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I Still Say a Single Photo Can’t “Tell a Story”

By Rob | Published February 9, 2013

Yeah, so I took a lot of heat from friends and other folks about the comment that a single photograph is no more capable of telling a story than a single note is capable of being a symphony.

You know what? As I delve deeper and deeper into the era of hybrid photography (more about that later) the more I am convinced that I am right. One of the most important changes in photography is happening now in the realm of hybrid imaging and mirror-less cameras. Cameras are getting easier and easier to use while, at the same time, more and more powerful. From color modes that are capable of replicating specific films (I love the Velvia mode in the new Fujifilm X-Pro 1) to black and white rendering that requires little to no post-processing, from incredibly high quality stills to 1080p hi-def video, new cameras today are blowing the traditional dSLR out of the water!

Those of you who know me know that I am not a ‘new technology for the sake of new technology’ kind of guy. There have been a lot of really crappy tech gadgets introduced and I am happy I never jumped on board with them.

But mirror-less and hybrid are different. Much different. I can now, with great ease, produce stills without relying on RAW, integrate them with video shot from the same camera, and get them uploaded to a service like Zenfolio. All within 30 minutes of finishing the shoot.

And that is why I say that a single photograph is no more capable of telling a story than a single note is capable of being a symphony. I’ve now heard what a symphony can sound like. And I have seen hybrid imaging at its easiest.

The holidays are approaching and many of you will be looking to buy a new camera for a loved one or for yourself. Please, if you have any questions or doubts about mirror-less taking over the dSLR market in the next 4-6 years, drop me a line: I’d love to talk.

BTW, this is an excellent time to introduce to you a new site that will be part of the Rob Domaschuk Photography family – Shoot Hybrid. From there, you Can watch short little video segments of my new training series, I Love Photography, But I Hate My Photographs, sign up for a monthly membership that brings you a full one hour training video each month, and more!

The site is brand new and still being built out. I will announce when it’s ready for the official launch but I am only a week or two away.

Cheers,

Rob

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MIrrorless Cameras & Hybrid Imaging Is Here. Ready?

By Rob | Published October 27, 2012

Death of SLRs & Birth of Mirrorless Cameras

Let me throw this out there – in the next 5-7 years, the SLR camera will be relegated to history and the mirrorless cameras capable of hybrid imaging will have taken its place. It’s happening now and for those of you who think this can’t happen, mark today on the calendar as the day when I said it would happen.

I’m not saying this just to be contrary or to pick a fight. Quite the opposite! The new cameras being shipped today are far superior in technology to the ‘good ol’ dSLR” Continue reading »

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Eulogy For an Old Friend

By Rob | Published March 5, 2012

So it finally happened. My camera – my trusted sidekick – has been slowly dying for the past couple of years. Like an old man near the end of his life, struggling with each step but surely getting slower and slower with waning function, my camera  has been starting to fail on a regular basis. This is its eulogy: it deserves no less. Continue reading »

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