Monthly Archives: March 2016

Just Posted: Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus Lens Review

Just posted: Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus Lens Review. You don’t want surprises from a Zeiss Otus lens. Hopefully you will find none in this review. B&H has the Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus Lens in stock. Canon and Nikon News, Deals and What’s … Continue reading

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Amazing Long Exposure Photography Tips

Searching for a complete instructional guide on how to take breathtaking special effects shots? Say no more. This eBook entitled Trick Photography and Special Effects V2 contains over 295 pages of instruction along with 9 hours of video tutorials and over … Continue reading

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B&H has the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Available for Preorder

B&H just let me know that they are now accepting Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II preorders.  20.1MP 1″ CMOS Sensor DIGIC 7 Image Processor 4.2x Optical Zoom f/1.8-2.8 Lens 24-100mm (35mm Equivalent) 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Tilting LCD Touchscreen Full HD … Continue reading

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7 Reasons a Compact System Camera is the Next Camera for You

Once thought to be far beneath DSLRs, recent improvements to CSCs have seen them challenging the big boys at their own game. We offer a few reasons why a light, snappy CSC might be the best buy you could make … Continue reading

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Wedding Photographer Has Gear Stolen, Including All of a Client’s Photos

Popular Photography Wedding This is a wedding photographer’s nightmare A Massachusetts wedding photographer had all of her gear stolen from her car including a full day of wedding photos for a client. Popular Photography

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How to Use Leading Lines Effectively in Landscape Photography

Leading lines composition technique is the easiest to understand and apply in landscape photography. In fact, we compose some photographs using leading lines unknowingly! You may have done that too, it comes to us naturally. Let me show you, using … Continue reading

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

After researching potential Philadelphia photography locations, I decided to make the sunset and blue hour view of center city from the South Street Bridge my priority. After conveniently parking at the Penn Museum parking garage, I carried a MindShift Gear … Continue reading

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Lightning Photography: 8 Important Tips To Consider

Lightning photography is self-explanatory: photographing lightning. Because lightning is a very unpredictable force of nature, the actual process of photographing lightning presents unique challenges to photographers (similar to other night photography situations). It is, however, possible to be an outstanding … Continue reading

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Everyday Carry – Must-Have Tools for Photographers

Besides the camera, there are a lot of accessories, tools and gadgets that photographers choose to carry with them to help them get the job done. Over the years as a professional photographer, there is a lot of stuff I … Continue reading

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera – $1,899.00 Shipped (Compare at $2,499.00)

Hot Deal: eBay (via AllNewShop) has the Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera (review) for $ 1,899.00 with free shipping. Compare at $ 2,499.00 after $ 300.00 instant savigs. Note: This is likely a grey market camera and not technically … Continue reading

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Owner’s Manual Now Available

The owner’s manual for the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II is now available for download. (thanks David!) B&H has the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II available for preorder (choose the “Premium Kit with 64GB Card and Reader” as it … Continue reading

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How to Educate Your Clients to Make Them Comfortable and Get Stellar Shots

We’ll never forget the look on one of our earliest client’s faces when she arrived at her photoshoot. She stepped out of her car and saw our smiling faces waiting, cameras in hand, ready to take her photo. Abject terror … Continue reading

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