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Sony Artisan of Imagery Jason Lanier receives 5 Honors of Excellence at WPPI 2015 with Sony Mirrorless Cameras

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Honors Of Excellence 2015
When I first made the switch to Sony Mirrorless from Nikon DSLR and announced it via my 10 Reasons video there was a LOT of response regarding the switch.  Most of it was very positive, but there was also a fair amount of negative posts and comments.  Some comments were, “No pro uses Sony,” to “Those cameras are just toys,” etc.  Since I switched during the middle of the year in 2014 I had to wait until the end of 2014/beginning of 2015 to submit some of my images created with Sony to the various competitions out there.

Well, it’s incredibly gratifying that I received 5 Honors of Excellence from the 16×20 Print Competition at WPPI in March 2015, the largest such print competition in the world.  All of these images were shot with Sony Mirrorless, and NONE of them were with the Sony Zeiss lenses (that I love by the way).  I received Honors of Excellence in 4 different categories (Photojournalism, Portrait, Landscapes, and Wedding) which was also a thrill for me.  This was also the first time submitting to the Photojournalism category and 2 of my 5 award winning images were from that category!

All images were only processed using Lightroom, no Photoshop. Why do I mention that?  Well, it’s because it seems many photography competitions have turned into graphic design competitions…and I take great pride in producing my results without the heavy editing of Photoshop.  It doesn’t mean I would NEVER use Photoshop, but it would be nice if entire competitions weren’t decided based on graphic design skills..

So without further ado, here are the 5 images that received an Honor of Excellence at WPPI 2015….

“Forgotten”

-Photojournalism

This image was taken in Korah, Ethiopia while I was there working for the Out of the Ashes Organization.  I saw this young lady looking through the hole in the aluminum fence as we were coming up the bumpy dirt road.  This was taken on the first day we were there just after arriving at the airport.  I named it Forgotten because many of the inhabitants of the city are just that…forgotten.

Camera settings: Sony A6000, 1/250 sec at f/6.3, 200mm at ISO 640, flash not fired.  Using 18-200 Sony E Mount lens.

Forgotten

“Hunger”

-Photojournalism

This image was taken in Addis Ababa Ethiopia while I was there for the Out of Ashes Organization.  Walking with a translator we went through the streets talking with the locals and I was taking pictures. Ethiopia was one of the first times I ever used my Sony cameras and this moment was one of the first times I truly started falling in love with the cameras.  Why?  I was able to use the tilt screen to get some amazing images like this one.  More importantly I felt like the smaller camera made the locals less intimidated and more comfortable with me shooting them in their natural daily life.

I saw this little girl with her mother and it really did break my heart.  We did end up speaking briefly with them and we did provide some assistance.  The toughest part about visiting a place like Ethiopia is that the need for assistance is virtually everywhere.  One of the things that I love about being a photographer is that I’m able to share what I see with the world.  To watch the video we created while in Ethiopia click here…

Camera settings: Sony A6000, 1/100 sec at f/2.2, 50mm at ISO 320, flash did not fire.  Taken with the 50mm f/1.8 Sony E mount lens.

Hunger

“Village Girl”

-Portrait

This image was taken in a far removed ancient village in Ethiopia in August 2014.  We were there working with Out of the Ashes and we had an extra day at the tail end of our trip to visit the countryside and see some of the rural parts of the country.  We drove for hours outside of Addis Ababa and found this ancient village.  I swear it was an experience straight out of National Geographic for me.

It had been raining heavily and the village was all mud, but we were greeted to a royal welcome by the villagers as they let us visit their homes, see how they live, and just connect as human beings.  I came outside of one of the huts and found this beautiful little girl standing there just staring at me.  I quickly pulled up by my camera and captured this image.  I will never forget this experience.  Wanna see if for yourself?  Click here to watch the video we shot…

Camera settings: Sony NEX5R, 1/320 sec at f/5.6, 123mm at ISO 400.  Flash did not fire.  Taken with the Sony 55-210 e mount lens.

Village Girl

“Glimmer of Light”

-Landscapes

This image was taken at the Star Hecla Mine in Idaho when I was given permission from the Mine Company to go Urban Exploring in there…and it was a blast!  I entered into this room and saw the natural light coming into the room and absolutely loved how it hit the door, almost a way of saying there was a way out of this dreary place.  A huge thanks to Michael Hrehor and the folks at the mine for letting me explore this amazing place…

Camera settings: Sony A7s, 1/60 sec, f/3.1, 14mm at ISO 640.  Flash did not fire.  Rokinon (Nikon mount) 14mm manual lens used w/ Metabones adapter.
Glimmer of Light“Illuminated Love”

-Wedding Details

This image was taken at my wedding for Albert and Jenika at a mansion in San Juan Capistrano, California.  It was a beautiful wedding and believe it or not, the heart shape in the image is naturally occurring.  I always love taking macro ring shots at my weddings for my clients and this wedding was no different…

So I went and sat down at one of the tables during the reception, turned one of the glasses on it’s side, put the rings inside of the glass, and by using candle light and led lighting, I created this image.  People ask me all the time whenever I use the A7s, “Is 12 megapixels really enough?”  Well, you can see how clear and beautiful this is….I always tell people that I built my career using 12 megapixel cameras (Nikon D3, and the D700), so using 12 megapixels now doesn’t scare me a bit.

Camera settings: Sony A7s, 1/60 sec at f/2.8, 105mm at ISO 640.  Flash did not fire.  Taken with the Nikon 105mm lens and the Fotodiox adapter.

Illuminated Love

 



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