• Reviews

    Canon RF 24-105 STM kit lens review

    If you don’t like technical reviews, you have come to the right place! Here you can find real photos taken with the gear reviewed. You know, not those ugly photos of color charts that don’t tell me anything on how the gear performs in real setting.

    If you mostly take photos outdoor, this kit lens might be totally adequate for your needs. When I got this kit lens my intention was only to test it then resell it, since it costed ridiculously little compared to getting the body only Canon RP. It totally exceeded my expectation and it’s so good that I don’t see the point of spending thousands of euros to get a better zoom lens, especially if weight is a concern. If you are on a budget, I would suggest getting a prime lens for indoor and use this kit lens for outdoor.

    Here are some photos taken with the Canon RP and the RF 24-105 STM lens:

    📸Canon Rp + RF24-105 STM, f7.1, 1/320s, 80mm, ISO 100

  • Before and After,  Reviews

    On1 Photo Raw review

    I was looking for an alternative for Lightroom and by pure coincidence, I found On1 Photo Raw. I couldn’t open .CR3 files in Lightroom on my phone and On1 Photo Raw was the only app that could open the photos and import them into Lightroom, that’s how I discovered this application.

    I do lots of selective editing and On1 Photo Raw is very good at masking. The only things I miss from Lightroom are the texture slider and the color grading wheels. On1 Photo Raw is a little bit slow but it’s something that I can live with. When it gets too slow, you just have to restart the application so that the cache gets emptied.

    Do I suggest On1 Photo Raw as a Lightroom replacement? Yes, I do, especially if budget is a concern. You can’t beat the price for what it offers. If you are interested in trying it, they offer a 14-day free trial period and even after the trial, you still have another 30 days full refund period to try out the application. If you decide to purchase it, you can use the coupon code STORYTELLING to get 20% off.

    📸 Canon Rp, f1.8, 1/250s, 50mm, iso 160

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  • Before and After

    Why AI can never replace artistic editing

    When my sister heard about my plan of providing photo editing service her first reaction is that with all the AI photo retouching apps available it’d be hard to attract clients. While those apps are good at correcting exposure they won’t be able to add an artistic interpretation to a photo. Especially most of the time I aren’t even aiming at the correct exposure. What I try to do with everything photo is apply the right mood to it. No presets can do that and I doubt there will ever be.

  • Before and After

    Look me in the eyes

    The original photo was just a quick shot when my kiddo walked past a wall. I have edited the photo to add more dramatic lighting to make it looks more like a portrait.

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    location : Luni, Liguria, Italy

  • Photography tips

    How to shoot in RAW

    You just have to search on Google “how to shoot in raw _______________________” and insert in the space whatever the model of your camera or phone is.

    Generally speaking, you just have to choose to save in both JPEG and RAW in your camera settings. If you are using your phone, you just have to choose to shoot in PRO mode (in the menu where you find different modes, like “food”, “portrait”, etc. Choose “MORE”, then choose “PRO mode”. )

    Photography Tip: Make sure that your photos are not overexposed (too bright). It is always safer to have an underexposed photo than an overexposed photo.