Nicklaus Walter is a writer, photographer, and founder of Decaf Journal. You can find his photography portfolio here: www.nicklauswalter.com
travel
In an era where everyone on the internet was saying that there's no money to be made in stock photography, I personally knew several photographers who were consistently making over $10,000 USD per month, and I was determined to be one of them. I just needed to focus on it full time, or so I thought.
photography
While there are many benefits to using a camera no larger than a modern mobile phone, the X100V doesn't sound the professional photographer alarm to people around you. It has an innocent appearance that isn't intimidating at all, which consequently disarms human subjects.
bags
The Billingham Hadley Digital is a professional grade bag that can withstand years of abuse, but it doesn't scream "I'm a commercial photographer". It is discreet, and if your photography is built on capturing subtle moments or candid scenes, then this is the perfect companion.
While it may be best known as bird seed here in North America, millet is known as the "queen of all grains" in China. Needless to say, millet is important there. They even named a phone company after it, Xiaomi.
I was visibly shaken at my discovery and simultaneously overjoyed. All my life I had been told there's no cure for male pattern baldness, and yet I was now living proof that it could be overcome.
photography
Needless to say, the results surprised me. I was half expecting a film that was indistinguishable from most, but the truth is that the results look vastly different from anything else I’ve used in the last ten years. And that’s a great thing.
interviews
It’s brutal. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had somebody ruthlessly tear me apart right in front of me as if being a model means I don’t have feelings. You just sit there and you’re like, “Alright, thanks for the opportunity, guys. This has been fun. I’m just gonna go cry in the shower now.”
interviews
And if that isn’t weird enough, you don’t know what’s true. You’re always being filmed. You’re always being recorded with people listening and logging anything you say.
photography
Without knowing it, I had turned that roll into a time capsule. The memories of those days came flooding back, and it was such a nice feeling to relive those moments.
photography
The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro improves on the original with beautiful bokeh, quick autofocus with the focus limiter enabled, and image stabilization. I’ve had the opportunity to shoot with it on a number of occasions now, and I’m happy to report that I don’t regret my choice at all.
interviews
Just a lot of failure. I prefer fucking something up a dozen times, rather than reading the instructions. It makes the end result more mine and ownership is important.
photography
The Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L ii just works really well in virtually any situation you can throw at it, which makes it a great choice for the working professional photographer / videographer.