Justin Farrow

Photographer | Writer | Artist | Action Sports Enthusiast

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Best / Favorite Cameras

(Justin's top picks of cameras for making top pics of whatever topics suit thine desires)

Last updated: MAR 2019

~DSLR/Mirrorless~

Sony a7riii

Sony a9

Canon 5dmiv

Canon 80d

~Drones~

DJI mavic pro

DJI phantom 4 pro

~Digital point and shoot~

Nikon aw130

~Action cameras~

Hero 5 black

Hero 7 black

~High speed cameras~

Phantom v2512

~35mm film cameras~

Nikon fm2

Olympus om1

Cannon ae1

Pentax k1000

Leila m6

~Large format film cameras~

Calumet c series 8x10

Graflex speed graphic 4x5

NOTE - I have intentionally omitted the following for the reasons listed after each:

medium format cameras - are for indecisive shooters and are a half assed in-between from 35mm to large format without the full benefits of either portability or resolution

long range cameras and telescopes - these are primarily isolated to only one type of photograph each

pinhole cameras - pinhole variants are generally homemade and vary greatly

direct contact printing - direct contact isn't even a camera. It's more of a stamp than a photograph regardless of if it's immersed in the environment or sandwiched in a carrier.

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Choosing a 4x5 Camera and Lenses

It’s time to address what has become my top question in emails and social media messages: What kind of 4x5 camera should I buy?  It

Alex Burke's insight into choosing the right large format camera for you. Beautiful sample images and thoughtful technique descriptions alongside body and lens reviews.

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Photographing and Processing the Constellation Orion: Image Stacking and LRGB Processing

In this tutorial we talk about photographing the constellation Orion, stacking multiple astrophotography exposures to reduce noise and enhancing nebulosity w...

Ian Norman gives yet another in depth and thorough tutorial on photographing and processing the Orion nebula

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Present-day Photographers Who Rock!

I've been compiling a list of my favorite present-day photographers for a little while now. Everyone on this list has something amazing to offer. I did my best to very roughly describe what genre each one primarily shoots. Give any/all these folks a lookup and I'm certain you'll be glad you did. •Clark Little - waves •Timckenna - waves •Alex Mustard - underwater ocean •Jay Manning - landscape and water droplet reflections •Frank Colosi - landscape •Ryan Mccasland - beach and skateboarding •Jim Grant San Diego - beach and bubbles •Chris Burkard - landscape and arctic surfing •Thomas Shahan - macro •Rachel Jones Ross - landscape travel and astrophotography •Lisa Bao - San Francisco landscape and architecture •Darren White - landscape •Dan Greenwood - landscape •Daniel Kordan - landscape and travel •Joel Robinson - conceptual •Trey Ratcliff - High dynamic range (HDR) and travel •Charles Wereneth - landscape portraiture and conceptual •Darien Cook - portraiture •Lee Cook - landscape and astrophotography •RLSimagesphotography - portraiture (male modeling) •MGW photography - portraiture (female modeling) •Chris Eyre Walker - landscape •Aaron Goulding - La Jolla beach and water •Getty photography - San Francisco fog •Jessmichelledlp - beach •Timothy Poulton - landscape •Iurie Belegurschi - landscape Iceland •Michael Goh (astrophobear) - astrophotography •Jason Lanier - portraiture and weddings •Serge Ramelli (photoserge) - travel •Charlie Keating - landscape •Mack Murdoc - light painting •Jan Bedoire (jabe147) - landscape Switzerland •Joey Taylor - landscape and surf •Carina Ortner - long exposure self portraiture •Gianluca Podestà - landscape •Ben Mulder - beach reflections •Max Rive - landscape •Tom Hill - landscape •Michael Shainblum - landscape and cityscape •Bodhi Smith - astrophotography •Mike demello - landscape cityscape and fireworks •Steven Wilson - long exposure ocean •Bryce Mironuck - landscape •Mike Oblinski - clouds and storms •Fabian Herschler - landscape •Dennis Liang - landscape •Simon Roppel - landscape •Eric Paré - light painting / landscape portraiture •Josh Perret - Landscape and architecture •Jonas Piontek - Landscape and storms •Kenny Roland - portraiture (female modeling) •Vincent James - landscape and mist/fog •Jude Allen - landscape and architecture •Aaron Burden - landscape and macro •Will Auyeung - landscape •José Ramos - landscape •Kyrenian - landscape and travel •Tony Bennett - landscape cityscape and portraiture •Kenan Hurdenez (old kyrenian) - landscape •Zach Vant Erve - landscape •Jacob Riglin - travel •Chris (independentcbh) - landscape and architecture •Joe Sartore - Animals •Starving Photographer - landscape and travel •Arild Heitmann - landscape •John Lafleur (keonishootz) - landscape •Eric Rubens - landscape •Sean Pierce (prevailz) - astrophotography and landscape •Floyd Casem (lehiwaphoto) - landscape •Stevin Tuchiwsky (stevint) - landscape •Jasman Mander - landscape

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Ian Norman from lonely speck gives a quick tutorial on this amazing noise reduction method. I can't wait to try it out myself!

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Jeff Walker walks (pun intended hehe) you through how to shoot surf and wave photos using both a DSLR and a GoPro

In depth guide to wave surf photography using DSLR with housing as well as GoPro.  Jeff Walker does a thorough job of explaining both shooting and editing process for each.

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Some visual aids to help understand camera settings.

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A quick yet highly effective method of properly exposing portraits by Tony Northrup.

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Not all currency is money. A sand dollar might not buy you anything at a store but it bought me a smile. Love and happiness are the most valuable currencies. Without them, all the money in the world is worthless. #justinfarrowphotography #sonya7r #sonyimages #landscape #beach #sand #ocean #waves #sanddollar #sunset #sunsetdistrict #sunlight #naturallight #afternoon #sanfrancisco #california #travel #explore (at Outer Sunset, San Francisco, California)

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Flow. #justinfarrowphotography #sonya7r #sonyimages #landscape #beach #ocean #waves #afternoon #naturallight #sunlight #sunsetdistrict #sunset #california #sanfrancisco #calm #relaxing #chill #peaceful (at Sunset District, San Francisco)

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Morning. #justinfarrowphotography #sonya7r #sonyimages #sunrise #dawn #sanfrancisco #goldengatebridge #landmark #bridge #bay #landscape #architecture #california #longexposure #morning #colorful #serene #mellow #travel #explore (at San Francisco, California)

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Tony Northrup gives a very thorough tutorial on flying, connecting, using apps, camera settings and more on the dji phantom 4 and phantom 4 pro quadcopters.

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This stacking method to create long exposures is marvelously creative. Furthermore, the scratched lens test is remarkably interesting. I've been following this channel for a while now and this dude definitely knows his stuff. Pretty crazy to hear stuff like this from someone like this. Very interesting. Check it out.

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Incredibly detailed yet concise descriptions of shooting and editing panoramas.