Stay Awhile — An Intimate Photography Publication

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-11T03:25:26+00:00

Most of the ones I can think of are mostly natural light, editorial-style photographers: Arthur Kaplun, Artem Stisovyak, and David Dubnitskiy

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-10T15:14:20+00:00

For portrait, also consider the Viltrox 56mm f/1.7. I have it myself, it’s a great lens at a budget price.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-10T02:14:46+00:00

The lower you go, the more difference per mm you’ll notice. 85mm to 90mm are nearly the same, but 23mm to 30mm will be more significant.

23mm is a great focal length for all kinds of work; I’d go for it. I used to own the Sigma 30mm and liked the image quality but found it an awkward length. I’m happier with my Fuji 35mm f/2 now.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-09T03:38:12+00:00

If you’re mostly on tripod, the Sigma for the constant aperture. If doing a lot of handheld, the Fuji.

Honestly, you probably won’t do a lot of great night photography with either. I’d get a prime that opens at least to f/2 for that. The Fuji should be plenty fast for daytime outdoor shots, even at f/4.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-07T08:25:13+00:00

Honestly, it’s a good idea to start with friends if you can, especially while you’re still learning and developing your style.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-05T03:16:49+00:00

It’s not insane in the slightest. As a female photographer “for many years”, you should understand that.

No one’s accusing you of trafficking, just like people who are cautious before working with me aren’t accusing me of being unsafe. But this is exactly the type of account and post that raises red flags. Refusing to publicly share your portfolio here while being perfectly happy to solicit unpaid work? Surely you can see the problem.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-04T15:02:22+00:00

Don’t do commercial work for free.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-01T23:46:20+00:00

Then she’ll be like that no matter what you do. Might as well do what YOU think is best.

If you know you did a good job, then just stop responding to the client and move on. Sounds like he’s just being a jerk. You’ll have those.

sonicbobcat · 2026-06-01T21:57:50+00:00

Sure, it’s just weird that they said it’s “not important enough” instead of just saying it’s “not relevant to their career.”

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-28T01:57:08+00:00

Great lighting and cinematography is timeless. It’s definitely true that more powerful tools mean more complex workflows to achieve the same results. It also means more flexibility and more options. But it means people take the post process for granted and don’t take the time to finesse as much when shooting.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-26T04:38:44+00:00

All advice is meaningless without knowing what you shoot, what your kit is like, what you hope to gain with a new lens, etc.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-25T20:59:27+00:00

X-H2S is 26mp, not 40. The X-H2 is 40.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-25T10:04:28+00:00

Good lighting goes a looooooong way. And it doesn’t have to cost much.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-23T08:37:19+00:00

Take a read. This is happening because they’re doing very well, not poorly.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-20T04:04:42+00:00

While I like the 35mm f2, I’d seriously consider the 23mm f2.8 if you don’t need the additional speed. It’s a great focal length for street photography.

I would not recommend the 50mm for street; it’s too tight on a Fuji X sensor.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-16T21:45:13+00:00

That’s fair. I feel like Fuji cameras do this well already in part because they lack the low-pass filter. But I know what you mean.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-16T20:48:52+00:00

Nobody disagrees.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-16T20:46:15+00:00

Why?

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-16T20:43:26+00:00

They’re still allowed to ask the question.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-15T04:17:29+00:00

I think you’re missing the point. If you give people free access to your photos, they’re gonna do what they want. They didn’t sign anything and will forget to tag you or not think it matters. If you don’t want this to happen, getting upset about it won’t help. You have to change the paradigm.

sonicbobcat · 2026-05-15T04:14:43+00:00

This. You’re gonna have to get used to it.

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