How To: Single-Image HDR
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Filed Under Learn | Leave a Comment
The following post on HDR photography is by Atlanta based photographer Zach Matthews. Learn more about him at the end of this post.
Over on The Itinerant Angler forums, we’ve spent some time bad-mouthing HDR, and to some extent that is fair. When HDR is over done, it can result in a jacked up, unnatural […]
Heads Up Nikon D3 Users: Image Authentication and Buffer Clearance
Posted on March 29, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, Learn, Nikon | Leave a Comment
A quick heads up to those shooting with the Nikon D3, (this presumably effects the other Nikons too?)…If you are shooting with Image Authentication turned on, the buffer clearance times are increased. With my Extreme IV card it took an extra 10 seconds to dump a full buffer to the card.
Despite it being mentioned in […]
DIY Softbox
Posted on March 27, 2008 - Filed Under Learn | 2 Comments
Last weekend, my wife asked me if I wanted to shoot her brother’s yearbook pictures. I said, “Sure,” without really knowing what to expect. She told me they would be less formal than a traditional high school’s yearbook photos because, in his home school group, it’s up to the parents to get the photos done […]
Read More..>>Hold On to Your Camera
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under Learn, Technique | 1 Comment
Joe McNally gives some solid advice (as usual) on how to hold your DSLR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDsx3-FWfwk
TimeShooting, An Alternative to Photowalking
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Learn | 6 Comments
Are you interested in Photowalking, but don’t know anyone like Thomas Hawk or Rich Legg to walk with? Consider TimeShooting.
The advantage of this idea is you don’t necessarily have to *be* in a particular place at a particular time - all you have to do is have your camera with you at that time. […]
Nikon D200 GPS - DIY
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Learn | 1 Comment
Do you to add GPS to your DSLR and save some serious cash along the way? Consider Rick Wargo’s Nikon D200 DIY GPS unit.
I’ve had it for quite a while and love it: a new and improved of my original GPS design for my D200. This time it’s smaller, practical and easy; just mount it […]
10 Tips for Breaking into Commercial Magazine Photography
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Learn | 3 Comments
The following post on commercial magazine photography is by Atlanta based photographer Zach Matthews. Learn more about him at the end of this post.
Every amateur photographer who’s ever flipped through a magazine has shared the same fleeting thought: I could do this. I am this good. And who’s to say that’s wrong? With the advent […]
DIY Image Stabilizer
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, Learn | Leave a Comment
Are you having trouble deciding between Canon and Nikon’s lens-based stabilization versus Pentax, Olympus and Sony’s sensor-based stabilzation? Why not just do it yourself - for a buck?
$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Lose The Tripod - video powered by Metacafe
DIY Ringflash
Posted on January 20, 2008 - Filed Under Learn, Lighting | 2 Comments
The DIY Ringflash (as opposed to the $910 Bowens Ringflash) is really creating a stir on the internet nowadays. I’m officially on the band wagon now. I invested about $5.00 on a trip to Wal-Mart the other night for a disposable casserole pan, 1 yard of white fabric and a plastic measuring cup. After […]
Read More..>>Photo Basics Educational Lighting Kits
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, Learn, Lighting, News | Leave a Comment
Pre-PMA Press Release
Photo Basics, a division of the F.J. Westcott Company, is developed to be the only series of photographic lighting kits to come packaged complete with education. For the individual who always had a love of photography but never thought it could be taken to the next level, Photo Basics is the answer! The […]
