In this video, we review 3 mini travel tripods including the Platy Pod Ultra flat tripod, the Manfrotto Pixie and Pixie EVO. We will discuss the uses and why to pick each tripod. Join us to see which one will work for you! https://youtu.be/lS3v0sKwxxg You can order these products from the following … Continue Reading about 3 Mini Travel Tripods
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Insurance for Photographers (Seminar)
All photographers should have insurance! Even if you don’t have a business you might need insurance. Gear gets lost, stolen, broken, and compromised – don’t be stuck with a huge loss! Howard Burkholz from Allstate insurance stopped by Parkwood Studios to discuss insurance specifically when it comes to running a photography business. This is a […]
5 Tips For Using Gels Creatively for photography
In this video, the team discusses five ways to creatively use colored gels in your photography. Get creative and gel your lights to make interesting images. Link to Video: **If the video was helpful, remember to give it a “thumbs up” and consider subscribing. New videos every Week** Savage Translum https://bhpho.to/2VKz6i4 Gels for Speedlights https://bhpho.to/32lswkD […]
What’s The Big Fuss Over Film?
I’ve been hearing that from many of my photographer friends and acquaintances. “What’s the fuss” they say. “Why would you ever use film anymore” they say. “I don’t even want to see that old camera, it makes me shutter” they say “Get that thing away from me!” Yet there is this resurgence of people buying, […]
Return Of The Arctic Nights
From Early May through mid-August, those of us who live in the Arctic regions of this planet experience what we refer to as the Midnight Sun. Truly, unless you are actually above the Arctic Circle Latitude 66, the sun does really set, for a couple hours, but it’s so close to the horizon, that the […]
The Angler 24″ Catchlight Reflector
When shooting headshots or any close up portrait one of the first things you notice are the eyes. The thing that can draw the viewer to the eyes are the catch lights. Those specular highlights in the eyes are what gives life to the face. The Angler Catchlight Reflector is a device that, placed just […]
The Panasonic Lumix S1R
The full frame mirrorless camera war has a new entry. The Lumix “S” series. Panasonic Lumix has made the jump from micro 4/3 straight into full frame and in a big way. The S1R is a 47MP monster of a camera. With a full feature list for both stills and video this new camera is […]
The Fotopro X-Go Max Photo Tripod
Tripods, some love them, others not so much. From my experience, the ones who don’t or won’t use a tripod do so because of a few things. They say “it’s too heavy” or “it’s too big to travel with or carry in or on a backpack”. Others say that the cost of a tripod and […]
The Genaray Full Moon 18″ Bi-Color LED
In a previous article I mentioned how there are so many LED lights out there these days. One of the companies whose lights continue to impress us is Genaray. The Full Moon 18″ Bi-Color is another one that has caught our eye. As the name states it is 18″ in diameter, that’s big enough to […]
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First Look At The Genaray Radiance 230 LED Monolight
LED lights are everywhere these days. They come in a multitude of shapes and sizes. The problem with a lot of them, especially when making video, is that they are often small in size creating a hard light source. Even when they have diffusion to even out the light, that doesn’t make them bigger. The […]
First Look At The Robus RC-5570 Tripod
“Hey look a tripod.” That’s what we said when we opened the box but then we got a better look at it. The RC-5570 is one extremely well designed and built tripod. Then we said “this must be really pricey”. We looked up the price online and were again surprised, this time by how affordable […]
The Tether Tools Rock Solid Articulating Arm
This device is the centerpiece of the Rock Solid line. It has an attachment point at both ends to mount any of the Rock Solid accessories. It also ships with a hot shoe adapter, handy for mounting a speedlight or any other device with a hot shoe mount. For a more in-depth look at this […]