I love doing these year-end recap blogs. I think everyone should do it since it really helps you look back on all of your accomplishments and kinda kicks you in the ass to do something even better next year. I haven't realized how much shit happened to me in 2017 until I wrote this article, so let's dive into this past 12 months of adventures and madness!
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Austin Paz 2018 Year End Recap
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but I had to add to my year end review tradition. If I don’t do this, then 5 years from now I’ll have no idea what happened in 2018 ha!
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I keep seeing all these memes about how fucked up 2016 was and how it kicked them all in the ass but I thought this year was pretty good! A lot of new places and experiences have been had, new friends and connections along the way too. Whats the point in dwelling on bad things from the past? Here are a few of the highlights of my 2016...
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Photo Of The Week 64 - Courts Or Field? - New York, New York
After taking probably a few hundred flights with FlyNYON, you begin to look at different things throughout the city. I've been taking my 70-200mm f/4 up with me a lot more often because of its size. I was always discouraged taking big cameras up, especially when you have 2 bodies, but the size of a smaller mirrorless camera with a smaller f/4 zoom rather than a f/2.8 makes a huge difference. It makes camera changes quicker and helps with a steady shot since its much smaller and lighter in the wind…
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Behind The Photo With FlyNYON: NYE Times Square
Over at FlyNYON, we've started a new series called "Behind The Photo" where we do a quick little interview with a photographer about their favorite photo with FlyNYON. I did mine about my New Years Eve photo over Times Square right after the ball dropped. There wasn't too much I could say in the short 60 seconds I had but that's what this blog is about…
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Photo Of The Week 64 - May Manhattanhenge 2018 - New York, New York
I've tried to capture Manhattanhenge a few times over the past few years and was never successful in any attempt. It's always cloudy right when the sun hits the horizon and it's a wash. After many failed attempts, I gave up, unless I just happened to be in Manhattan on the right day…
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Photo Of The Week 62 - Line 'em Up - New York, New York
When people ask us for tips on how to take photos out of a helicopter, one thing we always push is to shoot in burst mode. This might be obvious to more wildlife or sports photographers, but to most, it isn't but can make or break the type of images you get on a flight…
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A NYC Bike Ride Home From Photo Plus
After attending the Photo Plus expo the other weekend, you see so many amazing huge prints, new gear, and hear free seminars that you can't help but want to go out and shoot photos right away. Luckily, I had my camera with me and it was an unseasonably warm night in NYC, so I was able to take my bike out and ride around while I waited for my wife to get out of work downtown. I also had my new Sony 12-24mm f/4, so it was a nice chance to utilize this focal length with street/ cityscape photography...
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7 Things I'm Hoping To See In The Sony A7SIII
I hate to make the comparison, but it seems like Sony is actually listening to its customers instead of what Canon has been doing for so many years now. When I shot Canon, I always thought about ways a camera can be improved, and generation after generation they wouldn’t address these possibilities for improvement. Sony seems to have addressed almost every way their users wanted their cameras improved… and then some!
As someone who owns an A7RII and two A7SIIs, it leaves me wondering what the A7SIII will be like. After playing with the A7RIII at the Photo Plus Expo in NYC this past weekend, I am super excited for the next generation of A7 cameras. Here are 7 of my thoughts on what I’m hoping the A7SIII will feature based on the A7RIII specs and how it will help for video...
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#TBT - Erik Stokley - Stale 180 - New Jersey
One of the most fun things in blading is finding random things and making something out of nothing. I feel like I don't see it that much now, but back in the day, it was a lot more common. When I started skating, we used to always check out local construction sites and find wood, signs, poles, crates, pretty much whatever we could find and build something out of it. Looking back at this photo reminds me of a simpler time...
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