Joey L in Ethiopia

[Andy M]

There was a thread on this guy a couple of years ago (when he was just 17), with many arguing that he was just a Photoshop-guru, and not a proper photographer (I was partially in this camp).

If you needed anything to change your mind, and to really give some inspiration, see:

http://www.joeyl.com/ --> Personal --> Abyssinia

A video: http://www.vimeo.com/3227005

His $40K+ kit: http://www.phaseone.com/upload/80mm_endorsement_jo...

[nick_bbb]

I remember the thread from before. Some very nice work on his site

[curtisl]

whatever he is, he has produced some amazing shots. thumbs up to him and his hugely expensive equipment

[Andy M]

A section of his workflow: http://jasondmoore.com/blog/2009/02/workflow-frida...

[Antarctic Mat]

Thanks for posting Andy, not heard of him before! Some interesting stuff.

Mat.

[Famous Graham]

Some lovely images there. But...some of the OOF areas hint at postprocess blurring rather than being "natural" DoF. Which jars a little bit.

But then, I'm probably just jealous

[Andy M]

Famous Graham said:

Some lovely images there. But...some of the OOF areas hint at postprocess blurring rather than being "natural" DoF. Which jars a little bit.

But then, I'm probably just jealous

I honestly don't think so. He's using an 80mm f2.8 wide open on a medium format 'back (so approx 50mm in 35mm terms), and DoF is even more shallow the larger the format.

I achieved some really weird DoF with my Hassie - stuff I can't replicate even with an f1.2 lens on my 35mm camera:

[Famous Graham]

To be honest, I hadn't clocked the equipment at the time I wrote that. And as I'm utterly unfamiliar with using that kind of gear, I take it all back

[fergusd]

I find the colour images are spoiled by the obvious use of very cold flash light, I guess this is the effect he was looking for because they are all like that, but to me the flash lighting spoils the images because it's so 'in your face' . . .

Fd