Randy Tyson

I’m a photographer with wide ranging interests, subjects from landscape to extreme macro. My favorite subjects are out cats, as they give me seemingly endless opportunities. I’ve been wielding DSLRs since 2013, and I’m always learning and applying new techniques. I started humbly with the Canon T3, and built up my equipment from there. 

I live in Calgary with my wife and family of thirteen cats.

My Gear

The first question photographers ask other photographers is “what’s your gear?” Well, here’s my answer!

Cameras

  • Canon T3 (converted to IR by Life Pixel)
  • Canon 6D
  • Canon 7D MkII

Lenses

  • Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
  • Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
  • Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro
  • Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC
  • Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Fisheye
  • Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM
  • Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM
  • Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM
  • Sigma 150-500mm f/5.6-6.3 DG OS HSM APO 
  • Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD 
  • Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
  • Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD

Software

Basic RAW conversion

  • Lightroom/Photoshop CC 2019
  • ON1 Photo RAW 2019
  • Luminar 3
  • DxO PhotoLab 2 (with ViewPoint 3 and FilmPack 5 plugins)
  • Topaz Studio  (with ReMask and AI Gigapixel plugins)

Panorama stitching

  • PTGui 11.9
  • Autopano Giga 4.1
  • Pano2VR 6.0.2 (for spherical panoramas)

HDR processing

  • Photomatix Pro 6.1.1
  • Aurora HDR 2019

Focus stacking

  • Helicon Focus 7 (version 7.0.2)
  • Zerene Stacker (version 1.04)

Specialized

  • eMotimo TB3 motion controller/Rhino slider for time lapse photography
  • Cognisys StackShot robotic focus rail for extreme macro photography