Shooting the Panasonic/...

Sometimes working for Panasonic puts me in the right place at the right time. The latest experience was in Los Angeles where we were showing a pre-production version of the Leica 15mm f/1.7 lens for Micro Four-thirds cameras. I borrowed the lens for a night to try it out and somebody...

Neutral Density Filters...

In a time of Lightroom Presets, Photoshop Plug-ins and more apps that you toss a stick at, one of the most useful on-camera filters is the Neutral Density aka ND filter. If you want to blur moving water and can’t select a slow enough ISO speed, ND filters allow you to use slow enough...

Portland Lumix G Users ...

Portland Panasonic Lumix G Users Group to Meet at Pro Photo Supply next month. When: April 16, 2014 Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Where: Pro Photo Supply Event Center – 1801 NW Northrup Street, Portland, OR 97209 Cost: Free! Registration Required This group is designed to bring...

Night shot in Hood Rive...

I image that you’re getting a little tired of me saying that I always have a camera with me, but it’s true. Jasmine and I were having dinner at a restaurant that sits on a hill overlooking Hood River, Oregon and the Columbia River. As the sun went down and the lights of the town came on...

A DIY Pancake lens

Today’s blog post is a video DIY (do-it-yourself) project to make a lens for a Micro Four-thirds camera. I hope you enjoy it.—Mark...

Remote Mirrorless Shoot...

More and more cameras are including a built-in Wi-Fi connection for remote shooting and transferring files to a tablet or smartphone that will eventually be uploaded to social media sites. I’m not quite sure how this is going to fit into my personal photography but I thought I’d better...