Remember back in this post I bought a used medium format film camera? Remember how I didn’t really need a medium format film camera? Well, the same can be said, and even more emphatically, about a small format film camera. And once again this didn’t stop me. I picked up an old (early 80′s) 35mm Pentax … 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
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
I picked up a new camera last week. I don’t really need a new camera. I mean, even more so than the usual. But I’ve been wanting to get a medium format film camera for a while now, so. I did. I already have a medium format film camera in the Holga. And I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading
