Woodward described Mr. Feil as “one of the great photographers who always, repeat, always was there with his camera.”

From 1982 until he left The Post in 1988, Mr. Feil had the title picture editor and handled hands-on daily management of the photo desk.

Kenneth Bruce Feil was born in Jersey Shore, Pa., on Feb. 14, 1940. His mother was a registered nurse, and his father was an architect.

He had a range of interests outside of photography, including piloting small aircraft and driving BMW motorcycles.

In retirement, he bought a motor yacht and sailed to Florida. He spent many years in the Keys, where he was a freelance photographer, briefly co-owned a bar and, with his second wife, ran a small shop in Islamorada selling handmade goods from Central America. He lived in Marathon, Fla., before moving to Mendoza in 2005.

His first marriage, to Carol Johnson, ended in divorce. In 1998, he married Maria Josefina Mdalel. In addition to his wife, survivors include two brothers.

Mr. Feil had a spirit of restlessness and wanderlust that meshed well with his long career as a Post photographer.

“The wonderfulness of the job,” Mr. Feil wrote, “was that you never knew what you would be doing when you went to work every day — besides the usual crime, plane crashes, culture, sports, interviews, portraits. … You had a part in recording the history of your times.”

‘Heroes of Cosplay’, an original photo exhibition in Barcelona

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‘Heroes of Cosplay’, an original photo exhibition in Barcelona

Despite what its name implies, cosplay (a contraction of “costume” and “play”) is much more than a game of dress-up. Cosplayers, a global community that makes appearances at movie premieres, conventions, or manga fairs, use costumes and accessories to portray their favorite fictional characters. They not only dress up, but also try to become them, mimicking their gestures and poses, and in most cases investing large amounts of time and money in sewing their costumes and 3D printing their accessories.

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‘Lumière’ from ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Susan Onysko





Heroes of Cosplay: From Phenomenon to Photography is the new exhibition at FotoNostrum in Barcelona, which delves into the world of cosplay through 118 photographs taken by Susan Onysko at 43 conventions mainly in the United States. Onysko became involved in the cosplayer community through her daughters. She was surprised to see that people who put so much dedication (and large sums of money) into their creations only had a few photos taken with their mobile phones. For years, she has been offering them a model/rock star experience by providing free, high-quality photo sessions.

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Maleficent

Susan Onysko

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Rapunzel, the character with the longest hair in Disney

Susan Onysko

The exhibition also features comics and first editions loaned by the Museum of Comic and Illustration of Sant Cugat, as well as various costumes loaned by the cosplayers themselves.



Heroes of Cosplay

FotoNostrum
48 Diputació, Barcelona
Date and time: Until July 31st. Wednesday and Thursday, from 11am to 7pm. Friday and Saturday, from 11am to 9pm. Sundays, from 11am to 7pm
Price: €8.50 (€6.50 reduced entrance)
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Infinite Eye unleashes new pet photography service

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Infinite Eye unleashes new pet photography service

Get ready to be bow-wow’ed by the next photo going on your wall.

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That’s the aim of a new business venture by Sherwood Park’s Infinite Eye Photography. After expanding into a new location at #105 65 Chippewa Road, the local business added pet photography to its repertoire.

For Jason O’Donnell, owner of Infinite Eye Photography in Sherwood Park, CVO and photographer, there is value in having a portrait, not just a photo of your favourite furry friend.

“I’ve always done pet photography, but kind of on the side. Once we got our new space, there was such a huge studio space, we knew this was the time,” O’Donnell explained. “There is a difference between a portrait and a photo, where a photo is whatever we take with our own phone, but a portrait is when you’re guided through a session — how to smile, how to pose, and we do guide the dogs, even though they might not know they’re being guided. They don’t need to be well behaved either, we can see if they’re treat or toy orientated and we’ll make the photo work.”

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Sherwood Park’s Infinite Eye Photography, located at #105 65 Chippewa Road, is now offering pet photography. Photo courtesy Infinite Eye

As long-time dog lover and owner, O’Donnell said he’s well versed in dog body language.

“I’m confident that I will get the shot eventually. Some dog owners apologize saying that their dog didn’t behave, but I always tell them that we got the shot. We were able to capture true images of who that dog is. We’ve had dogs who started to play fight on set and we’ve had other who pose every which way you want. It’s all about staying calm, adjusting, and knowing how to get the dogs comfortable with the space.”

Infinite Eye Photography’s dog photog one-hour session is priced at $190 and includes digital photos as well as a $100 credit for a print. Photo courtesy Infinite Eye
Infinite Eye Photography’s dog photog one-hour session is priced at $190 and includes digital photos as well as a $100 credit for a print. Photo courtesy Infinite Eye

A one-hour session fee is $190, which could produce between 30 to 100 digital photos, depending on the level of cooperation by the pet, and it includes a $100 print credit.

“People love their pets. Our goal is to create the best image of their dog that they’ve ever seen,” O’Donnell said. “We have a large feature wall where we display the images on. Clients are often overwhelmed and say ‘Oh my gosh, these look so amazing’, which always makes me feel fulfilled because it makes people happy.”

