Creating a Time Lapse V...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I never thought I would have any use for the time-lapse feature that’s built-into my Lumix camera. Then I meet a group of guys in Hood River, Oregon that asked me to record 30-days they had to build a Rat Rod car for a competition. I went on-line and learned as...

Blur/Soft Focus Secrets

Today’s Post by Joe Farace There is no rule of thumb about how much blur or soft focus you can apply to an image but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a few tricks up your sleeve. Start by moving any control panel sliders to the extreme ends to see what effect this produces and even...

Macro Photography with ...

Today’s post by Joe Farace In a previous post, I wrote about using Close-up Filters for macro photography with mirrorless cameras and I put the use to work over the weekend. While working in my yard ding some pre-Fall clean-up I noticed a praying mantis (Mantodea) in the bushes...

Fight Photo Boredom: Sh...

“Results are uncertain, even among the most experienced photographers”—Mathew Brady Today’s Post by Joe Farace One of the best reasons for shooting digital infrared photographs is that this technique has the power to transform mundane visual experiences into something new and...

Pro vs. Con: Depth of F...

One of the big controversies—on-line anyway—is the big back-and-forth discussions related to depth-of-field and how small sensor cameras lack the ability to produce shallow depth of field of full-sized sensor (24x36mm) cameras. Mark takes on this topic with a practical example…...

A Camera That’s A...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Because I work for Panasonic I frequently get the question “why should I shoot Micro Four-thirds?” The person usually shoots with a Canon or Nikon digital SLR with a larger sensor and they want to tell me about the better quality and higher ISO they can...