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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 ...

Tags: , , , , , gear, hardware, Hardware Reviews, Lighting, photography, Product Review

Five Ways to Deal with Harsh/Low Lighting

September 1, 2010 5 Comments

A common question I get here is how to deal with harsh or low light situations.  This is a great question, and for event photographers, it’s simply part of the job to recognize various lighting conditions and address them accordingly.  Today, I’d like to share  Five Ways to Deal with Harsh/Low Lighting: 1.  Cranking the ...

Tags: , , , , , Assignments, composition, Lighting, photography, tips and tricks

Copyright Isn’t Just for Photographers….

August 27, 2010 6 Comments

The web makes for an interesting place, and often I get emails from folks asking for suggestions and recommendations on how to best protect their images from being used without their permission (and let’s not mince words here – nobody wants to have their work stolen).  Often my response is a bit of this and ...

Tags: , , , , , , Articles, education, learning, photography, tutorial

3 Years down! What’s Next?

August 23, 2010 4 Comments

In the blogging community, a year is a significant milestone, as most bloggers don’t make it to this point.  Interests wax and wane, jobs and passions change, and audiences swell and sag as the community of readers often will gravitate toward new topics and content.  The idea behind retention of readership is to change with ...

Tags: , , , , News, photography

Digital Photography: Where do we go from here?

August 20, 2010 5 Comments

I’ve often wondered about the development of technology and the patterns that go with it.  As technology has advanced in other areas such as computing, the World Wide Web, and mobile platforms, cameras have also seen similar changes in recent years.  The difference between cameras and the rest of the industry though is that with ...

Tags: , , Articles, photography, Video

Raquette Lake Rendezvous

August 17, 2010 3 Comments

Every year, the men in the family (cue Tim Allen-esque Home Improvement style grunts) depart from their women and the rigmarole of daily lives to embark on a quest to re-connect with nature.  We build fire, we eat man food, we emit bodily sounds not allowed in most social circles, tell jokes that are decidedly ...

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Putting Your Best Photo Forward

Yesterday I talked about resources available to find buyers for your work and talked about a great guide, The...

What makes you a professional?

Photography has become a huge industry, within a very short period of time relative to the presence of the...

Must Read – Rangefinder Magazine

We all have our periodicals that we subscribe to, and while differences of opinion abound about which ones are...

A Primer on Licensing Your Work

With so many people likely covering the CS5 launch event later today (http://cs5launch.adobe.com/), I thought I’d take a different...

Trade show transitions…

In the most recent podcast Erik and I talked about several upcoming trade shows, including PMA, WPPI, PSW, and...