Using Instagram & ...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I love putting my photos on social media like Facebook and Google+ but I’ve always been hesitant to use Instagram. I didn’t like that the photos had to be square and that you can only upload from a cell phone or tablet. After finding out about the app Snapseed...

My 14 Camera, 20 Lens T...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Normally I write these posts about my one camera, one lens trips. This time I was headed to Anchorage, Alaska for a Panasonic event at the local camera store where we loaned out cameras at the Anchorage zoo so I needed to bring 14 Lumix cameras and 20 lenses....

Is the Smartphone the F...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I’m certainly not the first one to think or write about this topic. Like everybody else who has bought or upgraded his or her smartphone I always think the camera is going to finally be able to replace my full size camera. As long as I don’t want to zoom, shoot...

Low Light Travel Photog...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace It doesn’t matter if you call it available light, unavailable light, available darkness, or low light photography, the most rewarding photographs are often produced when working under challenging lighting conditions. One reason is the thrill of overcoming...

Processing And Posting ...

Today’s post by Mark Toal A couple of months ago I was re-introduced to the Snapseed by Google (formerly a Nik product) that’s designed for the iPhone and Android phones and tablets. Before starting to use Snapseed I would usually wait until I got home to process my travel photos...

Proper Exposure for Inf...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Because of the nearly white reproduction of most vegetation’s chlorophyll, infrared black-and-white photographs render landscapes as if they were glowing, moonlit, or immersed in an extraterrestrial light. Because exposure meters— hand held or in-camera—...