Third Party Lenses
I have never been one who bought third party lenses; lenses designed by another company for the camera body I am using. I have always felt that the original manufacturer knows how to optimize the [ read more ... ]
Fujifilm 500mm f/5.6
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the newest lens for the GFX medium format system, the Fujifilm 500mm f/5.6. This isn't a formal gear review as I don't really do those, but I will [ read more ... ]
Memory Card Storage
What do you do for memory card storage in your camera bag? Is this something you even think about? I have a bit of OCD in that I like my gear high and tight [ read more ... ]
Are Tripods Dead?
It's 2024, are tripods dead? With the amazing technology in our cameras and lenses, do we really need tripods any more? We can now get 5-7 stops of image stabilization in our cameras, allowing [ read more ... ]
Capture One
Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with the Capture One editing software in an effort to learn it and evaluate if it is any better than using Adobe Lightroom for my cataloging and [ read more ... ]
Recommended Reading
If you are someone who still enjoys a good book, whether for pure enjoyment or as a way of learning and growing, I want to share my most recent recommended reading list of books. These [ read more ... ]
Lightroom Denoise
I'm excited to write you to about the new Lightroom Denoise functionality that was just released this week in both Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. For many years I've not done the bulk of my [ read more ... ]
Wide Angle
A wide angle lens is a staple for most landscape and nature photographers and is often one of the first lenses folks pick up and start using. On the surface it is a fairly easy [ read more ... ]
Travel Power
I'm not often drawn to write about gear, but I've finally gotten to the point where I'm happy with my travel power system and I wanted to share a few suggestions with you. As photographers, [ read more ... ]
Processing Software
I want to touch on a couple of cool new processing software tools out there that you may or may not be aware of. I don't normally talk too much about processing software or gear [ read more ... ]