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October 13, 2018 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

LOS ANGELES WORKSHOP 2019 – THE ART & CRAFT OF BLACK & WHITE PROCESSING

LOS ANGELES

JUST LAUNCHED – OCTOBER 13

OCT 14 UPDATE: SOLD OUT

If you wish to join the waiting list, please contact info@juliaannagospodarou.com

(en)VISIONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

THE ART & CRAFT OF BLACK & WHITE FINE ART PROCESSING

MARCH 1-3, 2019

Create MORE than photography

with

JULIA ANNA GOSPODAROU

Founder of (en)Visionography, leader of the New Wave of 21st Century Black and White Fine Art Photography, highly sought-after educator, IPA Professional Architecture Photographer of the Year, World Photography Awards & Hasselblad Masters Finalist, winner of more than 80 major awards and distinctions for Black & White Fine Art Photography, author of best-selling book From Basics to Fine Art, progressive experienced architect and lover of art in all shapes and forms.

Also, great to work with, fun and easygoing, not your regular stiff teacher that you get bored of after half an hour :)

A new and original concept, (en)Visionography has rapidly gained worldwide recognition in the 21st Century and more and more artists start approaching photography in this way every day.

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LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXTENSIVE TUTORIAL

Enlightenment I – Eiffel Tower Trocadero © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2017 – 24mm Canon Tilt-shift Lens, 135 sec. f/13 ISO 100 13-stop ND Filter

In this article, I will present you a long exposure photography extensive tutorial in the form of a step-by-step guide to creating artistic long exposure photography in no time. I will be telling you all you need to know about this technique so you can start getting great long exposure photographs right from the start. In addition, I will provide links to all the equipment I am talking about, and, when possible, as in the case of Formatt-Hitech neutral density filters, also discount codes for it. To find out what the code is, read on.

I started writing this article as a long exposure crash course where I wanted to share the essential, but, as it happened with many of my articles lately, it evolved into an extensive tutorial, so you will get even more than it was planned in the beginning. I can guarantee you that this tutorial will be an excellent tool for the beginning long exposure photographer, but the advanced long exposure photographer will find some flavor here too. I have won many awards for my long exposure work and I hope this tutorial will help you win just as many.

I will be updating this tutorial periodically, to keep it up to everything new that is happening in long exposure and to add info and advice from my experience or from the experience of others that can help you get better at this technique all the time. If you want to get the updates you can subscribe to my website and you’ll get them as soon as I publish them. Continue reading →

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May 10, 2018 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

Complete Fujifilm GFX 50S Review – Most Affordable Mirrorless Medium Format Camera – UPDATE MAY 2018

EXTENSIVE UPDATE MAY 2018

This Fujifilm GFX 50S review is the most extensive and complete review of this camera to date (continuously updated with everything new in the GFX world), also covering shooting long exposure, which hasn’t been covered before with this camera. The GFX is the most affordable mirrorless medium format camera – Fujifilm GFX 50S body Adorama Store – and, according to many, the best in its category. It is a practical camera, that packs the highest quality in a much smaller format than a traditional medium format, thanks to being mirrorless and well designed. I am working with this camera for a few months and I can say I am overly pleased with the results and the image quality I can get with it. In this review I will show you why this is the best piece of gear to invest in, if you want for your images the highest quality and detail, the highest dynamic range together with the well-known magic feel of the medium format. All this while still not breaking the bank. Also, you will be able to understand what medium format is and how it works.

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April 20, 2018 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

FIRECREST 16 STOPS FORMATT-HITECH ND FILTER FULL REVIEW 2018 UPDATE

Firecrest 16 Stops Formatt-Hitech ND Filter – Circular and Rectangular filters

In this review, I will talk about the hugely popular Firecrest 16 Stops Formatt-Hitech ND Filter (IRND 4.8), the most “neutral” neutral density filter in the world. The new Firecrest 16 offers 16 ND stops in one filter, this is what 16 stands for. This neutral density filter is not only the most neutral in the world, but, in its circular version, it is also the slimmest stackable ND filter in the world, only 5.5mm thin.

UPDATE 2018

More recently Formatt Hitech has also launched a 10-stop Firecrest ND filter and a 13-stop Firecrest ND filter, whose characteristics are similar to the Firecrest 16 Stops Formatt-Hitech ND Filter we are reviewing now, so you can consider this review covering the 10-stop and 13-stop filers too. Also, the Formatt-Hitech neutral density filter line has extended from 1-stop up to 24-stop ND filters, which is more than you will ever need in terms of long exposure.

