Based in Naples, FL, Darren is a photographer who specializes in capturing architecture, weddings, family portraits and headshots. You can check out his YouTube channel at www.YouTube.com/dkmiles and his website at www.DarrenMiles.com
The timing was perfect. WANDRD had just introduced their new ROAM Sling camera bags and I was going to Hawaii. Anytime I travel, I want to be able to take great photographs. My cell phone doesn’t often cut it in
I’ve been photographing high school seniors for the past five years. It wasn’t my first choice in photography genres, it just sort of found me. During that time, I’ve learned to love high school senior portraits. If you’re new to
Want to separate yourself from your competition? Learn how to backlight your subjects! In all my years of photography, none of my images get as many oohs and ahhhs as my backlit images. Combine a backlit image with some interesting
Having trouble getting your Canon EOS R6 to work with your really expensive Profoto flashes? It may be your shutter mode. I owe Profoto an apology. I’ve owned the EOS R6 for almost a year now and I love the
Editor’s Note: The flash unit used in this review is the Flashpoint XPlor 300, which is identical to the Godox AD300 PRO. A few months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Has Profoto lost it’s way?” In that piece I lamented
I’m a busy professional photographer — splitting time almost evenly between real estate/architectural photography and people. It’s not unusual for me to photograph a portrait or two in the morning, then find myself on the beach photographing a high rise
Who came up with the idea for a 65mm lens? I don’t know, but I have to credit the folks over at Sigma, who over the last decade have transformed the company with lenses like this. Ever since their Global
I’ve very recently discovered medium format and I’ve fallen head over heals in love with the system’s output. But as a real estate photographer, there isn’t a native lens in the Fuji system that meets my requirements for wide-angle. In full
It’s a love/hate relationship. If you’re a devoted Fuji “hipster” — someone who loves the system because they do their own thing, specifically the retro interface — then there’s a good chance you might be a bit unnerved by the user interface
I bought a used GFX 50s and it got me thinking. If I took the plunge because of the lower price point of used copies, then many others must be thinking the same thing. Has medium format hit a tipping
I recognize this isn’t a new lens. Like a lot of photographers, many of you — like me — are considering Fuji for the first time. A 35mm equivalent is one of the first lenses a photographer should consider. The
The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 S for Z mount is the best wide-angle lens I’ve ever used. There, I said it. I said it, because it’s true. A little background on me. I photograph around 1,000 homes per year in my
Want to separate yourself from your competition? Learn how to backlight your subjects! In all my years of photography, none of my images get as many oohs and ahhhs as my backlit images. Combine a backlit image with some interesting
Having trouble getting your Canon EOS R6 to work with your really expensive Profoto flashes? It may be your shutter mode. I owe Profoto an apology. I’ve owned the EOS R6 for almost a year now and I love the
Editor’s Note: The flash unit used in this review is the Flashpoint XPlor 300, which is identical to the Godox AD300 PRO. A few months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Has Profoto lost it’s way?” In that piece I lamented
I’m a busy professional photographer — splitting time almost evenly between real estate/architectural photography and people. It’s not unusual for me to photograph a portrait or two in the morning, then find myself on the beach photographing a high rise
Who came up with the idea for a 65mm lens? I don’t know, but I have to credit the folks over at Sigma, who over the last decade have transformed the company with lenses like this. Ever since their Global
I’ve very recently discovered medium format and I’ve fallen head over heals in love with the system’s output. But as a real estate photographer, there isn’t a native lens in the Fuji system that meets my requirements for wide-angle. In full
It’s a love/hate relationship. If you’re a devoted Fuji “hipster” — someone who loves the system because they do their own thing, specifically the retro interface — then there’s a good chance you might be a bit unnerved by the user interface
I bought a used GFX 50s and it got me thinking. If I took the plunge because of the lower price point of used copies, then many others must be thinking the same thing. Has medium format hit a tipping
I recognize this isn’t a new lens. Like a lot of photographers, many of you — like me — are considering Fuji for the first time. A 35mm equivalent is one of the first lenses a photographer should consider. The
The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 S for Z mount is the best wide-angle lens I’ve ever used. There, I said it. I said it, because it’s true. A little background on me. I photograph around 1,000 homes per year in my
I hear it all the time. “How do you compete with cell phone cameras?” The answer is kind of simple. Cell phone cameras, like the point and shoot cameras that preceded them, were designed for the consumer market. Not the
A couple of years ago, I made a YouTube video on this very topic. As we move into the new year, I think it’s worth revisiting as we all prepare to thankfully put 2020 behind us. I’ve been in the
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