Ember: A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood from a fire, often remaining after the flames have died down. It can continue to radiate heat and may rekindle a fire... Wisconsin model Amber (AM Model) in a set of romantic poses. We enjoyed a dreary February day creating both digital and analog - wet plate collodion portraits. We used the Ember Studio in beautiful downtown Menasha for our portrait session. Amber has been a regular on both Jalanlee.com and Sun and Silver.photo websites and we look forward to working with her again. We used a variety of…

According to Google's AI search, Canon never made a 200mm f/1.8 lens! I must have been dreaming, because not only does this lens exist, it is one of the most amazing portrait lenses I have ever used! The Ultimate Vintage Portrait Lens sounds like good book title, so let's dive deeper into that story. Chapter 1 Portraits with the Ultimate Lens Nataly and I met in Kaukauna on a beautiful late Summer evening. I brought two lenses to test out this evening - the 200mm and my new Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2. More on this lens Here. I used my…