Grain is the Name of th...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Photographers love to tinker with their images. If there’s too much grain in a photograph, we use all kinds of digital methods to eliminate it. If there’s no grain in our digital images, we want to add some. Note: In the small JPEG files you see here, the grain...

You Can Go Home Again

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I recently had a chance to go to Sarasota, Florida for a work event and then spent a few days visiting my family in Tampa. I spent the first 22 years of my life in Miami and I have to confess that I didn’t like Florida. As soon as I saw the West I took off and...

A Few Quadcopter Flying...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal with Joe Farace Flying a quadcopter may seem easy but as Señor Wences once famously said “Is easy for you, is difficult for me.” Here are a few tips and recommended accessories to help with your first flights: Find a large field that doesn’t have too many...

Samsung NX1: First Look

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Samsung may not get as much love as other mirrorless cameras but there’s lots of buzz around its NX1. After all, it has a 28.2 megapixel APS-C (23.5 x 15.7mm) sensor that shoots 4K video at 24 fps or 1080p HD at up to 60 fps up to 29:59. The Samsung NX1...

Does New Gear = Better ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Mark and I love to get e-mail from readers. If you have a question about mirrorless photography just click the CONTACT button in the upper right corner and drop us a note and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible with an answer. Mark and I have...

Correcting Perspective ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Wide angle lenses are great for architectural photography but can create the “falling over” building effect that doesn’t always recreate the look produced by a view camera or a Tilt-Shift lens or converter like Kipon’s Tilt- Shift Lens Mount Adapter...