Black Rapid RS-5 Camera Strap Review
After taking a few minutes to adjust the RS-5 to my height and comfort level I immediately felt at ease. The camera hangs very securely and it just kind feels natural to grab the camera from your side in a flash.
What’s YOUR Most Useful Piece of Photographic Equipment?
We all have our favorite pieces of camera gear. Maybe it’s your 50mm 1.4 lens or your newest gorilla pod. But sometimes, I think, we don’t give enough credit to our most useful pieces of gear. The one thing in your camera bag, studio, or digital workflow that you just can’t live without. For some,...
Camera+ [iPhone App Review]
Many photographers have taken to their iPhones as a second or third camera that’s always handy. I know I sure have. The various camera and photography apps available to us really help make the iPhone one of the most popular cameras in the world. Here’s a review of Camera+ a photography and camera iPhone app...
Lens Basics
One of the most important camera hardware parts for your camera is the lens. It’s a convex, concave, or planar piece of glass that refracts light then channels the light onto the film or digital sensor of your camera. The quality of that glass determines the quality of the photographs that come out...
Becoming a Greener Photographer: An Earth Day Special
Today is Earth Day, an international day of observance dedicated to raising awareness of and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. As photographers, and humans, I believe we owe it to ourselves, and the future photographers of the world, to take considerations in our choices we make within our hobby/craft/business.
Why is being a green photographer...
Understanding Image Stabilization for the Smart Camera Buyer
There are tons of features that camera manufacturers push on their consumers every day as a differentiating piece of their marketing puzzle. As camera consumers we have to navigate through this jungle of jargon armed with only a few nuggets of knowledge.
We’ll arm you as often as we can with the necessary knowledge to navigate through your...
Computer Housekeeping for Faster Post Processing
One of the things that I don’t do enough is talk about computers. That’s kinda crazy when you think about the current realm of digital photography. To fill this gap, every so often, we’ll have a tip or tutorial about how computers work in conjunction with your photographic life.
Hopefully we’ll be able to...
Understanding Exposure Meter Settings
All digital cameras have an exposure meter of some sort. Most models have multiple exposure patterns for measuring the light hitting your camera’s sensor. Let’s take a quick look at three of the most common type of exposure meter patterns.
Center-weighted
In center-weighted meter mode your camera’s sensor is going to take a measurement of...
