Shooting Lensbaby’s Vel...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal You know how sometimes you just pick up a lens and you immediately want to own it? That’s how I feel about the Lensbaby Velvet 85mm. If you think Lensbaby makes toy lenses then you need to check out the build quality and features of the Velvet 85 and my other...

Wordless Wednesday # 19...

Today’s Post by Bob Coates Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH5 Lens: Lumix G Fisheye 8mm f3.5 lens Exposure: 25 sec. @ f/3.5 ISO and 6400 A reminder: If you would like to have one of your images featured on Wordless Wednesday, please contact us via the CONTACT button above and we’ll e-mail...

Why I Love Intelligent ...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I frequently hear new photographers say that they need to learn to shoot in the Manual mode on their camera. When I tell them that I shoot a lot in the Intelligent Auto (IA) mode they look at me like I don’t have a clue about what I’m doing. Trust me, I spent...

Wordless Wednesday # 18...

Today’s Post by Kan MacAdams A reminder: If you would like to have one of your images featured on Wordless Wednesday, please contact us via the CONTACT button above and we’ll e-mail directions and information about image size. The photograph can be any shape, vertical, horizontal,...

Practicing Portrait Pos...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The late Richard Avedon once said, “A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows [that] he is being photographed.” That’s because a portrait seldom represents reality. Instead it’s a snapshot of a point in time and represents an...

Every Little Thing He D...

Today’s Post by Mark Wagner I am a magician and graphic designer and have a background in Hypnosis. But I’ve been into photography since I was 9 years old (I’ll be 53 on my next birthday.) I shot this image to be used as cover art for a book for magicians in the Denver market...