Every day we encounter situations where the thought “If only…” runs through our minds. If only they made practical flying cars…If only I had unlimited funds…If only women could know what it’s like, just once, to get kicked in the nuts… But, alas, very seldom do our wishes come true. This camera, however, is one [...]
Q: I am looking at buying a wide-angle lens for my Nikon D5000. Is this (pictured below) what I would be looking for…or is it junk? It’s only $59! This particular “lens” is simply an attachment that you screw onto the end of an existing lens. The 52mm, in this case, refers to the diameter [...]
There are often times when you need to place a light or other piece of equipment in a location that just does not facilitate a light stand or tradition mounting apparatus. Enter the invention of the ever-so-versatile super clamp. This device allows you to mount anything from lights to cameras in a variety of locations, [...]
I dug this out of my archive while continuing to work on further organizing my image library in Lightroom. The Setup This is a very simple (and cheap) DIY lighting setup that I executed in our living room near the front door entrance. Using my daughter as a model, I placed her in front of [...]
Creative professionals are continually pressured to “think outside the box” in order to push the limits of their creativity. But, sometimes, it’s thinking inside the box (pun intended) that produces some great results. Photographer Murry McMaster created a very simple softbox with nothing more than a styrofoam cooler, and the results are fairly impressive. While [...]
How many time have you found yourself laying in the mud or standing on someone’s shoulders in order to capture a unique angle of your subject? I know I have more often than I would like to think, but a simple solution is to let Live View be the liaison to your eyes. The Problem [...]
DAILY PHOTO – Yesterday was like Christmas for me, in that I received a variety of toys via USPS. So last night and today have been spent testing out my new RF wireless triggers, my new speedlight, optical slave triggers, and the like. Naturally, my family is my first prey, much to their often boisterous [...]
Sites like eBay and Craigslist have revolutionized the way we buy products. Instead of going to the one electronics store in town (or the next town over, if, like me, you live in the middle of nowhere) and paying whatever they charge for a particular item, we can now get whatever we want from anywhere [...]
