In a previous post I mentioned that I was having problems with some low cost radio slaves I had gotten in an effort to avoid forking out significant bucks for the industry benchmark PocketWizard brand radio slaves. That effort failed miserably, and I was forced to concede that I needed the more expensive units. I [...]
The war between digital and film is, thankfully, all but over. No one who really sits down and goes over stats and is truly honest with themselves should ever conclude that digital isn’t, at the very least, equal to film now. If you still stubbornly say film is superior, well, I guess you’re entitled to [...]
Well, the holidays are blessedly over, and not a moment too soon, I say! Despite my vows to the contrary, I almost killed myself in an orgy of over-consumption; turkey, gravy, potatoes, apple pie, Toblerone, wine, beer…all fell before my gastric Kung Fu! I secretly, however, wept at my utter lack of self control…or perhaps [...]
I’m the kind of photographer that is always looking for ways to save money by either building stuff myself or buying cheaper, non-brandname materials when it seems safe to do so. I do as much research before taking that plunge as possible though. Despite my best efforts, I sometimes fail in this regard. A good [...]
I was in a camera store the other day when I overheard a guy in his early twenties asking the salesperson about SLR cameras. Just the usual stuff like how much are they? Why are they better than point-and-shoots? Which brand is better? etc…
It got me thinking back to my own experience when I was [...]
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted…I’ve been crazy busy lately. So, with that excuse out of the way, here’s a set up for a dramatic lighting shot.
I had an idea to shoot a picture that had a neo-ninja feel to it. I wanted it to be anachronistic in that the subject is in [...]
But, first a couple of quick caveats:
Caveat #1
Like anything, this tool shouldn’t be used in all scenarios, just as you wouldn’t use a hammer to fix your computer…no matter how much you really, really want to sometimes. But, a real example would be when sharpening a close up portrait shot of a woman. Special consideration [...]
