An eight shot, handheld, pano of Bartlett Lake in Arizona during the spring flower bloom 2019. Panoramic photography can be rewarding but can seem daunting unless, as with most things, you know the little tricks that make it fun and easy. That's how it was for me until one day when I decided to just give … Continue Reading about 7 Tips For Better Panos
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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 […]
Artic Winter Air
I’ve often been asked by folks, who have relocated to the north, about anomalies of their photographs here in Fairbanks. Everything seems very blue, trouble focusing, grainy photos. There are some real challenges to photographing in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the winter, and a lot of it has to do with the weather and that we […]
The Litra Torch 2
By now we’ve all seen LED lights in the “cube” form factor. You’ve probably also used one or more of them with mixed results. A lot of that is due to varying degrees of build quality and materials. The majority of what I see out there is lightweight plastic housings glued together. LED’s that don’t […]
Let’s talk about light behavior.
I’ve heard it, and even said it myself. Photography is all about the light. Unless you are photographing the light source itself, such as stars, you are actually capturing reflected light to create the image. Now, before you say I am just getting nit picky, allow me to explain why this subtle difference is important. […]
Creative Use For The Savage Light Wand
Creative Use For The Savage Light Wandh Recently Nicholas Pappagallo and I made a video review/unboxing of the Savage Universal RGB Light Wand and afterward we were sitting around the studio thinking that it might be a good idea to show how to use this in a creative way. The following is what we came […]
Panasonic / Lumix S Series Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras
Full-frame mirrorless is the next camera battleground, and now we have heavyweight Panasonic / Lumix officially joining the fray with the release of the highly anticipated S1 & S1R cameras. Focused on delivering a next-level photographic experience, the S Series becomes the brand’s first release as part of the L-Mount Alliance and indicates a strong desire to appeal to professional […]
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Tether Tools OnSite D-Tap AC Power Kit – First Look
In this video, Scott and I will look at the newly released TetherTools “OnSite D-Tap AC Power Kit.” This unit is useful in both the studio and the field. It has 4 USB charging ports and 2 AC Ports.
The Nikon Z7: Who is it for?
By now you’ve read all the specs for this camera so I won’t bore you with all of that. What I will be discussing is my experience learning and using this new mirrorless design from Nikon. I should mention that it was shipped to me complete with the 24-70 f4 and the FTZ lens adapter. […]
TWO New Full Frame, Dual-Slot LUMIX Camera Bodies
Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Panasonic LUMIX!! In a live presentation at Photokina in Cologne Germany earlier this morning, Lumix announced their entry into the Full Frame Mirrorless arena with the introduction of the whopping 47 megapixel S1R and the tailored-for-video 24 megapixel S1. WOW!! And that’s just for starters… […]