ABSTRACT
In this chapter, nine photographers explain why they use MILCs and discuss their photographs and creative choices.
Dance: Trip the Light Fantastik
Author: Anastasia Petukhova
Sony Artisan of Photography, Anastasia Petukhova, speaks about why she prefers a MILC for capturing fleeting moments in adverse situations, the lenses she uses, and about her personal style.
Macro Photography: The Naked Eye
Author: Hank Weaver
Illustrations: George Lepp
Hank Weaver teaches that magnification is a function of how close the lens is to the subject and that close-up photography is anything closer than the minimum focusing distance for a normal focusing lens. He discusses how the availability of adapters for MILCs allows you to use Nikon and Canon macro lenses, including the Canon MP-E 65mm that can focus as close as 1:5. Mr. Weaver discusses using a Stackshot® automated macro rail system and combining the images using Zerene Stacker software.
Personal Vision: The Beauty of the Mundane
Author: F.S. Fenyvessy
F.S. Fenyvessy explains how the most mundane subject can be used to create a good, perhaps even great image.
Sports: It’s All About Timing
Author: Joe Ng
Sports photographer Joe Ng provides pointers on how to capture action and configuring a MILC for Back Button Focus. He discusses his gear, workflow, timing, the importance of focus, and when to use Silent Shutter.
Street Photography: Beyond the ClichéAuthor: John Sarsgard
Photographer John Sarsgard explains how to look for action or find a place with background and atmosphere and wait for something to happen. He tells the reader to blend with the people, but don’t hide.
Travel: Wanderlust
Author: Barbara Alper
Professional New York assignment and travel photographer, Barbara Alper, shares the two requirements necessary to be a successful travel photographer: go with the flow and inspire people to travel. She emphasizes the need to keep a journal and write down everyone and every situation you encounter.
Weddings: An interview with Society Wedding Photographer John Nassari
Author: John Nassari
Olympus Ambassador and international award winner John Nassari talks candidly about photographing weddings using an Olympus MILC and why he switched from using a DSLR. He recommends lens selections and exposure modes.
Wildlife: Living the Wildlife
Author: Loren Nelson
Professional wildlife photographer, Loren Nelson, writes about the difference between portraits of animals and the environmental scene. He discusses the challenges of wildlife photography that include access to the environment, finding the critters, having appropriate light, quickly composing and capturing the image, and processing the image to lead the viewer to a new perspective of nature. He gives pointers on how to best balance the conflict between aperture and shutter speed, lens selection, and why he uses a MILC.
