Gear evolution …
Starting shooting with my dad’s Minolta XG2 in 1987 (a 1977 camera), I now use a Fuji GFX 100s (as of 2025).
What a journey it was starting with the XG2 as well as many other film cameras, shooting mostly Canon during the DLSR years and since Christmas 2013, starting my mirrorless journey with the X100.
I used mostly every XT, briefly pivoting to a GFX 50s and now GFX 100s.
As my secondary camera I use a Fuji X-T5 which has a Fujinon XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR mounted on it most of the time.
Finally, I also kept the X-T1 with the Fujinon 35mm F/1.4 R as the combination of the X-Trans II with this lens just creates magic pictures and is most likely my favorite camera and lens of all time.
Forcing a shot
It all begins with an idea.
One of the biggest pitfalls in Landscape photography is trying to force a shot. Sometimes conditions aren’t great and other times, as in the picture above, there is just no great shot in first place.
Some places aren’t photogenic or are really interesting in first place.
As photographer we often try to force a shot when we really just should let it go …
Do I post process a lot?
It all begins with an idea.
As you can see, I usually tend to minimize the post processing to my picture.
My goal is always to try to get it as right as possible in camera and just do small adjustments afterwards.
Whenever I post process, I just aim to recreate the seen as it was.
I personally wouldn’t ever replace a sky but will always try to remove disturbing object (most of the times, people) from my shots.
I have hobbies in photography
I do have two hobbies in photogaphy.
First one is wildlife which goes hand in hand with landscape and the other one is portraiture which I haven’t persued in years but will try to do more of it again.
I consider not being any good in those genres, so I don’t share on my website but I do on 500px …
Wildlife: https://500px.com/p/xriswild?view=photos
Portraiture: https://500px.com/p/portraitsbychris?view=photos