Searching for Eldorado

Today’s Post by Jamie Zartman Mid-January can be a dicey time to be in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Recently, I was outside Boulder, Colorado, looking for Eldorado Canyon State Park. The weather was great and I was looking for a place to try out the versatility of the tiny,...

Do You Have Photographe...

From The Best of Mark Toal Just like writers, photographers can suffer from creative blocks. For about a month I just didn’t feel as if I hadn’t seen anything new to shoot. I still had a camera with me all the time but I’ve been turning to my iPhone to take photos or not taking...

LED Lights The Way For ...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver I’m using strobes less and less thanks to my love affair with continuous lighting. It’s another one of those “never say never” moments that keep popping up in my shooting. It’s a no-brainer that they’re needed for the video work, so why not use them for...

Make Someone Happy

Make someone happy, Make just one someone happy, And you will be happy, too.—Styne, Comden & Green Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern Why not? With a camera and an appreciation for panache and style, it’s possible. Getting a candid portrait shot of a stranger requires...

It’s Fisheye Frid...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I took this photo using a Lensbaby Fisheye lens on my Lumix GF6 camera. The great, wonderful and fantastic people at Lensbaby loaned me the Micro Four-thirds version of the fisheye lens to try out since I own the Nikon version that I use with my mirrorless...

N(Ice) Light 2 from Wes...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Westcott says their Ice Light 2 LED light is 50% brighter than it’s predecessor while maintaining a nearly identical form factor —the handle is actually half-inch or so longer. My field tests show that yes, it’s brighter but maybe not quite so much as a...