Andy Johnson III

Shovel Point

Visiting Minnesota's North Shore to Test the Fujifilm GFX System

December 5^th, 2024

While planning out our summer adventures earlier this year, I saw a window of opportunity to do some landscape photography. This made me start to think about the gear that I would be using and made me wonder if it was time try a system with a larger sensor for shooting landsca...

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In Landscape

Visiting Friends in Orange County

Starting Our Family Trip to Southern California 2024

August 23^rd, 2024

Starting our family trip to Southern California in the summer of 2024 with a visit to Orange County to see friends.

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In Family

Downtown Minneapolis Skyline

Capturing the Skyline from Overlooks around Minneapolis

August 20^th, 2024

Street photography and urban scenes have once again engaged my creative energy and this time in the Twin Cities area here in Minnesota. I first developed an interest in this type of photography while living in Southern California so living in the Minneapolis area for a second ...

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Getting Close

Macro and Close-Up Photos in the Fujifilm X System

May 21^st, 2024

Over the past few years I've been experimenting with close-up photography, often short of a true macro image, to shoot products, food, smaller details, etc. As part of this process, I've compiled a list of the minimum focus distances and magnification of most of the XF lenses ...

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In Gear

Saint Paul at Night

A Photo Walk With the Fujifilm X-Pro3 and XF 18mm f/1.4 Lens

April 22^nd, 2024

Ever since picking up another Fujifilm X-Pro3, I have been inspired to get out and shoot photos in the streets around the Twin Cities. While living in Los Angeles, I used to take a lot of night shots and it's been awhile so recently I decided to go out and take some street pho...

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In Gear

Morning Walk in Downtown

Testing the Fujifilm X-E4 and XF 18mm f/1.4

March 18^th, 2024

While driving into work the other day, I noticed that the late winter light was stunning and decided to take a quick photo walk in downtown Minneapolis. Walking along 11th Ave South northbound, I crossed the bridge over I-94and kept going north until I reached Hope Community C...

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In Gear

Rethinking my Fujifilm X Kit

Considering the Upgraded X100VI, the X-E4 or a Return to the Fujifilm X-Pro3 With a New Lens as ...

March 14^th, 2024

Comparing the Fujifilm X-Pro3 and the X-E4 as second cameras in a Fujifilm kit.

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In Gear

Winter Walk in Minneapolis

Testing the Fujinon XF 16mm f/2.8 Lens in the City Streets

January 19^th, 2024

When I first started shooting with prime lenses I had grown accustomed to shooting with a fixed lens by using my iPhone. Prior to the iPhone 4, I was a committed zoom lens user but the combination of shooting with my phone and getting my hands on the Fujifilm X100 for the firs...

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In Gear