As mentioned in this post I have developed (get it?) an interest in off-camera flash. Actually, I tend to develop interests in about everything I hear about, so that isn’t really post-worthy. But unlike those other interests I’ve actually done something about this one and purchased an off-camera flash. I picked up a cheap flash, … Continue reading
My friend Stephen came up this weekend and we headed south back to the Arcadia Valley area to poke around in the woods. It was a very rainy day and I wasn’t sure we’d be able to do much poking around, much less take pictures of it, but we headed out with camera bag and … Continue reading
I have a picture in the coming issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. This is exciting for me because it’s the first photo I’ve had which is published in a wide-circulation publication. Prior to now I have had photos in a couple text books and scattered about the interweb (my sites and a few others). … Continue reading
This past Monday I attended the last stop of the Flashbus Tour. Thank you to my friend Charlie for both turning me on to the show and getting me in for free by informing me of the V.A.L (Voice Activated Lightstand) program whereby I go in early, help unload the bus and help fill/distribute the … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been flirting with the idea of beginning astrophotography or getting into small-flash photography. They’re both interesting to me, and they both cost money to get into. And, as nearly as I can tell, neither has an upper limit on the amount of money that the activity can soak up. My co-worker Charlie gave … Continue reading
I have dabbled a bit in High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. I’ll likely create a separate post dedicated to the subject, but since I’ve already started down the road… The general idea is to take a series of pictures which contain a given range of exposures and then combine those pictures such that the final … Continue reading
So for the first time in a long time I packed up the gear and went on a little photo expedition. I have been down south to the Arcadia Valley a few times before, but not in a while. At two hours away and with the ability to explore most of the place in three … Continue reading
Last night I dropped my camera. Actually, the tripod tipped over. It was almost fully extended and it tipped over and the camera hit the floor lens first. The 75-200 4.0 L-series lens. It hit almost perpendicularly to the wood floor. I think I actually got a little sick. The UV filter was chipped, and … Continue reading
So, Depth of Field (DoF). I thought I pretty much had this covered. It’s the range where a subject is in focus. It varies by size of the aperture (f/stop). A smaller aperture (larger f/stop) yields a “deeper” DoF. I go through this on one of my articles on this site and this understanding has … Continue reading
There are certain projects that I think everyone behind a camera eventually comes to. One is black and white. Another is product photography of some sort. To take pictures of items isolated against a solid background one needs a lightbox. And unless one is already a professional one tends to build a lightbox. Which is … Continue reading
