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I (HEART) FILM | MEDIUM FORMAT TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

For the recent road trip that to Vermont, North Coast Maine and Canada I left my Nikon’s and Fuji’s at home. This time without too much hesitation I grabbed handful of 120mm Kodak Portra 400 and decided to use my medium format Yashica Mat 124G for medium format travel photography.

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SHORT SUMMER NIGHTS | KODAK EKTAR 100 LIGHTROOM PRESET

So I just picked up couple galleries from last year’s summer. Couple of those that hibernated on temporary backup hard drive and afterwards went straight to storage drive. It happens a lot. Life. Family. Responsibilities. Laziness.  Work. One things get all the attentions and others get thrown into dark corner.

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ISTHMUS FOOD ASSIGNMENT | EDITORIAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

EDITORIAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY IN MADISON WI by PAULIUS MUSTEIKIS Few weeks ago I’ve been approached by Isthmus magazine creative director to do some editorial food photography for an upcoming magazine issue dedicated to food and restaurants in Madison WI area. I’ve done editorial food photography for Isthmus in the past.

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LITTLE F*CKER IS STAYING WITH DADDY | OLYMPUS XA REVIEW

35MM OLYMPUS XA REVIEW by PAULIUS MUSTEIKIS I just went ahead and cancelled this camera’s listing on e-Bay. No, it’s not for sale anymore. I need this little f*cker to stick around and prove that megapixels doesn’t matter. That FPS (frames per second) doesn’t matter.  And nobody gives a flying

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LA RECOLETA CEMETERY | HARD LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

HARD LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY by PAULIUS MUSTEIKIS If you’re a portrait photographer you most likely try to take advantages of the Golden Hour (approximately hour after sunrise or a hour before the sunset). Photographers normally avoid taking pictures in the middle of the day when the sun is right above and

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PATAGONIA ADVENTURE | TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY MADISON WI

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY MADISON WI by PAULIUS MUSTEIKIS Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina is by far the best hiking place I ever visited. Period. Endless hiking trails, one of a kind landscape, challenging weather, solitude (very possible depending on the time of the year)- one couldn’t wish for

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