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Photography and Gear #25 | PPN | Lens Lens Baby! Creativity and lenses with Craig Strong - founder of Lensbaby

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Release Date: 03/02/2020

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We have received a lot of questions about finding photography inspiration during the dull and grey winter days. And while the gear is usually not what takes the first spot on our shows in order to find new creativity, sometimes a unique piece of gear can help you to see your surroundings in a new way.

And one company that has been dedicated to making this kind of gear and accessories is Lensbaby. Marco invited Lensbaby founder and CCO Craig Strong to the show to get some behind the scenes insight on how Craig came up with the initial idea of the first Lensbaby and how the company and product line has evolved since then. And which of the current lenses will help you to achieve what effect.

 

This show is sponsored by:

Marco Larousse Photography Workshops

http://bit.ly/StreetPhotographyWorkshops

 

and

 

Skylum Luminar 4 - The cutting edge photo editor

https://bit.ly/ppnluminar4 

(use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)



Here are the links to the Lensbaby products that Marco and Craig cover on the show:

 

Lensbaby Composer Pro 2

This lens uses an optic swap system that offers different flexibility for different effects:

 

Sweet 35mm Optic f2.5 - (spot of focus surrounded by blur effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/39c3kRb 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/32D8Ae0 

 

Sweet 50mm Optic f2.5 - (spot of focus surrounded by blur effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/3cfeZAB 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2I6Hgey



Edge 35mm Optic f3.5 - (Slice of focus effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2VDh4jN 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2vstcJN 



Edge 50mm Optic f3.2 - (Slice of focus effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2PCK6wb 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/32BNNYm 



Sol 22mm - (Selective-Focus Lens for m4/3)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2uE4DJo 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/32GIXZD 

 

Sol 45mm - (Selective-Focus Lens for APS-C & FF)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/3ahdKPl 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2TfpRHj 



Trio 28mm - (Compact 3 in 1 lens with three different effects)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/38eclYo 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2uNaH2w 



Burnside 35mm - (Swirling bokeh plus outer Vignette effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2VzZwoA 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2PBvPQo 



Twist 60mm - (Sharp center subject with a twisty background effect)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2I4F7jM 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2VxNGeH 



Velvet 56mm - (Soft velvet glow wide open and crisp vintage look stopped down + Macro) 

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2PynTPO 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Tw5Gn6 

 

Velvet 85mm - (Soft velvet glow wide open and crisp vintage look stopped down + Macro)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/3874k7G 

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2vsvNU5 





Which Lensbaby is right for me? with Craig Strong (YouTube):

https://youtu.be/NdqIYrdmP-E





Links to Lensbaby and Lensbaby Resources:

Web: https://lensbaby.com  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lensbabyusa/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lensbaby    

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seeinanewway  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jSBVHpxLOLo3lqAApAd5w  

 

Links to Marco Larousse:

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com 

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1 

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/ 

 

Links to PPN:

Web: www.PhotoPodcasts.com or PPN.fm

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photopodcasts/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork 

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts 

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm



Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

 

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR software:

Link: https://bit.ly/ppnluminar4 (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)


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