I just returned from a trip to Yosemite with ANPW, and conditions were unlike anything I’ve seen. With a snowpack approaching 200 percent of normal, and hot sunny conditions in the Sierras, the Merced river was flooding the valley floor. While this prevented us from shooting in some popular spots, the flooding created beautiful reflection Read More
Gear Talk
Nikon 70-200mm F2.8E FL ED VR
Ever since I starting shooting professionally I have used a F2.8 70-200mm (or 80-200mm way back when). Why? Because this lens is a ‘meat and potatoes’ workhorse. I can’t think of a workshop or assignment this lens wouldn’t be in my bag. On some travel workshops I bring my F4 version of this lens to Read More
Pro Media Gear cage
Awhile back I picked up a Pro Media Gear cage for my Elinchrom ELB400. Sometimes you get a new piece of gear, and you use it a few times. And then there is new equipment you use all the time. The Pro Media Gear cage for the ELB400 is something I use all the time. Read More
What’s in my pack; traveling light.
On a recent workshop to Cuba, we spent a lot of hours on our feet walking the colorful streets or hiking through scenic valleys in the Vinales tobacco region. Add to that hiking up and down steps to our lodging and waiting hours in airports…just about the norm when you explore and photograph a new Read More
Holiday gift ideas!
Hard to believe but this is the last weekend to holiday shop, or order online and still get your gift in time. I have been using some great new accessories that would make a perfect gift for the photographer on your list, so here are five photo gift ideas. Some inexpensive and others expensive. But Read More
Polaroid Revival; Lomo’Instant camera
The holiday season is here, and there is a great option for the travel photographer on your list; an updated version of the venerable instant Polariod camera. Why go retro? Have you ever seen how touching it is watching a remote villager see their own photo for the first time? Or how excited kids get Read More
Rogue Flashbender 2
I have been focusing on speed lights recently, especially with the release of the radio wireless SB5000 (incredible flash). I have been using a lot of Rogue flash accessories to create my images, especially the Flashbender 2 XL. This is a very versatile accessory; you can bounce flash off it, add a diffusion panel to Read More
Softboxes for Speedlights
I use a wide variety of lighting in my photography. The transformational quality of light brings many of my images to life, especially portraits. When I travel I often use speedlights in my work. The trick is getting beautiful, soft light from a speedlight, and having enough power for the job. There are three softboxes Read More
Pro Media Gear Elinchrom ELB 400 cage
If you are like me, your gear gets pretty beat up. Since I shoot on location in remote areas in harsh conditions, I am constantly testing the ‘waterproof, dirt proof, shock resistant’ aspect of all my gear. I rely on my Elinchrom ELB400s for many of my location shoots. On a recent ‘cliffside wedding’ shoot Read More
Elinchrom 190cm Indirect Litemotiv Octa
Elinchrom rocked the photography world when they first introduced the indirect octabank. This six foot octabank used a flash head aimed back into the light, not forward like most soft boxes. With the flash oriented indirectly (back into the octa), the light is evenly bounced and softened creating beautiful light coming out of the octa. Read More