editorial photographer Susan Seubert and the Canon L Series 50mm 1.2 USM lens

This year, I broke down and purchased a Canon 50mm 1.2 L series USM lens.  It is spectacular for portrait work because of its amazing bokeh.  There is a lot of chatter out there about the spectacular price difference between the 1.2 and the Canon 1.4.  I also own a Canon 50mm 2.5 macro which [...]

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National Geographic Traveler photographer Susan Seubert shoots Barbados

It is with great pleasure to announce that a story I shot about Barbados for National Geographic Traveler Magazine last summer is being published in the January/February 2011 issue of the magazine.  This morning I woke up to the photo gallery which is now online and am anxiously awaiting for the printed issue to arrive [...]

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editorial photographer Susan Seubert shoots Washington D.C. for National Geographic Traveler

In a previous post, I linked to the online web gallery of images from the story about Washington D.C. in National Geographic Traveler.  Since I was in Maui, I was unable to scan the tear-sheets from the story until now, back home in my Portland, Oregon office.  I was thrilled to see that they published [...]

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Attention Canon 5D users: KNOWN MIRROR ISSUE

If you have a Canon 5D camera, Canon has announced on their web site that there is a known issue with the mirror. “We have discovered that, in rare instances, the main mirror of some EOS 5D Digital SLR cameras may detach due to deterioration in the strength of the adhesive.” In a previous post, [...]

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Canon 5D Mirror Falls Out

Just another day at the office when… what the… suddenly the camera jams and given my history with Canon bodies I just figured, well, the 5D is fried… AGAIN.  But no, not just fried:  the mirror had come off of it’s plate and cracked in two.  Nice. I haven’t contacted Canon yet – of course [...]

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Maui Photographer Susan Seubert in National Geographic Traveler Magazine

The March Issue of National Geographic Traveler is out to subscribers and it is with great pleasure that I am able to share these images from the story.  The article was put online a few days ago, but now the printed version is also available.  Although I didn’t shoot all the images for the article, [...]

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Susan Seubert Photographer shoots Maui for National Geographic Traveler

It is with great pleasure to announce that an online photography gallery of images about Hawaii was recently posted to the National Geographic Traveler web site.  The story is about “Undiscovered Maui” and will be running in the March issue of the magazine.  Macduff Everton and I both contributed images to the story and I [...]

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Portland Landscape Photography by Susan Seubert

… is featured in the new book entitled, “Where the Revolution Began, published by Spacemaker Press.  It features the work of landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, who had been at the leading edge of urban design (sadly, he passed away in October).  Together with his wife Anna Halprin, they transformed notions of public space and community.  [...]

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Canon 5D Mark II Error 01 Message

Two weeks ago, during a critical moment while I was shooting on a photography assignment, my Canon 5D Mark II started giving me an “Error 01″ message saying there was a communication error between the lens and the camera.  I called my most favorite Canon rep and he suggested that I try the lens on [...]

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