Shooting Too Much? Slow Down & Shoot Film
A friend returned recently from a long adventure in Asia. In recounting his trip, his thoughts weren’t about what he saw and experienced, but of the nearly 10,000 exposures he made with his DSLR, only to say he put it away and shot with just his iPhone on the last few days of the trip. ...
Think Tank Photo: New Bags For Mirrorless Cameras
Think Tank Photo has just released a new camera bag collection scaled to fit today’s smaller mirrorless cameras. The Mirrorless Mover collection offers photographers the same top quality materials and craftsmanship for which Think Tank is renowned. Four sizes of bags offer a wide choice to consumers; from the smallest case, the Mirrorless Mover 5, ...
Lights Out: Sears & Walmart Portrait Studios Close
CPI Corp., operator of portrait studios inside Sears and WalMart stores across the country, has abruptly ceased operations, according to Wall Street Journal Online. Perhaps a victim of the growth and ease of digital photography, COPI’s workflow included the outdated method of processing prints at a central lab then having customers return weeks later to pick them ...
Making Photographs: The Simple Portrait
Frequently I am asked, “How do you do portraits? There’s no simple answer to that question. I make portraits in a variety of different ways. I am capable of creating a likeness of my subject in a studio using lights, reflectors and backdrops, giving my image a kind of theatrical or manicured flair. I can ...
New PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver Announced
B&H Photo Video has announced the new PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver is now available for pre-order with delivery expected around March 15th. “The PocketWizard Plus III has 32 standard channels (as opposed to four digitally coded channels on the previous generation). This means you can control more elaborate setups, and it gives you the ability to ...
Making Sense of Sensor Size: It’s More Than Megapixels
I’ve had a few conversations lately with some photo enthusiasts and fielded some questions from casual snapshooters that have piqued my interest in their concerns to the point I’ve done a bit of research: Typical point & shoot digital cameras are built around digital sensors are considerably smaller than 110-film. Do you remember those flat cameras about the ...
