Focus Stacking Primer

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I should know by now that as soon as I sneer at something I’m going to end up doing it. I’ve seen focus stacked images online for a few years and I just didn’t think it was for me. I don’t like things that take a lot of time to do or involve lots of steps to...

Back in the Studio Agai...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace After a stretch of shooting with LED and Fluorescent continuous lighting, it felt good to get back to working with studio lighting that had enough power to shoot photographs at f/11 and ISO 200—without pushing either the lights or the camera. In this case...

Street Photography—Shoo...

When I’m traveling for work I love to walk around whatever city I’m in before and after work. The camera gives me a good excuse to head for parts of cities that I haven’t seen before. I’ve written before about carrying one camera and one lens to keep my life...

Wratten Filters for Inf...

Colored filters are often referred to by Wratten numbers. What’s a Wratten? The Wratten system was developed in 1909 by the English firm of Wratten and Wainwright in a book they published called The Photography Of Coloured Objects. Established in the 1877, Wratten and Wainwright...

Navigating the Studio L...

Some photographers think studio lighting is too complicated and too expensive but in reality it can be neither. Part of this misunderstanding is created by seemingly bewildering array of product types and their buzzwords. To help you navigate the maze here’s a look at Studio...

Take a One Lens Mirrorl...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Last year I spent some time in Florida visiting family and taking along only a Lumix GH2 and Lumix 14mm lens and the (now seemingly unavailable as new) Lumix wide-angle adapter. This was a family visit and not a real vacation but I never regretted it for a...