How I Made the Rodeo Ph...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Last week, I wrote about the “decisive moment” in photography and how it’s easier to catch these kinds of images now that you can grab a frame from a 4K video clip. In this blog post I want to show exactly how I captured the fast moving cowboy and calf and then...

The “Decisive Moment” R...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson popularized the phrase “decisive moment” describing an exact moment that captures the significance of an event. He said that this is the moment when a photographer is creative. In Cartier-Bresson’s day (1908-2004)...

High ISO and the Lumix ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace After living with the Panasonic Lumix G7 for some time, carrying it with me everywhere (and yes, the serial number is starting to wear off, even with careful usage) I have some additional impressions I would like to add over my First Look. I have not warmed up...

Why I Always Carry a Ca...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I was flying my quadcopter in Cathedral Park in North Portland, Oregon when I saw this white piano. Since my camera is always nearby I grabbed it to start taking photos when a father and daughter came by. She immediately dropped her bike and went over to the...

Tracks & Streets A...

Today’s Post by Jamie Zartman The more I get into photography, the more I appreciate the way that black & white reveals more about the essence of what the photographer was thinking about (thanks Silver Efex Pro.) I recently took these photos above the railroad tracks that run...

How I Shot the ‘Velvet ...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Whenever I try a new piece of camera gear that is recommended to be used for a certain purpose, I can’t help but try it for everything else. In this case I took the Lensbaby Velvet 56 on my Micro Four-thirds camera to the World of Speed automobile museum in...