The Fashionable X-Pro 2 | James Conley

For a few years now, I’ve relied on Fujifilm’s X-Series as my workhorse system for documentary, street, and travel photography. Originally working with an X100s and an X-E1, I’ve now added the X-Pro2 to the stable. (These days, the X-E1 Read more …

The Fashion-able XPro-2 | F. James Conley

There are many praises to sing about the X-Pro2 (and quite a few niggles), but one of the most important improvements is in dynamic range. It is, simply, remarkable. Even in bright sun that hurt the eyes, the new Fuji Read more …

Mirrorless Reflections | F. James Conley

This is not a gear blog. When the gear matters to the creative output, however, it’s time to write a gear post. Such is the case when it comes to fashion photography. We’ve previously discussed the preliminary thinking that goes Read more …

Thoughts on portraiture: a morning with Bridget (and the Fuji X100s) |
James Conley

I get depressed every time I see a headshot. Our sense of the „portrait“ has been degraded to the most superficial and meaningless, and the headshot has now been consecrated as the most important popular image: the „selfie.“ This is Read more …

Lost in Iran with Two Fujis | James Conley

Iran. Although home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, (dating back more than 5,000 years), since 1979 Iran is most commonly known for the Islamic Revolution that toppled Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and took 66 Americans hostage, holding them for Read more …

Two Steps to Make the X100s the Best Street Camera | James Conley

We previously discussed the benefits of shooting achromatic, and we’ve also discussed how to make the Fuji X100s into a high-ISO achromatic machine. This is a great first step into embracing the world of documentary street photography and getting your mind in Read more …

Parts Undefined (The X100s Keeps Getting Better) | James Conley

The rapidly approaching spring will take me to a couple of destinations in which being an American is more of an impediment than an advantage. Adding to the complication of nationality, I’ll be working as a street photographer. The prospect Read more …

The Photographer of Modern Life | James Conley

Unlike other visual arts, the sine qua non of photography is that you have to be there. Photography demands presence, and wanderlust is not only a common affliction of photographers, but necessary for its practice. Wanderlust doesn’t have to be Read more …

f/11: Hack Your Camera | James Conley

How good photographs get made is a mystery to most people—including photographers. There are two general camps which attempt to explain the magic: it’s the camera and the lenses that are making the image, and you’ll get better pictures with Read more …

New York Moments with the Fuji Monochrom | James Conley

Continuing my exploration of the Fuji Monochrom and the achromatic capabilities of the X100s, I took the Fuji for a stroll around the southern tip of Manhattan. The city that never sleeps always offers up great images. Lately, however, it Read more …