Tag: Sony A7ii

The Factory

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Inspired by a discussion with friends about corporate culture yesterday morning, I took one of my mannequin images from an outing yesterday, and used another image I had from another outing recently.

No generative AI was used, although I can’t help but think it could be mistaken for that, even after some changes I made to lessen the effect. I don’t like creating “defensively” to avoid misunderstanding, but this is the age we are in.

The original mannequin image was taken with a Sony a7ii and Ziltrox 28mm f/4.5 lens, and the background image was taken with an iPhone.

Perry at the Only Cafe

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This morning I met up with my photography friend Perry Cuccini at the Only Cafe for another entry in my long running portrait project.

I thought his eyes had a wet plate kind of look in my black and white treatment of the portrait.

Sony a7ii, Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens, via adapters

An Image of Balance

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I took this portrait of my friend Michael yesterday.

I recently purchased a TTArtisan 75mm f/1.5 lens (a copy of a famous and very expensive Zeis BIotar lens from the early-mid twentieth century), and this is the first portrait I took with it that I am really happy with. It’s a manual focus lens, and my eyes are not getting any younger, so focusing wide open does have its challenges.

A friend looked may the portrait and said it was “balanced.” That description works for me!

Sony a7ii, TTArtisan 75mm f/1.5

An Only Cafe Portrait: Bill Komar

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Another portrait this morning. The weather outside the Only Cafe was horrible, making the light inside very interesting.My photography friend Bill Komar braved the weather and joined me at the coffee shop.

Sony a7ii, Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens via adapters

An Only Cafe Portrait: Pat

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This past Friday I got together with my friend Pat for a portrait session for my Only Cafe Portrait Series project.

I had been hoping for a cloudy morning to soften the light, but it turned out to be sunny, so that was a challenge I had to overcome, but I think I managed.

Sony a7ii, Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens mounted via adapters