Interviews

The switch to Lumix for personal & professional work: An Interview with Mike Peters

23/09/2015 By Heather

Welcome to our series of 100 interviews we will be holding with photographers who use mirrorless cameras for their work! “Switching to a smaller and lighter system” has become somewhat of a buzz phrase as of late, but many working photographers take this philosophy seriously. From medical reasons such as resolving back and shoulder pain to the simple realisation that bigger does not mean better, photographers are turning to mirrorless systems now more than ever before.

This week’s interview is with Mike Peters, a professional photographer and videographer with over 40 years of experience in the field. He is currently the Director of Photographic Services at Montclair State University and has specialised in everything from corporate and magazine work to street photography.

Astrophotography, Light Painting, & Long Exposures with the Sony A7s – An interview with Andrew Whyte

06/08/2015 By Heather

This week’s interview is with Andrew Whyte, a long exposure photographer who creates original images using cutting-edge equipment and innovative techniques. His weapon of choice is none other than the low-light demon, the Sony A7s.

An interview with PhotoMADD – The online specialist in mirrorless camera accessories

08/07/2015 By Heather

Judging by the title, you might think at first that this is a purely promotional article, but if you are willing to spend a few minutes to read it through, you might reconsider. Like many other review websites, MirrorLessons includes advertisements – many from small businesses – to keep the site running. As such, we decided that it would be a good idea to introduce some of them to our readers and explain why they have a place on our website.

As a follow-up to our interview with Inspired Eye magazine creators Don Springer and Olivier Duong, we sat down with professional photographer Matthew Maddock. Why feature him? The answer is simple: Matthew runs an independent accessory store called PhotoMADD, which is currently the only online shop that specialises in mirrorless accessories. Before he chooses to list a product, he always puts it through a rigorous testing period, so you can rest assured that anything you buy from Matthew is a top-quality accessory. What’s more, he even makes custom accessories of his own.

Online camera stores are a dime a dozen but sometimes you’re lucky enough to come across one that manages to differentiate itself from the rest. PhotoMADD, an online accessory specialist, is unique in that it only sells accessories that suit mirrorless cameras and the philosophy behind them. It was founded by Matthew Maddock, a portrait and commercial photographer based in the North West of the UK.

Before starting PhotoMADD as we know it today, Matthew also ran a separate store under the same name where he sold accessories made for Fujifilm X Series cameras. One of his most popular products was one he created himself, the PhotoMADD grip and tripod plate kit. We first met Matthew when we contacted him about reviewing it on the X100s back in 2014.

We recently sat down with Matthew to chat about his unique online store, its beginnings and his interest in mirrorless technology.

Digiscoping with the Panasonic GH4 & Swarovski Optik scope – An Interview with Tara Tanaka

19/06/2015 By Heather

This week’s interview is with Tara Tanaka, an award-winning digiscoper who uses the Panasonic Lumix GH4 and a Swarovski Optik scope for her bird and wildlife photography. She was recently interviewed by Rob Knight on the popular podcast This Week in Photo about her work, and is one of the jury members for the Movement and Action category for this year’s Digiscoper of the Year photography competition.

Capturing Street and Architecture in New York City – An Interview with Eric. E. Anderson

19/05/2015 By Heather

Welcome to our series of 100 interviews we will be holding with professional photographers who use mirrorless cameras for work! “Switching to a smaller and lighter system” has become somewhat of a buzz phrase as of late, but many working photographers take this philosophy seriously. From medical reasons such as resolving back and shoulder pain to the simple realisation that bigger does not mean better, photographers are turning to mirrorless systems now more than ever before.

This week’s interview is with Eric E. Anderson, a web developer and photographer based in New York City who goes by the name of “esquareda” on his social networks. Most of his work revolves around street and architectural photography, though he also does contemporary art photography that is available on a commercial basis. He runs a popular Flipboard magazine dedicated to mirrorless cameras.