Local photographer Jason O’Donnell promises to capture your pooch’s personality in that perfect shot. Photo courtesy of Infinite Eye
Local photographer Jason O’Donnell promises to capture your pooch’s personality in that perfect shot. Photo courtesy of Infinite Eye

Having the best shot of the dog hanging on someone’s wall for years to come is the overall goal.

“I have an image of my dog who passed away over 10 years ago, and I look at that everyday and I’m glad that I have that image there. It shows how much she was a part of the family,” the local photographer noted. “This is really the reason why we’re doing this. For the memories and the smiles 10 years after taking that image.”

For more information about the Infinite Eye Photography’s Dog Photog service or for other offerings, check out infiniteeye.ca.

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Video Shows Chimpanzee Drinking From Photographer’s Hands

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Video Shows Chimpanzee Drinking From Photographer’s Hands
Portrait of a chimpanzee

Photo: DeepGreen/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual chimpanzee.)

Thanks to a video posted online, a French photographer is reminding the world of chimpanzees’ intelligence and sensitivity. JC Pieri was in Cameroon at a sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees run by Papaye International when he had a moving experience with a young chimp.

The clip begins with Pieri and the primate hunched over a small water source as we see the chimpanzee start to unbutton the photographer’s shirt. In an effort not to dirty Pieri’s shirt, the chimpanzee first rinses his hands in the water. Then, after rolling up Pieri’s sleeves, he puts the man’s hands together to make a cup. He gently dips Pieri’s hands into the water and drinks from this “cup” in a loving moment between two species.

In another video, Pieri shows more of his interaction with the orphans, who are being rehabilitated by Papaye International before being set free into the wild. In this clip, we see several chimpanzees looking curiously at Pieri’s camera as they try to manipulate the buttons, as well as warm embraces by the chimps. Pieri carries one young apw around the sanctuary, and in another moment, a small chimp sits on his lap and lovingly wraps his arms around Pieri.

“Am I dreaming?” This is the on-screen caption that sums up Pieri’s feelings. These primates seem to really care about Pieri, with one even gently brushing his beard, perhaps in an attempt to ensure that it’s clean and free of debris.

While the chimps in these videos are adorable, Pieri is quick to remind us that they certainly aren’t toys or attractions to be played with. In his captions, he emphasizes the important work that Papaye International does, collaborating with the Cameroonian government to rehabilitate chimps who have been orphaned by poachers or animal traffickers.

“It is therefore very important to emphasize that this intelligent, sensitive animal is and remains a wild animal,” he writes. “It’s not a toy, a stuffed animal, or a pet, and although the photos and videos show a being in search of games, hugs, and exchanges, let’s not forget that good human souls participate in rebuilding them, restoring their confidence in life and in the future after they experienced the worst, the horror, all of them arrived on site traumatized, sick, or injured.”

He goes on to point out that the sanctuary is a critical step in their ability to survive and that Papaye International’s sanctuaries are one of the only ones in the world to allow chimpanzees to reenter a natural habitat without enclosures or fences. In fact, once the chimps leave the sanctuary, they no longer have contact with their human caregivers unless there is a critical emergency.

Pieri’s videos demonstrate just how powerful collaborations between photographers and non-profits can be, amplifying the good work being done to help preserve this incredible species.

French photographer JC Pieri posted an incredible video of a chimpanzee using his hands to drink.

Another clip shows some of the powerful interactions he experienced at Papaye International’s sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees.

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Susanne Page, Who Took Rare Photos of the Hopi and Navajo, Dies at 86

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Susanne Page, Who Took Rare Photos of the Hopi and Navajo, Dies at 86
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She was the first photographer allowed to document life among the Hopi, in the Southwest, since the early 20th century. Her work appeared in books and magazines.

Susanne Page, whose intimate photographs of the Hopi tribe and Navajo nation opened a rare window on the everyday culture of Indigenous people in America’s Southwest, died on May 13 in Alexandria, Va. She was 86.

The cause of her death, at the home of her daughter, Kendall Barrett, was brain cancer, another daughter, Lindsey Truitt, said.

Ms. Page was in the midst of a 40-year career as a photographer for the United States Information Agency when she began creating vivid images of Native Americans and the flora and fauna that sustained them — work that embraced the beauty of the natural world and its profound spiritual significance to those Indigenous people. Her work appeared in magazines like National Geographic and Smithsonian and in several books.

Along the way she introduced the subject of Native Americans of the Southwest to Jake Page, an editor and columnist at Smithsonian.

Intrigued by her first book, “Song of the Earth Spirit” (1972), about traditional Navajo life in Arizona, Mr. Page commissioned her to write an article about Navajo witchcraft. While that article failed to materialize, Hopi elders, impressed by the seriousness of the Navajo book, invited Ms. Page, who went by the name Susanne Anderson then, to document their tribe, offering her access to its reservation in Northern Arizona.

She seized on the opportunity, becoming the first outside photographer to be authorized to work on the reservation since early in the 20th century. She also invited Mr. Page to help on the project, a prospect so enticing to him that he retired from Smithsonian so that he could join her.

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