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…. a short cinematic sequence of our daughter | Patrick La Roque

I won’t even try for sharpness or clarity. I won’t attempt a demonstration of anything. All I want is to paint this moment, these movements, in sequence. 133 seconds worth of brushstrokes in the soft, muted normalcy of her room. Read more …

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The Razor’s Edge p2: Studio Sessions | Patrick La Roque

As you may know by now, I had the great privilege of shooting a pre-production XF 56mm F/1.2R for Fujifilm over the holidays, to create sample images for the lens. Some of those pictures are now online as part of Read more …

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The Razor’s Edge (prequel) – Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2R |
Patrick La Roque

When the phone rang a few weeks before Christmas with an offer to do a project with Fujifilm’s eagerly anticipated XF 56mm f/1.2 R, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity — even if it did mean working in a much Read more …

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The Rig: Patrick La Roque | Ledesma Photography

Who are you and what’s your profession? My name is Patrick La Roque and I’m a commercial, portrait and documentary photographer based in Montreal, Canada — Although we actually live in a little town called Otterburn Park, about 30 minutes Read more …

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1EYE, ROAMING | My first eBook available now | Patrick La Roque

You can’t imagine how long I’ve been working on this… But it’s finally here: today I’m launching my first eBook entitled 1EYE, ROAMING. If you’re a longtime reader of this blog you’ll recognize the topic since it’s based on the Read more …

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The Gradual Move Towards Fujifilm: An Interview with Patrick La Roque |
Mirrorlessons

Welcome to our series of 100 interviews we will be holding with professional photographers who use mirrorless cameras for work! “Switching to a smaller and lighter system” has become somewhat of a buzz phrase as of late, but many working Read more …

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Aida: The April Session | Patrick La Roque

Lately I’ve somewhat veered away from the technical aspects of photography in the blog, mostly posting short essays in between new Fuji gear reviews. But there is a point at which it might become too self-involved. I do realize that. So Read more …

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Morning x twelve in two sequences | Patrick La Roque

Shot with a pre-production X-E2 and the Fujinon XF 35MM f/1.4 R See more pictures on www.laroquephoto.com

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The Devil, the Details & the X-E2 | Patrick La Roque

So the rumours were true: Fujifilm today announced the X-E2, a new, updated high end body for the X series cameras. If you followed the rumour sites over the past couple of weeks you probably already had a pretty good Read more …

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A Video Essay + Thoughts on KAGE | Patrick La Roque

A lot of posts coming in the very near future but they have to wait. In the meantime I thought I’d give you an update on our KAGE COLLECTIVE project. A month from now we’ll be celebrating our first anniversary. Read more …