Classic Mag

  • Canon FD lenses are underrated.

    Canon FD lenses are underrated, and the reason is a cinema lens you've probably heard of: the Canon K35. The K35 primes are Canon's cine lenses fr...
  • Why a Frontier Scan Never Looks Like a Camera Scan of the Same Negative

    Why does a Frontier scan never look like a camera scan of the same negative? It's not about skill or gear quality, it's physics. I get why this co...
  • Team Frontier or Team Noritsu? Why Film Looks Different

    We drop our film off at the photo lab, and what comes back is seemingly unattainable magic. It's not just the Kodak Gold 200, the Portra 400 or th...
  • Fujifilm Film Simulations in Lightroom, on Any Camera

    Fujifilm got a lot right. Their cameras really are fantastic tools, and wonderful companions in everyday life. I remember how much I wanted the fi...
  • How to Choose Film Presets for Lightroom

    Search for film presets and you'll find hundreds. Almost all of them promise you "the Portra look". I'd rather be honest with you: there is no suc...
  • The Alex Ruskman Scam Problem

    First of all, Alex Ruskman is a pseudonym. No idea who's behind this name because there's no trace of a real person with that name on the internet....
  • How to Create Linear Camera Profiles and Why They Are Essential for Your Photography

    As a photographer or photo editor, you want your shots to be as accurate and detailed as possible. You work with colors, brightness, and contrast that need to be perfectly balanced to achieve the desired look. This is where linear camera profiles come into play. But what exactly are they, and how do you create them for your camera?
  • How to get the perfect tonal range everytime.

    Many people don’t know this, but you can also apply Adobe Lightroom’s Auto Tone feature selectively to specific tools.
  • Nobody needs presets!

    Friends, my desire is for us to photograph better tomorrow than today, and for all of us to become really good photographers. This perspective has been driving my work and everything I've been involved in for a long time, and to be honest, I regularly struggle with selling you presets.