Mac Photographers – Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter to Upload Files. Is it worth it?
Like many other photographers using Macs, I was tired of waiting for my photos to upload using a USB 2.0 card reader. My FireWire 800 port is tied up for my external drive that stores my photos. Macs, other than…
Photographing Red Rock Canyon using Long Exposure Techniques
About Red Rock Canyon It’s hard to believe that Red Rock Canyon only 15 miles from the lights and hustle of Las Vegas. Red Rock Canyon is a goldmine for landscape photographers with beautiful red, tan, and gray mountains contrasting…
The Truth about Checking the Number of Shutter Actuations on a Canon 7d and 5d Mark III DSLRs
After spending ½ a day researching and trying to find the shutter actuations for my Canon 7d and Canon 5d Mark iii DSLRs, I decided to write a blog post about what I learned. I searched dozens of message boards,…
Holiday Gifts for Nature Photographers
The holiday shopping time is here. It’s time to start thinking about what to get for nature photographers that are on your shopping list. Or if you are a nature photographer, gifts you can recommend for others to get for…
Photographing Flowers Using a Light Tent
Photographing Flowers Using a Light Tent Using a light tent or light box to photograph flowers can produce surprisingly good results. Light tents are easy to set up and can be placed almost anywhere. I prefer to set up the…
Travel Light for Photography – Canon 5D Mark III Dual Card Slots
Normally when I travel for photography, I bring along my laptop and a small external hard drive to back up my photos. I also don’t reuse my CF cards so that I have redundant copies of my photos until I…
Yellowstone Wildlife Photography – What Lenses to Bring?
I’ve had several inquiries on what lenses to use to photograph wildlife at Yellowstone National Park. In this blog post, I discuss the lenses that I’ve used for my photography trips to Yellowstone and why I selected those lenses. Two…
Panorama for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 vs. the Canon 5D Mark iii
One of the new features for photographers in iOS 6 is a built-in panorama mode in the Apple supplied camera app. The new panorama feature allows iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 owners to take up to 240 degree panoramic photos. …
Essential Gear for a Macro Photography Walk
As I was packing up my equipment for a morning macro photography shoot, I thought it would be a good idea to share my thoughts on essential macro photography gear for a macro photography walk. My list of macro or…
Nature Photographers – Should you Buy a Canon 6D?
This is the third part of my series on the recently announced Canon 6D. The first two series covered. A specification comparison of the Canon 6D, 5D Mark III, and 7D A discussion on the fit of the Canon 6D…
