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Hardware Review – Sigma 50-500mm
Be sure about your ballhead…

Be sure about your ballhead…

November 5, 2010 5 Comments

A good tripod really consists of two components – the legs and the head. Without the legs, you get no stability, and without the head, there’s no way to mount a camera to the legs.

Hardware Review:  Sigma 70-200 f2.8

Hardware Review: Sigma 70-200 f2.8

November 2, 2010 16 Comments

The kind folks at Sigma have become quite the regular contributor to the review section here – as you keep asking for lens reviews, the Sigma brand keeps coming up, and they continue to be generous with my participation in the loaner program.  Thus far the lens line-up I’ve reviewed from the Sigma Collection include: ...

Practice What You Preach

September 28, 2010 2 Comments

It’s one thing to come out every day with good solid advice for how to do anything, whether it’s manage your finances, run a business, or (as is the case here), how to take better pictures.  It’s another thing entirely to follow ones’ own advice.  There are countless instructors out there that offer great learning ...

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Hardware Review: Rogue Flash Benders

September 3, 2010 2 Comments

One of the most common search criteria on Google that coincides with photography is that of lighting.  It’s no surprise as photography really is all about the light, and when making and taking photos (yes, there’s a difference), one of the key things that people can grasp quite easily is the success of a photo ...

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Hardware Review: Sigma 4.5mm Fisheye (Circular)

May 10, 2010 2 Comments

As things start to settle down again, I’ve got a pile of reviews pending work, so this past weekend, while in bachelor status temporarily, I really knocked out a few projects, including getting caught up on some overdue reviews and blog writing.  Today, the first of these projects is the Sigma 4.5mm fisheye lens review.  ...

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How many times have you had a great photo that you wanted to print, frame, and hang, or export,...

New Cameras: Canon vs Nikon Showdown!

It's finally here - a showdown between Canon and Nikon, right here! I've said in the past that...

Getting Started in Landscape Photography

Guest post by Joe Farace I’m not a serious landscape or nature photographer but I do enjoy making these...