Mirrorless Travels with...

“There are two kinds of people in the world, observers and non-observers…”―Travels with Charley: In Search of America”— John Steinbeck Today’s Post by Joe Farace In Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck describes a 1960 road trip that he made around the United States. Recently I...

Shooting Summer Rodeos

Today’s post by Mark Toal Summer is rodeo time in the West so last week I headed to the St. Paul, Oregon 4th of July Rodeo. Rodeo’s can be tough to shoot because they usually take place in the afternoon when the sun is the brightest and the shadows are the worst. Try getting detail...

How I Shot & Proce...

Joe’s automotive photography posts have really inspired me to start going to car shows again. Somebody told me about a Hot Rod event and parade taking place in Centralia, Washington. I happened to be driving back to Portland that night and had to stop and take a few photos. This car...

Using Apps for Your Mir...

I know that some people look at mirrorless cameras and say “how can you get a good image with that small sensor, don’t real men shoot full frame.” Well I guess we all need to have something to look down on and that’s how I see cell phone cameras. Although, I have discovered that I do...

Nissin Flash for Micro ...

Mark previously wrote about using a Nissin speedlights with mirrorless cameras but now the company has a small but powerful flash that’s designed specifically for Four-Thirds and Micro Four-thirds cameras. At under 3 1/2-inches high, the Nissin i40 is really pocket sized and weighs...

Classic Lenses meet Mir...

When they were moving one of my friends found an old film camera case in her basement and knowing how much I love cameras called and asked if I wanted it. When I opened the case I saw a beautiful 1950’s Exakta 35mm film camera with two lenses—50mm and 135mm. The camera was made in East...