Tag:85mm

Studio Tour: John Gress’s Chicago Portrait Photography Studio

John 01/07/2023

Gear / Pre-Production

Come along as I give a tour of my new studio! Including a lot of the gear I have in the space!

Are grids worth the money? When and why should you use them in the the studio and on location?

John 02/13/2021

Lighting Technique

Watch as I unbox my new Billingham 445 (https://amzn.to/32igLwq) camera bag and move out of my old Think Tank Photo Retrospective 30 2.0 (https://amzn.to/2QrsweN) messenger bag.

TRIGGER WARNING BOKEHOLICS: Three reasons why prime lenses are not just for bokeh.

John 11/10/2020

Fundamentals / Gear

In today’s video we’re gonna talk about why prime lenses are not just for bokeh.

How to set up the Hasselblad X1D II 50C medium format mirrorless for studio portrait photography

John 10/14/2020

Gear

I tested Hasselblad’s 50MP mirorrless camera in the studio and put it though its paces for about a month. Here is how I set it up.

Hasselblad X1D II 50C Full Review: how the medium format mirrorless camera preforms in the studio

John 10/04/2020

Gear

I tested Hasselblad’s 50MP mirorrless camera in the studio and put it though its paces next to the 45 megapixel Canon EOS R5 while shooting portraits and flowers.