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5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash, Pt. 2

5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash, Pt. 2

November 29, 2011 2 Comments

This week, each day is going to include an extra tip on how to eke the most out of your off-camera flash.  Yesterday, I started the series with a demonstration of how to correctly mount your umbrella to a light stand.  The clue was “up for luck” as a mnemonic.  Today, we’re going to add ...

5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash

5 Tips for Shooting Off-Camera Flash

November 28, 2011 5 Comments

Occasionally I like to delve a little beyond the basics for some of the more advanced and forward-thinking folks in the photography audience, and this week, I’d like to do just that. We’re going to talk in detail about off-camera flash!

The 60D Cometh! New Canon Gear!

August 25, 2010 13 Comments

It’s official – about ten minutes ago I got the word from the horses’ mouth directly (a.k.a. Canon), that the new 60D is hot off the presses!  Rather than spout all the technical details, (which the rest of the blogosphere will do in short order), here’s the ones I like the most and why:

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Problems with Triggers

May 28, 2010 6 Comments

As mentioned yesterday, the example self-portrait I took had some misleading EXIF data.  The thrust of the post was that EXIF data isn’t always right, and if you read through the comments, you’ll find out most of what was wrong (this is one sharp reading audience – y’all don’t miss a beat! ). What was ...

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Can you trust your meta data?

May 27, 2010 13 Comments

We all talk about tags, and flags and meta data whenever we are importing our photos into Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, or whatever program you use.  While there are discussions ad infinitum about the value of adding extra tags to your photos like “2010″ or “Canon” or “family vacation” or whatever labels you like, there is ...

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Making the Switch…

May 14, 2010 12 Comments

We’ve all heard the stories of people switching vendors.  Scott Bourne was noted for his switch from Canon to Nikon.  Friends and family often talking about switching from Ford to Chevy, or from Coke to Pepsi, and even *gasp* switching from PC to Mac.  As I find myself moving more and more toward Apple products ...

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Follow Up: Radio Station Photo Theft

Earlier today, I posted the article about a radio station stealing images from a competitor station.  After publishing the...

Radio Station Steals Photos

...the cost of hiring a lawyer and delay tactics that the station can make to draw out the process...

The Benefit of Company

...Socializing is a good thing - we are social creatures, and this is even more true with photographers. ...

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