Much is mentioned when photographers talk about what they like about mirrorless cameras. Often it is seeing real time exposure in the viewfinder. Or maybe it is the smaller size of mirrorless cameras and lenses. While those features are handy, they are not my favorite feature about mirrorless (okay, maybe they are tied for first). Read More
Photographing from Helicopters
As we look forward to 2021 and being able to travel again, one photographic activity I always look forward to are aerials. Not flying a drone, but looking out the side of a helicopter with doors off thousands of feet in the air. Having spent the last 30 summers in Alaska on commercial assignments and Read More
Seeing in Black and White
During our online Creative Camera Class, we spent one day discussing black and white imagery. Converting to black and white has benefits. First, without the bias of color, you are forced to look for other graphic qualities like texture, shape and form. Portraits become very raw, and it is easier to have a direct connection Read More
Nikon 180-400mm w1.4x
One lens I used a lot through the years was my Nikon 200-400mm F4. This focal range hit the mark for so many images, and I could always add a 1.4x converter if I needed to go longer. But I sold that lens years ago when I bought a 300mm F2.8 and 500mm F4. Plain Read More
Remote Camera Bird Photography
Looking for ways to keep expanding your creativity and technical skills this winter? Cree and I have been photographing backyard birds almost every morning for months now. It is just a great way to start the day, even if we only get a few pictures. It’s just good to sit behind that camera! But in Read More
Cabin Fever Macro!
At the beginning of this pandemic in April, Cree and I started our online photography program. Our first class was macro photography, and we were blown away by the response. We sold out five classes in the first month. We realized that photographers were really interested in connecting with others and staying creative. We had Read More
Lightroom Catalog Failure; Now What?
For many photographers, their organizational system depends on their Lightroom catalog. Just open up the program, type in a keyword in Text in the search field in the Library module, and LrC finds your images. But have you ever imagined what would happen if your LrC catalog failed? Say you never backed up your LrC Read More
Adobe Updates to read RAW Z6II and Z7II
For all of you Nikon mirrorless users Adobe has updated Photoshop, Lightroom and ACR to read NEF files from the new Z6II and Z7II. If you are on the creative Adobe plan you should have received a notice letting you know updates are available. Update now so you can start reading those NEF files. Z7II Read More
Singh-Ray Filters 20% Off
Just a heads up as we go into another big shopping weekend. Singh-Ray is offering 20% off every filter they offer, no promo code needed, for three more days. We rely on Singh-Ray filters, and always have them with us on shoots. Our favorites include the Mor-Slo 5 and 10 stop ND filter, the LB Read More
D5/850 now support CF Express
I have been excited about this update every since hearing about it, and now it is here! The D5, D850 and D500 now can use CF Express cards! If you have tried CF express cards, you know why this is exciting. Three times faster than an XQD card, these cards enable you to shoot almost Read More