Do you have some used photography gear lying around? Need a camera or lens for your next projects but also on a tight budget? For both situations, buying, selling or trading used gear are worth a try. Understandably, most photographers may have doubts about dealing with used gear. Fortunately, there
Huntin’ Season is on for the Galactic Core of the Milky Way. That means it’s time to capture foregrounds in dark sky situations for your blends. I’ve got a pretty slick way to help make noise a non-factor in your final image. Possibilities with some light Ideally, when you capture
As with many photography genres, macro photography may seem complicated or intimidating for any beginner. Fortunately, there are now many resources and opportunities for everyone to learn from other photographers’ experiences and practice. Case in point is UK-based photographer Andrew Lanxon, who shares his best macro tips — those he
This is Wilbur our traveling wombat. It’s all a bit of silliness, but it makes life fun and keeps people engaged while we travel on our adventures. The tags of #whereswilburnow and #wilbur get some great comments and we have taken Wilbur on so many of our adventures. So, I
Camera operators can capture beautiful content with the new broadcast lens recently announced by Canon. The CJ27ex7.3B, Canon’s first 2/3” portable lens with a class-leading 27x optical zoom, expands and strengthens the company’s extensive broadcast lens lineup. The new lens, with superb optical performance, is classified as a UHDxs lens,
I’ve been an assistant to some of the most talented people, working on cool projects and helping at awesome workshops. I feel absolutely blessed. The key theme I heard from many that I was helping was that it was so hard to find a great assistant. And once they find
Looking for a fun photography activity for the weekend? How about improving your photography skills and refilling your creative juices with another challenge from the folks of SlickPic? Now on the week 15 of their 52-week Photo Challenge, it’s all about Macro photography. In this challenge, your task is to
I’ve been a big fan of LED lighting for a while now. I adore the ease of use and convenience for still life, product and even headshot lighting. I’m also a big fan of something that not only looks good, but is functional. And well, just works straight out of
I explored Hog Farm, an abandoned hippie commune located on top of a mountain, at night. This is the long, strange trip along the way. The Hog Farm The Hog Farm is likely the longest running hippie commune in the United States. Activist Hugh Romney, more famously known as Wavy
Let’s go over some benefits of mastering the art of following up. If you are anything like me, you want to move on to the next shoot once a previous one is finished. The pressure to keep a steady flow of work is undeniably strong; especially when you have bills
Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation recently announced the RICOH GR III HDF and RICOH GR IIIx HDF premium digital compact cameras. These new versions of the acclaimed RICOH GR III and RICOH GR IIIx cameras feature a newly-developed Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF) that diffuses highlights for softer light, creating more expressive
You don’t have to light paint everything in a scene. Sometimes, keeping parts in the shadow is emotionally more powerful. What is light painting? The term is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting is a technique that uses a
