Photographer Peter Belanger on shooting for Apple

The illusion of simplicity: photographer Peter Belanger on shooting for Apple | The Verge: " . . . .What tools and apps do you use to work every day? For software I use Aperture for Canon Raw conversion and to archive camera files, Capture One for Phase One Raw conversion, and Photoshop. xScope is a small but very useful app. Evernote and Dropbox help keep my office paperless and organized, Blinkbid for estimating and invoicing. I try to keep up to date with my photo gear. Up until last year I only used Profoto lights. I wanted to expand my lighting so I added some Broncolor lights. In the studio I shoot with a Phase One digital back with a Sinar X view camera, and Phase One 645 camera system. Outside the studio or doing handheld work I use a Canon 5D Mark III. . . . ."  read more at link above


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Popular Photography Magazine
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AzerNews
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Archinect
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China Daily
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Daily Mail
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Daily Mail

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