I’ve got a little secret… I’m pretty rubbish at ‘off camera flash’ but you know the best thing, it’s easy to suck at something and not worry so much if you have the desire to learn how to get better.
Flash Lighting and Accessories by GoDox …

At the conclusion of every year I’ve adopted the tradition of reviewing my year in photos, picking my 10 best photos and evaluating those that were near misses. This exercise is something I’ve written about on DPS in  How to Top Your Best 2…

I have more than 100 hard disk drives and arrays laying around. It’s the bane of my existence. Everywhere I step there are hard drives and cables. I’ve tried, used and owned just about every brand of hard drive system in use. I like many of them. …

I’ve come to a grim realization recently and that is: There is no perfect camera backpack out there. And while that sounds like a bad way to start off a review, let me follow up my last statement with this one: The Shape Shifter is as close as I have…

A Guest Post by Photo Book Girl.
We all know that composition is important to keep in mind when taking a photo, and it’s just as important to think about composition when you’re designing a photo book layout. Here are my five top tips for designin…

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Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet may not need an introduction, but his first book does.
In case you’ve never heard of Vince Laforet, he is considered to be one of the most accomplished story telling photographers of his generation….

Take Our Poll
I have to admit I was surprised at how much press Fuji got when they announced they’d be producing a “limited edition” of 10,000 black X100s. Really? A black camera is all that special? And even if it were pink, still, a color? I un…

While teaching photography I am often asked, “What do you think about when you take a picture?” This can be a hard question to answer. I’m not bragging when I say I’ve been shooting for 20 years and the art of creating images has become more re…

On The Edge

Sometimes you should ignore the bride and groom.
I don’t mean ignore them completely, but remember to turn your camera’s gaze toward others attending the wedding. Many of my favorite photographs from weddings are of guests! My firs…