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Hardware Review:  Hoodman Loupe

Hardware Review: Hoodman Loupe

May 16, 2011 1 Comment

As mentioned previously in the monthly contest series post, this month the featured vendor is none other than Hoodman.  Their patented and widely recognized CF cards and loupes are proudly made in the U.S.A. (the only ones I know of that can make this claim), and are virtually indestructible.  They have generously donated one of ...

Cleaning Your Sensor

Cleaning Your Sensor

May 2, 2011 1 Comment

As with most things, your camera needs maintenance too – and I’ve waxed here periodically about establishing a maintenance schedule, cleaning schedules, and the whole schmear – but I’ve never addressed the specifics of cleaning that most important piece of equipment – the sensor in your camera.  As I dive in here, it bears mentioning ...

Hardware review:  The Tether Table

Hardware review: The Tether Table

March 30, 2011 2 Comments

A while ago I was thinking about what would be the best way to set up all the hardware for a studio scenario and blogging about it with the reading audience.  The idea of the Tether Table came to me quickly and on approaching the folks at Tether Tools, it was met with equal enthusiasm.  ...

What’s a Perigee?

What’s a Perigee?

March 15, 2011 3 Comments

Without getting too scientific on everyone, an exciting moment is going to happen this weekend – it’s the perigee!  What is the perigee?  It’s the point when the moon and the earth reach their closest point between each other.  The moon is going to look super huge this coming weekend, and this will be a ...

The March Contest Begins

The March Contest Begins

March 7, 2011 6 Comments

With March now underway, and the February giveaway wrapped up (check my rare weekend posts making this announcement), I thought I’d take a moment and let the cat out of the bag.

Did You Know…

Did You Know…

March 4, 2011 1 Comment

This last week has been kind of rough – after teaching in Minnesota on Sat., my whole time schedule was thrown off and I never really have been able to get my body clock back in sync.

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First Looks…that’s plural!

There’s been a lot of screaming press lately in the camera industry, and in typical fashion I am a...

Sunrise, sunset…Getting the Shot

Nothing says sunset like a photograph of the “sun setting slowing in the West” and this image of the...

Taking Better Portraits

I've done a number of tutorials here on the website, and portraiture has been touched on from time to...

Presentation is Key…

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...