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Camera Gear

Product Review: Lightscoop

Do you hate the look of on camera pop-up flash? Do you avoid taking photos indoors because of harsh shadows …

My Favorite Camera Bags

One of my readers recently suggested I do a round up of my favorite camera bags. I’ve reviewed many bags …

Mini Review of the BODA V3 Weatherproof Lens Bag

Yep, I have a problem. It’s a serious problem. AA can’t help me. Nobody can help me. But admitting my …

Tenba ProDigital 2.0 Messenger – Mini Review

You can never have too many camera bags – or computer bags or combination computer/camera bags for that matter.
I recently …

Lighting

PocketWizard at WPPI 2010

It’s really hard to beat the flexibility and power of modern speedlites but often getting them to fire remotely can …

Lighting Tutorial – Self Portrait Series

I don’t remember that last time I did some self portraits. It’s the old photographer’s dilemma… always behind the lens …

Podcast #74 – Back to the Basics – Composition with Roberto Valenzuela

This week we go back to the basics and talk about composition with our good friend Roberto Valenzuela.
Roberto talks about …

Easy 2 & 3 light portrait setups…

These are images recently taken for a model portfolio and were shot using just 2 and 3 SB-800s, each flash …

Post Processing

Better Skies with Lightroom’s Graduated Filter

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Lightroom’s Graduated Filter is …

Aperture 3.0 – Very Cool But NOT Ready For Prime Time

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If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that …

Top tips for working in Lightroom’s Grid view

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It’s normal to spend a …

Customizing your Camera Raw defaults in Lightroom

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If you find you are …

Shooting

Practicing portraiture…

If you are looking to improve your portraiture skills before you start asking people to hand over their hard earned …

It’s Cloudy – Don’t Put That Camera Away

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(Note the vulture above was photographed on a cloudy day. Had it been …

Backgrounds, Backgrounds, Backgrounds – Backgrounds Matter

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While teaching a field workshop, you’ll often hear me call out to the …

Want to Make Better Portraits? Become More Empathetic

We’re far more self-aware these days than in previous generations. We live in a world with very high expectations. We …

Software

Cool Tools: Sofortbild Tethering Software

I know. Yet another article about tethering? Yes. But, this one will be short. I’ve already written extensively about the …

Geek Factor Alert

Today’s post comes courtesy of a comment posted to Twitter from a friend (who shall remain nameless) asking about whether …

Why My Head is in the Cloud

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Yes, you read that right. My head is in the “cloud,” not clouds. By “Cloud” I mean those …

Free High-Res Texture Pack

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It’s no secret that textures are a hit these days. You can find them in many places here on …

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Win something fantastic!! Choose your own prize. What will it be? We’ve got a BUNCH of fantastic stuff in our studio to give away— a Shootsac from Jessica Claire, A Kubota Pro-Pak and Dashboard of Actions from Kevin Kubota, a Lensbaby Composer from Craig Strong, …