If you have traveled with Cree and I, you know we love Photo Mechanic. This simple, inexpensive program allows you to look at photos faster than anything else….maybe that’s why the overwhelming majority of photographers covering the Olympics were using it. We use Lightroom like most photographers, but we use Photo Mechanic to cull images Read More
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Lens Coat Lens Sack
Here is another stocking stuffer under $30…a Lens Coat Lens Sack. This is a simple version of a bean bag support. You fill it up with rice, beans or similar, hang it over your car window opening or the bar of your safari vehicle, and you are ready to go. There are fancier versions for Read More
RRS Ascend 14 Tripod
I’m just over six feet, so most lightweight travel tripods are too short for me. But rather than carry a huge tripod for travel photography, I wind up carrying a small portable tripod…and bending over all the time when I use it. But then Really Right Stuff came to the rescue with the introduction of Read More
SanDisk Professional 1TB G-DRIVE PRO SSD Thunderbolt 3 External SSD
Here is another part of the equation for super fast workflow…an external drive that is also thunderbolt compatible. Basically, if you want the fastest speeds, you need a computer with fast thunderbolt, a thunderbolt card reader and a thunderbolt external drive for backup…and be using CF Express cards. If you don’t need super fast speeds, Read More
Thunderbolt Pro Media Card Reader
Now that you have these super fast CF Express cards in your new camera, you need to continue that speedy workflow with other accessories that can tap into that speed. I went out and bought a couple Prograde Digital CF Express Thunderbolt Card reader (Type B), and wow, has my workflow gotten fast. I was Read More
Sandisk CF Express Cards
Ready for holiday shopping gift number two? Flash cards have been evolving quickly, and the era of the CF Express card is upon us! Not long ago XQD cards started replacing SD cards because they were three times faster and more durable. But then CF Express cards arrived, and they were three times faster than Read More
Rechargeable Hand Warmers
I just returned from two weeks in New Mexico teaching photo workshops in Bosque Del Apache and White Sands NP. The groups were terrific, and the photography was spectacular. Bosque Del Apache has flooded new ponds this year, so the birds were in different places…but there were plenty of birds, and incredible light. Bosque Del Read More
Black Friday Deals
Today is the day to shop! Just about everyone is having some kind of sale. Nikon is going all out….most of their mirrorless cameras and lenses are on sale with significant discounts…and great deals on DSLR too! Roberts Camera has 10 percent off tripods and more. Singhray is giving gift cards out when you purchase Read More
Cinematic Landscapes
I just walked in the door from two weeks in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. We were leading a group and doing some scouting for our trip there next year. The trip was incredible, the wildlife stunning, and the accommodations were terrific. I’ve done a lot of safaris, but I shot more on this trip Read More
New Photoshop Object Selection
Photoshop, and Lightroom, just keep making it easier for us to make selections. Take a look at my last post on LR and Subject and Sky Selection, great additions to LR. Photoshop got a few new Neural Filters, but what I really like is the Object Selection update. To find this tool, take a look Read More
Lightroom Masking Options Update
LR had a recent update that added a few useful features, Select Sky and Select Subject. If you are working in Photoshop, you are already familiar with these two options…great to have them available in LR now. A few screens have been changed as well. Here is how this works: First, when you open your Read More
Nikon Z9 First Look
I have to admit, I have never received so many emails about a new camera launch. Last week my email was humming with questions about the new Nikon Z9. And with good reason…Nikon shooters have been waiting for the flagship mirrorless camera, and now they have it. There are a lot of great camera systems Read More