I’m pleased to announce that I’m writing a monthly column called “Tips from a Pro” in Popular Photography Magazine as of March 2008. The fun part is, it doesn’t feature my photography.
Yep, the cool thing for me is that I get to interview the photographer who created the feature photo and distill their technical and [...]
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My debut in Popular Photography Magazine, March 2008
Posted in Make Better Photos, Photo News, tagged Pop Photo, Popular Photography, Tips from the Pros on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Man Ray has Spoken!
Posted in Make Better Photos, Ramblings, tagged Man Ray on January 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s a quote I stumbled upon apparently from the legendary Man Ray:
Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask “how,” while others of a more curious nature will ask “why.” Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
How and why go hand-in-hand, which is why I have always felt/said/taught [...]
HDR: An Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography
Posted in Make Better Photos, Photography Books, Workflow, tagged HDR, HDR Photography, High Dynamic Range, O'Reilly on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
You may have heard about a digital photography technique called HDR, or “High Dynamic Range” photography (or, you might be an expert, in which case you’re probably not reading this blog!). HDR mimics what our eyes see in the sense that HDR techniques incorporate all the detail from the brightest highlights down to the darkest [...]
Great review on the state of the 35mm art: Canon 1Ds Mark III
Posted in Camera Reviews, Make Better Photos, tagged Canon, Canon 1Ds Mark III on December 4, 2007 | No Comments »
If I were really into testing my gear down to the n-th degree using a studio setup, this is what I’d do too: Phil Holland has a great review that cuts to the chase of what pros or any avid shooter wants in their camera (i.e., reliable performance in real world low light situations).
Here’s what [...]
Why?
Posted in Make Better Photos, Ramblings, tagged best camera, Canon, digital SLR, DSLR, Nikon on December 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
One of my cousins pointed out a good question: “Why use a camera other than a Nikon or Canon?” Which could be put another way: “Why bother reviewing them?” This is also timely given the announcement about the Sigma DP1 and my upcoming review of the Olympus E-3.
But I’m not so sure this is such [...]
Seeing Nepal “Small” by Kurt Smith
Posted in Make Better Photos, Travel, tagged Kurt Smith, Nepal, travel photography on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
The joke here is that there isn’t anything “small” about Nepal. It’s almost a fantasy land, where your adjectives aren’t big enough for such a small place.
Well, ten years ago I was in Nepal, trekking the same paths, and being awe-struck by the same sights, sounds, fragrances and flavors of Katmandu and Nepal’s Everest region. [...]
Knowing When You’re in the Presence of a Great Photo
Posted in Make Better Photos, Ramblings on September 19, 2007 | No Comments »
A photographer friend of mine, Kurt Smith, has a great post on his blog about this concept. Kurt and I both admire the photographer he mentions, and I think the guy has been a huge but quiet influence on photographers the world over. Someone in grad school once put out a call for “most influential [...]
New Canon Lenses too: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Posted in Camera Tech, Make Better Photos on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
In short, these new lenses are inexpensive and while they may work well, the main drawback is their slow maximum aperture at the telephoto ends of their respective zooms. Personally I think one review site does readers a disservice to suggest that you could get these and have a full range of focal lengths. While [...]
Photographing Sports…Or Anything Else with a DSLR
Posted in Make Better Photos on July 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Hey what good is a DSLR if you don’t know what to do with it? When I was a kid, I used to handle my camera wishing I had something to photograph. Guess what…nothing has changed. Nothing worse than a new camera to review and “nothing” to photograph.
These days, there are always sports. And fast [...]
Jeff Schewe Explains Clarity in Lightroom and Camera Raw
Posted in Make Better Photos, Workflow on July 19, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a good article on how to use some of the new tools in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Camera Raw 4. In fact, I think it was a big reason why I chose to start using Lightroom instead of Aperture a few weeks ago. (I also used LR during its public beta and opted [...]
