What constitutes Landscape Photography over that of a Snapshot? We have all seen them, sometimes we are them, the individual out shooting during the middle of the day with harsh light taking pictures of scenery or landscapes with less than interesting composition, foreground, or background.  If you want some sharp looking, vibrant, contrasty looking pictures [...]

My camera bag I often get asked what camera bag(s) I use and what I carry with me.  Like most photographers I’ve owned as many bags as many women do shoes, but I’ve narrowed it down to these 4 bags.  How do I use these bags? Gura Gear – Kiboko 30L – This is my [...]

What’s your favourite lens? Do you have a lens you shoot with often?  or almost exclusively?  Do you have a “Standard Zoom” lens attached to your camera body as your default?  It’s not a surprise many choose a “Standard Zoom”, those in the 18mm to 135mm range.  Those lenses that give you a reasonable wide [...]

I have forever been intrigued by castles… imagine a civilization that resided within a castle, either for protection, or for a central marketing hub. They have captured my imagination for years, especially after reading dozens of fantasy novels. So I figure, what is the best kind of inspiration? Examples that have so many stories behind [...]

Worried About Lost Gear? A new service from GadgetTrak is available called CameraTrace. It’s a great new service that gives you a little peace of mind every night! Using not-so-new technology, and applying it in a slightly different way, CameraTrace will help you locate and get your precious camera back. It does this through what [...]

Properly Output To The Web: The web is a complicated technology that the average individual doesn’t understand. Many people have websites loading far longer than they should – and it can promptly be cut down if proper image output is used. I know there are a lot of Lightroom users, and still Photoshop users that [...]