Hidden Gems: The Magic ...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver Well, not like the magician who pulls rabbits out of the hat or pulls an egg out from behind a kids’s ear. Certainly not like sawing the gorgeous assistant in half, but photographically speaking, it’s appropriately named. The Manfrotto Magic Arm has...

Digital Q&A: How M...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace There was lots of e-mail about my statement—“Even today with the massive megapixel race going on, Micro Four-thirds cameras seem stuck at a maximum of 20MP.” from my Digital Q&A: Crop or Not Crop post. Q: If you don’t like the puny megapixels in the Micro...

Reminder: Eastern Sierr...

Just a reminder in case you missed this event, the first time I posted it—Joe Farace Please join Mark Toal and Panasonic Luminarys Suzette Allen and Jon Yoshi on a photo adventure to the Eastern Sierras on October 20-23, 2016. The trip is being sponsored by the Creative Photo Academy....

What’s the Right ...

From the Best of Mark Toal If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that recently we’ve been featuring lots of lenses. There’s more to come with my upcoming reviews of the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, Lumix G Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 and the Leica DG Summilux 12mm...

Double Exposures for Do...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern Two photos combined In a visual sandwich Such tasty treatment If you’re desirous for a challenge with surprises, try shooting double exposures. I set up my Olympus E-M5 for making double exposure images by pressing Menu, navigating to Shooting Menu 2 for...

Choosing the Right Lens...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal As I write these posts about my favorite Micro Four-thirds lenses it’s temping to focus on the exotic, expensive lenses but I don’t want to overlook the great inexpensive lenses. A fairly new lens from Panasonic is the Lumix 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 with built in image...