Mike Kobal http://www.mikekobal.com PHOTOGRAPHY Fri, 05 May 2017 19:56:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Preview: ALEK ALEXEYEVA for AG Hair 2015 http://www.mikekobal.com/preview-alek-alexeyeva-for-ag-hair-2015/ http://www.mikekobal.com/preview-alek-alexeyeva-for-ag-hair-2015/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:38:21 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=11986 You might remember my shoot for the AG Hair Men’s launch, this is a quick peek of what’s to come in 2015, starring incredible Alek Alexeyeva. Shot with the Sony A7r and, you guessed it, the Zeiss 55mm 1.8.

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/preview-alek-alexeyeva-for-ag-hair-2015/feed/ 6 Street shot of the day: backside panorama http://www.mikekobal.com/street-shot-of-the-day-backside-panorama/ http://www.mikekobal.com/street-shot-of-the-day-backside-panorama/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:19:19 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=11768 Shot with the Sony A7s and the fantastic Zeiss FE 35mm at f9, s1/2000, ISO 2000!!! Love shooting with this combination in harsh lighting conditions, pre-focused, silent mode, high shutter speed, small aperture and it still looks like ISO 400 Curious what you are looking at? Find the answer after…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/street-portrait-of-the-day-hula-hoop-girl/feed/ 0 Soma magazine: first editorial: shooting for print with the Sony A7/r: field report, part two. http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/ http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:15:31 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=10993 click on the image for larger size, use the back button to return to this article. If you haven’t seen part one, click here to find out about camera set up and the video shoot. how does the Sony A7 perform when shooting a fast paced editorial? find out after…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/feed/ 15 How to choose a mirrorless camera system to replace your DSLR’s http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/ http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:35:31 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=10961 Over the last few month, I received a few requests for advice, mostly from Canon and Nikon shooters asking which mirrorless system to choose to replace their DSLR kit, not photographers just looking for a secondary camera system, this is important because my priorities wouldn’t be the same. Below is…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/feed/ 4 How to set up your Fujifilm X100s for street photography http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-set-up-your-fujifilm-x100s-for-street-photography/ http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-set-up-your-fujifilm-x100s-for-street-photography/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:52:44 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=7600 Some of you have asked what settings I use for street photography. First, let’s make sure you have everything you will need, camera, and the two most important accessories: extra batteries and extra memory cards. more after the break In the opening shot I noticed this guy from far away…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-coline-jourdana/feed/ 0 Temenos, a very quiet place: Canon 5D mark II, 1080/30p http://www.mikekobal.com/temenos-a-very-quiet-place-canon-5d-mark-ii-108030p/ http://www.mikekobal.com/temenos-a-very-quiet-place-canon-5d-mark-ii-108030p/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:10 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=397 Temenos, a very quiet place: Canon 5D mark II, 1080/30p from Mike Kobal on Vimeo. “The name Temenos is taken from a Greek word meaning the sacred space surrounding a temple or an altar. Carl Jung used this same word to refer to the inner space deep within us where…

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