Any time I see a lens that ‘does it all’, I get skeptical. I have tried a variety of super zooms over the years. The convenience of carrying one lens is great, but the optical quality was not good enough for my taste. I settled on one lens as my favorite travel walk around lens; Read More
Multiple Exposure
Recently I finished an assignment for Nikon covering one of my favorite topics…multiple exposure. I’ve been talking about how useful multiple exposure is for years, and finally got the chance to produce a story for Nikon at Learn and Explore. For years multiple exposure seemed like a party trick…you just weren’t going to use it Read More
Grayed out camera menu items
Recently I was trying to set up my intervalometer on my Z7, and I saw the menu item was gray and not possible to select. This happens frequently if you use a lot of different shooting menus in your camera, so I thought I would mention a few that cause the dreaded gray menu selection. Read More
Nikon Refurb on sale!
Today is the last day of the Nikon refurbished sale. You get an additional 10% off already low refurb prices. I have purchased a number of lenses this way. They are USA products, so if you drop a lens a year from now you can send it in and they will fix it (Nikon USA Read More
Dragging the shutter
We have had a fantastic week of teaching speedlights, three classes each day, and participants have been creating some fantastic work (check out on Facebook ‘Photos for Inspiration TBPW’). We have covered numerous topics…but the one thing that surprised folks was how much you can do with one flash on camera. We showed seven on-camera Read More
Modern Lighting Solutions
I just got the recent issue of Digital Photo Pro magazine, and it is loaded with great portrait, fashion and lighting articles. I highly recommend this magazine to anyone who is interested in photography…you will be inspired, and learn a lot. Their website is loaded with great tips, techniques and industry news. The most recent Read More
Best Blending Mode for Travel Photographers
We are winding down our Photoshop classes, and have had a great time with folks. Many participants were excited to learn new PS skills, and one of my favorites is layer blending modes. We used blending modes for sharping, saturating, star creation, text overlays…to name a few. But one of the most simple, and most Read More
Black and White Creative Challenge
One class we teach during our online Creative Camera Class is shooting in black and white. Black and white was the original foundation in photography, and I love the pure design aspects of it. General post processing wisdom says shoot in color and convert in black and white. But we take a different approach during Read More
Backyard Birds and Bees
We have been teaching a lot of online classes right now, and realize a lot of photographers are having trouble getting motivated. We have heard from numerous people they haven’t picked up their camera in months…not good! It is tough to motivate right now with so much uncertainty and tumultuous times. But give yourself a Read More
The Ultimate Travel Light Stand
I spend a lot of time traveling with lighting gear. Almost every assignment I get involves lighting, whether it be for portraits, action or travel. That means more gear, which means more weight. So anytime I find a new piece of gear that trims the weight I am carrying, I am happy. With tripods going Read More