Have you ever wondered why a flash unit makes noise? No, not the kind of noise you get from low light or long exposure star photography. The audible kind. The loud kind. My speedlights make a popping sound when fired and a high-pitched whine when recharging. Why is that? In a digital age, when we …
My 10 best photography accessories – not from camera shops!
What are my 10 best (alternative) photography accessories? Read on and you will find out – here I am writing about photography accessories that you will not find in a camera shop. One of them you won’t find in any shop – it is free! I was going to call this non-photographic accessories for photographers, …
How to easily create long exposure images using an iPhone
In case you haven’t noticed, the camera in Apple’s iPhone has become quite popular – and quite good – over the past few years. In fact, Flickr ranked the iPhone as the most popular camera used for photos uploaded to their site last year. According to the popular image hosting site, iPhones accounted for 54% …
Lensbaby Sol 45 – Create Painterly Effects In Camera
Just how many types of blur are there? You might rightfully ask, and Lensbaby will respond “lots”. Their newest standalone lens, the Lensbaby Sol 45 was released today, and it takes creative blur to a whole new painterly level. I’ve had my hands on a beta model for several weeks now, and you can colour me …
Why Photographers should use a NAS System for Storage
Some photographers love being out in the field making images. Some photographers love being on their computer making their vision come to life through their editing. Some photographers even like the business side of it all. No photographers like dealing with storage. As photographers, we shoot thousands and thousands of images a year, or a …
How to Pick the Right Camera Bag or Luggage for Travel
Picking the right way to carry your camera gear while traveling is essential to have a good vacation. Picking the wrong bag or luggage is a sure fire way to make your travel uncomfortable, burdensome or risky (for your gear). I travel a lot, some within the United State, but a good portion of it …
Dual Pixel Autofocus: What is it and what cameras have it?
Canon introduced phase detection dual pixel auto focus (DPAF) in 2013, with the EOS 70D camera, calling the technology “revolutionary.” Since then, DPAF has been a feature on most new camera models released by Canon, from the $10,000 EOS C300 cinema camera, to the pro-level EOS 1DX MarkII, to Canon’s mirrorless EOS M6, to the …
Grip & Shoot: The Best Accessory for Cell Phone Videographers
Some of us old timers have resisted cell phone cameras for real photography, but the time has come to give in and embrace all the benefits that are offered by cell phone cameras. While I still use my “real” camera for my serious photography, I have turned to my iPhone for a lot of what …
Messenger Bag for the Outdoor Photographer: Mindshift’s Exposure
While a good photo backpack is an absolute necessity for me, I have been getting more and more use out of a messenger bag. Most of my photography used to be done while hiking, but my life has changed a lot since I had kids and so has my photography. Now I find my camera …
Hands on Review of the DJI Osmo Mobile 2
If you’re looking to up your video game and you enjoy shooting on a mobile platform you should give the Osmo Mobile 2 from DJI a serious look. It’s not without its flaws, but at $129 USD it’s one heck of a bargain. The Osmo Mobile 2 is the successor to the popular Osmo Mobile. …
5 Great Photography Finds at Summer Garage Sales
Summer is a time to get outdoors. A time for camping, baseball, picnics, boating and beaches. School is out and family vacations are just around the corner. It’s also a time to clean out your garage! That means garage sales (or yard sales, tag sales, rummage sales–depending on your locality) where your trash becomes …
Spider Camera Holster: A Complete Line of Carrying Tools for any Photographer
I love non-strap carrying solutions for my camera. I’ve written in the past about how much I enjoy the Peak Design Capture Clip and the Cotton Carrier system. Over the years, when I had been using these two systems, I ran into a number of photographers at different events using the Spider holsters. Without fail, …