You can find more things about the Firecrest filters and many other subjects related to black and white fine art photography (composition in black and white photography, vision, black and white processing tutorials), in the book From Basics to Fine Art – Black and White Photography, by me and Joel Tjintjelaar, where we both talk about these filters extensively together with reviewing the most important other filters on the market and generally the equipment you need for creating long exposure and black and white fine art architectural photography, and even going beyond architectural photography. We were the first who talked publicly about the Firecrest filters (in the book) even before they were Continue reading →

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December 9, 2017 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

Long Exposure Photography with Medium Format – Fujifilm GFX 50S – Extensive Review

Immaterial Intricacy – Brooklyn Bridge, New York – © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2017

Long exposure photography with medium format is a subject that hasn’t been covered extensively so far. My goal in this article is to fill this gap and provide more information about how you can create the best long exposure images when shooting with a medium format camera. The camera I am using to analyze long exposure photography with medium format in this review is the new Fujifilm GFX 50S.

I am working with this camera for a few months already and recently I have made a complete Fujifilm GFX 50S review that you can find on my website. It is the most extensive Fujifilm GFX 50S review available at this moment and if you are interested in this camera I would recommend you to start by reading the main review and then continue here.

Before starting with this review let me tell you that for even more information and tricks & tips about long exposure photography, you can read my Long Exposure Photography Extensive Tutorial that I have published some time after this review, where you can find all the details about this technique in a complete guide.

INTRODUCTION

LONG EXPOSURE WITH MEDIUM FORMAT AND HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS – WHAT IS THE STATUS QUO

In a few words, I have to say I am extremely pleased with the results I get when shooting with the GFX, both stills and long exposure. Contrary to my initial fears about shooting Continue reading →

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November 6, 2017 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

BEST GEAR AND PHOTOGRAPHY DEALS

Here you can find my recommendations for the best tools you can use to create fine art black and white photography, long exposure and architecture photography, and above all, what I am calling (en)Visionography™, a new way of creating photography, and the best gear and photography deals, plus the best discounts you can find for these tools.

I consider these tools the best and I use them in my photography, from capturing the RAW file till creating the final fine art image. They helped me win tens of awards in international photography competitions and acquire worldwide recognition. They can help you too.

Use the codes listed with each product to get it discounted by clicking on the link in each product image and providing the discount code at checkout.

I am constantly updating this page with new discount codes and products, to reflect the latest news and the state-of-the-art and most efficient available software and gear, so be sure you subscribe to my website and keep coming back often to get the latest gear and software news and discounts.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT

FORMATT-HITECH ND FILTERS & EQUIPMENT – 10% OFF – CODE: JULIA10

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ANY Formatt-Hitech product – filters, holders etc. discount 10% OFF – CODE “JULIA10”

These are the neutral density ND filters and accessories I am working with to create my long exposure photography and you can see the great results in my many award-winning images. Formatt-Hitech was the first to create truly neutral ND filters back in 2014 , the Firecrest line, the first to create an "anti light-leak" holder, and they keep innovating with the new Firecrest ULTRA ND filters.. This is why I work with this brand. It gives me the best results. Get 10% OFF discount for any Format-Hitech product - ND filters, ND grads, polarizing filters, holders, accessories from the link above with code "JULIA10"

SOFTWARE DEALS

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October 6, 2017 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

HASSELBLAD MASTERS 2018 FINALIST

I have the big honor to have been shortlisted as one of the 10 Hasselblad Masters 2018 finalist for the prestigious HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2018, among more than 31 500 entries from all over the world, and I am truly excited and proud about it.

After coming back from my New York workshop and the scouting trip for my 2018 San Francisco workshop, I was working these days on a review of the Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera, the most affordable medium format camera and a great tool if you want to take your photography to the next level, and I intended for that to be my next article.
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May 31, 2017 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

FROM ART TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND WHY

The Substance of Memories I - Manhattan New York - © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2016 - From Art to photography

The Substance of Memories I – Manhattan New York – © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2016 (Detail – See the entire image at the end of the article)

How do you travel from art to photography? Should art look like “art”, or should it look like the artist? Should photographs follow a recognizable pattern in order to be accepted or should they express the vision of the artist? Is an object art, even if it is not understood? Is the artist an artist, even if he is not understood? Even if he does not fall into a mainstream “artist” pattern? How does the artist and photographer find inspiration and how does he transform it into an object that has the power to move?

INTRODUCTION

I will not try to answer these questions. Not directly, at least. But I will tell you a story that comprises all these questions and hopefully some answers. A story about how art can influence photography, how you can travel from art to photography, and how art and memories can be the substance of photography.

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