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Bringing Nature Home - Discover the Art of Transforming Your Space with New Zealand Landscape Photography by Award Winning Photographer Stephen Milner

Bringing Nature Home - Discover the Art of Transforming Your Space with New Zealand Landscape Photography.

Connecting with Nature: The Power of Landscape Photography in Interior Decor by Stephen Milner Welcome to my blog, where I invite you to embark on a journey of transformation as we explore the captivating world of landscape photography and its profound impact on interior decor. I am Stephen Milner, and as a passionate New Zealand landscape photographer, I am excited to share with you the remarkable ability of landscape photography to add depth, beauty, and a touch of nature to your living or working spaces. Whether you're an art enthusiast seeking inspiration, a home decorator in pursuit of the perfect statement piece, an interior designer aiming to create harmonious spaces, a nature lover yearning to bring the outdoors inside, a...

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My New Photography Book Volcanic Aotearoa - Stephen Milner

My New Photography Book Volcanic Aotearoa

My new Volcanic Aotearoa Book A New Zealand Landscape Photographer Story My connection with the landscape started at an early age. When I was a young boy, my brothers and I would spend every minute we had exploring the landscape around our home. Every day, we created new ways to relive our adventures. We enjoyed exploring somewhere new and building makeshift bush huts; our adventures were creative. My creativity is a passion true to my spirit and influenced me from an early age, through my education and into my adult life. My passion for exploration is the ember burning in my heart, and I always look forward to starting a new adventure. “My creativity is a passion that is true to my...

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Digital Photography vs Film Photography - Which is Better? - Stephen Milner

Digital Photography vs Film Photography - Which is Better?

Have you ever compared digital photography vs film photography, or vice-versa? However, does it even mater because the camera is simply a recording device in the hands of photographer with a creative eye. Over the last 12 month, I have received many questions related to my experiences with medium format film, why I started using medium format digital, what I think of the two mediums, and when will I be using film again. So I thought I would wrap all this up in one blog that touches on what I think of each camera. And, I will tell you why I think my camera is just a tool that I use for me creative project. 

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Medium Format Landscape Photography with the Fujifilm GFX 50S II - Stephen Milner

Medium Format Landscape Photography with the Fujifilm GFX 50S II

 A New Zealand medium format landscape photography story The Fujifilm GFX 50S II is a 50MP is excellent for medium format landscape photography, and so is the Fujinon GF 30mm lens; and the Fujinon GF 45-100mm lens. In today's video, we take the Fujifilm GFX 50S II, the Fujinon GF 30mm Lens and the Fujinon GF 45-100mm lens out to take some landscape photographs for the first time. For today's landscape photography, we will be going to two locations in New Zealand. The first location is the Redwoods in Rotorua and, the second location is Mount Pirongia in the Waikato. I hope you enjoy the video! Here are some quick specs Fujifilm GFX 50S II Specs The Fujifilm GFX 50S...

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Medium Format Landscape Photography | How to Focus Your Camera - Stephen Milner

Medium Format Landscape Photography | How to Focus Your Camera

A medium format landscape photography tutorial  Medium Format Landscape Photography in general can be tricky. Focusing your medium format camera for landscape photography can be even trickier because of the lens characteristics and sensor size. In todays video, I share with you my approach to creating sharp landscape photography photos with my Fujifilm GFX 50S II and the Fujinon GF 30mm F3.5 Lens. The focus technique we will be using is called hyperfocal focusing. I hope you enjoy the video! Generally, F8 and F11 are the ideal aperture settings for hyperfocal focusing in landscape photography when acceptable sharpness is required from the foreground to the horizon. Depending on how close your camera is to your foreground interest, an aperture setting...

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Medium Format Landscape Photography with a Film Camera - Stephen Milner

Medium Format Landscape Photography with a Film Camera

A medium format landscape photography and film photography story Medium format landscape photography and film cameras are made for each other. In today’s video, we will be creating some beautiful square format slide film photos with my Mamiya 6 medium format film camera and Fujifilm Velvia 50. I hope you enjoy the video. I’m really happy with these photos. Editing them was not easy because the film had expired a few months ago, and there was some colour shift in the shadow areas that were difficult to change. However, I was surprised with how much detail the film retained in the shadow areas. Using a graduated filter and adding two stops of exposure compensation did help with the shadow recovery....

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A Medium Format Landscape Photography Tour of New Zealand

A Medium Format Landscape Photography Tour of New Zealand

Medium format landscape photography is awesome The Fujifilm GFX 50sII is a 50MP medium format digital camera. In todays video, I share with you some of the best moments from my landscape photography road trip of New Zealand’s South Island. This is the beginning of a series of videos that take me on a multi day journey with the Fujifilm GFX 50sII. The spirit of the journey is adventure and to experience new challenges. It follows the mountains in New Zealand South Island to photograph glaciers. We experience rare and lucky moments to photograph. We visit some popular locations. But, expect the unexpected and be prepared to be mesmerised by the natural beauty of New Zealand’s landscape as we travel...

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Medium Format Landscape Photography in New Zealand - Day 2

Medium Format Landscape Photography in New Zealand - Day 2

Medium format landscape photography is awesome In todays video, I share with you my landscape photos from my second day on New Zealand's South Island. This is part of a series of videos that take me on a multi day journey with the Fujifilm GFX 50sII. The spirit of the journey is adventure and to experience new challenges. It follows the mountains in New Zealand South Island to photograph glaciers. Medium format landscape photography is awesome.  

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Medium Format Landscape Photography in New Zealand - Day 2

Medium Format Landscape Photography in New Zealand - Day 2

Medium format landscape photography is awesome In todays video, I share with you my landscape photos from my second day on New Zealand's South Island. This is part of a series of videos that take me on a multi day journey with the Fujifilm GFX 50sII. The spirit of the journey is adventure and to experience new challenges. It follows the mountains in New Zealand South Island to photograph glaciers. Medium format landscape photography is awesome. The photo above is my favourite from today. Over the years, I have learnt to appreciate how nature can provide eye pleasing compositions. I like the circle that is created by the cloud and its reflection. I think I am lucky to have taken...

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