The new Travel Backpack line from Peak Design has been discussed a number of times in the old facebook group (now titled Master Photography Listeners) with many of you wanting to know if it would be worth that heft price tag. While the backpack itself isn’t more than a top line camera backpack at $300, …
Imagine a trip of a lifetime to Iceland. You’re at the imposing Seljalandsfoss, a 200’ tall waterfall that you can walk behind. The sun is low on the horizon and you have a marvelous composition. You go to take a picture and . . . nothing. The mist from the waterfall got into your lens, …
If you want to get enhanced search capabilities in Lightroom Classic you need to buy a plugin – Adobe Sensei search technology is only available in Lightroom CC. Excire Search is a new plugin offering advanced search capabilities in Lightroom Classic which I will describe in this article. Before I go on full disclosure I …
Nearly every photographer has one or wants to buy one, a GoPro. But is a GoPro good enough for an advanced photographer? Is the 400 $ investment worth it? The short answer is no. A GoPro is a nice toy but not good enough for an advanced photographer. This does not mean you cannot make …
Happy Friday to everyone, and I’m sure we are all aware that next week is Thanksgiving and we are one week away from Black Friday. This is a good time to save money on everything out there, photography related items included. I’m am not the type to wait in lines for days to get those …
For landscape photographers, and others who do most of their photography outdoors, creating great images can become more challenging when the mercury dips below freezing. Not only do frigid cold temperatures make it more difficult to get motivated to go outside, but it is just so much more cumbersome when you do get out. How …
Most of you reading this article have likely posted your photos online for others to see and offer comments. If on Facebook, almost any decent posted image is bound to get a few “Likes.” You might even get a comment or two, something like “Nice Shot!” If all you’re doing is fishing for compliments and …
Everybody knows that you can learn from looking at the work of great photographers. The question is: how? Do you simply absorb knowledge by being in the same room with a bunch of Ansel Adams prints? Or do you have to be more purposeful about it? I wondered about that as I visited an exhibition …
If you have a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud, either the photography bundle or the “All Apps” plan, you have the ability to utilize Adobe Portfolio to host your website at no additional cost to you! The only added cost beyond what you’re already paying for your CC subscription would be the purchase of a …
In November of last year I wrote about 10 ideas for improving our photography in 2018. I thought is was worth revisiting this article 12 months on, and seeing how I got on. So how did I get on with my 10 ways to Improve your Photography in 2018? I fear not too well, but …
I remember back when I had my first digital camera I had a 128mb memory card and I thought that was gigantic. After a wedding or two, I also bought a 75gb external hard drive. Again, I thought that was a huge amount of storage. 10 years later and now I have two 64gb cards …
A teleconverter is a small piece of glass that extends the focal length. You can put it between the lens and the camera body. Most teleconverters have a zoom factor of 1.4 or 2. The disadvantage is that the aperture decreases by the same factor. Teleconverters also have a bad reputation, because many photographers associate …