Category Archive: Photography
Prolonging Your Camera’s Battery Life During a Photo Shoot
Ways to make your battery last longer shooting in the field. I apologize for looking like I just fell off a cabbage truck, but I had just gotten done with a shoot in Alaska and found a warm chair to sit in and shot this video as quickly as I could!
Find Your Camera’s Shutter Count (Actuations)
Do you want to know how many pictures your camera has taken? This video will show you how to find your camera’s shutter count, called actuations. One method is free, the other using Adobe Photoshop CS5
DIY PVC Video Camera Shoulder Stabilizer Rig Part 1
This is the shoulder stabilizer rig I built last year and received so many comments on. I was asked to do a video on how I built it. So here it is. One thing to note, I have not tried it with large videos cameras. Mostly I use my small DSLR, flip camera and mini …
Shooting In Raw – Get It Right In The Camera First
Shooting in RAW will not always save you from shooting errors. Many times you will never recover lost info from a bad photo. This video will explain the importance of doing your best to get it right in the camera first.
Vivitar 2XMC4 Teleconverter
Have you priced teleconverters lately, especially auto focus 2x? Well if you want that extra reach without dropping $400, here’s a great alternative. Vivitar 2x Teleconverter (4 Elements) Kit + Lenspens + Cleaning Kit for Nikon AF & AF-S Lenses
Be Patient
If you’re patient the moment will happen, but sometimes the moment happens and you have to be ready. This one was a one-shot deal. As I walked past the garden, I noticed the crow in the wheelbarrow. I didn’t have time for more than two shots and he fled. The first shot made him lift …
Find Your Camera’s Shutter Count (Actuations)
Do you want to know how many pictures your camera has taken? This video will show you how to find your camera’s shutter count, called actuations. One method is free, the other using Adobe Photoshop CS5
Protect Your Photos Online
Let’s cut to the chase. People steal. Sometimes unknowingly. Many wrongfully assume that if an image is on the web, then it must be okay to take and use as they see fit. Other times, the photo may be of someone they know, or an event they attended and again assume it’s fine to take. …
Pro cameras relegated to the back of the bus.
Not so long ago (ok, in digital years it was a lifetime) professionals were singing praises to cameras like the Nikon D1 released in 1999 and Nikon D1x/s released a short time after. Now there is nothing but disdain for these very cameras. Why? Moose Peterson was acting like the D1 was the second coming …
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