I learned everything I know about Wireless Flash from Phil.  One flash and one reflector. Hi there!  The latest edition of the Friedman Archives Blog is now out!  This edition relays a unique story about Minolta that has several different beginnings, involving the Honeywell lawsuit, their pricing and naming strategy, and the guy who provided the best technical support in the world.  (And David Kilpatrick, Cameracraft magazine's editor and publisher, works in there too.)  It's a story only ...Continue Reading

Hi there!  Gary Friedman here, publisher of the ebook you purchased for your mirrorless camera.  Just writing to tell you that this month there' not only one, but TWO blog posts! The first one opens with the concept of doing a pan and zoom during a timelapse video, something that used to require an expensive motion control rig.   Content of Blog Post #1: [*]How to create Time Lapse videos with Pan and Zoom [*]20-second Photoshop Tips [*]Shooting in Cold Temperatures [*]The Usual Announcemen ...Continue Reading

There are new tools available for converting old B&W images to color.  Do they do a good job? ​Aloha!  There are not just one but TWO Friedman Archives Blog posts out now: The first: https://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2023/03/10-things-you-cant-do-with-smartphone.html 10 Things Smartphone Cameras Can't Do Sony A7R V - Little-Discussed Features of Note (youtube video) Adding Detail and Color to Old Photos The Usual Announcements This content certified non-AI by the Order of Flesh and blood The ...Continue Reading

AI-generated Steampunk series by Everton Lisbosa This month I'm sharing what I've learned after deep-diving into the AI image generation space (tools like Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Stable Diffusion), and why the vocal alarm you're hearing online is largely misplaced.  (Spoiler alert: it's actually worse than people think!)I share what I've learned about the current state of things, what the real problem is, and my next business idea: one way to add accountability to a field that severely lacks it in this ...Continue Reading

Ahoy there!  The latest edition of the Friedman Archives Blog is out, and it's a whopper. In this Issue [*]How to Shoot Milky Way Nighttime Landscapes [*]New Product Announcements (Fujifilm X-H2, Best of Blog 4) [*]In the Pipeline (Fujfilm X-T5, Sony A7R V) [*]Noteworthy Factoids about the Sony A7R V [*]Three fascinating Cameracraft articles [*]The photographer who Ansel Adams referred to as "The anti-Christ" [*]AI Image Generators - what they may mean for society [*]A portrait of Michael Coli ...Continue Reading

Hi there!  Gary Friedman here.  After a 2-month hiatus due to the move, the new edition of the Friedman Archives Blog is out!  In this issue: [*]The Shrinking Market for Photographers [*]In the Pipeline (3 Fujifilm cameras, one Sony and an update) [*]Tethering to your Laptop via your phone's Wi-Fi hot spot [*]RV Life / Our New Home Read all about it below!  (Copy and paste the link if it doesn't work for you): https://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-shrinking-market-for-photog ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. This is a repeat of the announcement I sent out at the beginning of September.  Turns out that 4/5ths of you never received it.  (No thanks to smtp.com, my no-longer-being-used email relay.)  So here's the content once again, since many have told me it's very interesting.  And apologies if you've received this previously!  -Gary === Hi there!  Gary Friedman here, announcing not one but TWO blog posts this month. The first talks about a great trick for getting high-impact B&W s ...Continue Reading

Hi, all. This is a repeat of the announcement I sent out at the beginning of September.  Turns out that 4/5ths of you never received it.  (No thanks to smtp.com, my no-longer-being-used email relay.)  So here's the content once again, since many have told me it's very interesting.  And apologies if you've received this previously!  -Gary === Hi there!  Gary Friedman here, announcing not one but TWO blog posts this month. The first talks about a great trick for getting high-impact B&W s ...Continue Reading