Film Photography in the Digital Age

I took this photo not long after moving to San Francisco in 2002, which was also the year that I started to take photography seriously. Digital photography wasn’t that advanced back then so I was primarily shooting with Fuji Velvia. I have to admit that I miss the feeling of anticipation while opening a box [...]

New York Photo Store Scams (Buy From a Reputable Dealer)

One look in the advertising section in the back of every photo magazine and you will probably notice a number of retailers with a wide range of pricing on photography equipment. Of course the store with the lowest prices will sound the most enticing. Unfortunately like the saying goes, some things are too good to [...]

Why PC’s Suck: Mac Switch – My New Digital Photography Darkroom

I recently purchased a Mac Pro Duo Quad Core computer. I normally wouldn’t write about technology on my photo blog because honestly I don’t pay attention to technology news. However, as a life-long PC-user (since the late 80’s), I felt compelled to offer my reasons for switching to Mac since the photographers who read this [...]

ISO 12800

I’m just getting over the flu which I’ve had since I got the 5D Mark II. Needless to say, I haven’t had many chances to test it out. So I brought the camera along last week and snapped a few high ISO photos indoors at Lala’s Argentine Grill in Studio City. Since there was a [...]

Top 10 Most Influential Nature Photographers of All-Time

To be considered for this list of the top 10 most influential nature photographers of all-time, the photographers had to have left a lasting impact either on society or on future photographers. Most of these photographers can be considered revolutionary in their own right as opposed to evolutionary which is the category in which the [...]

Recommended Photo Gear

If you frequent my blog you might have noticed the “Recommended Gear” link at the upper right corner. I’ve been working on updating this with equipment that I think aspiring professional photographers in the travel and landscape genres should own. At the minimum this gear should be enough to create images that are accepted at [...]

Canon 5D Mark II Wide Angle Lens Test

Most camera and lens tests you see on the internet or in magazines are set up indoor shots in controlled conditions. While nice, it really has little relevance with “real world” photography so that is why I decided to publish this Canon 5D Mark II wide angle lens test between the highly-regarded but expensive and [...]

More on Photoshelter Archive, Bandwidth Costs and Other Stuff Only Web Geek Photographers Would Enjoy

Last summer I wrote about upgrading my website with a photo search feature and weighed the pros & cons of going with PhotoShelter Archive, Digital Railroad, or Lightbox Photo. After reading Ron Niebrugge’s blog post today about high server bandwidth costs, “I could make payments on a very fancy car for what this thing will [...]

Photo Contests “Rights Grab”

My friend, Jim Goldstein has written a very important blog posting regarding submitting to photo contests and even uploading your images to social media sites like Facebook. If you are a photographer of any sorts, pro or hobbyist, I recommend reading this at the least to remind you to read the fine print.
Here is the [...]

Photographers Rights From a Lawyer’s Perspective

Attorney At Law Bert P. Krages II has an excellent one page downloadable PDF about photographers rights. It could easily fit into your camera bag and I highly recommend doing so. If your harasser doesn’t believe your rights then you could hand them this document to read. In particular, I like the section about legal [...]

Photo Editing

Most photographers always talk about their “vision” and how they shot such and such. However, the in-camera aspect is only the first step toward realizing a vision. There was an old cliche among photographers that the only difference between pros and hobbyists were that pros took a lot more bad photos. There is some truth [...]

Shooting Pictures by Season

One way to attract more people to your website is to have photos of the various seasonal events during the course of the year. People are likely to want to do picture or travel research anywhere from several months ahead of time to the month of the event. So if you are known as a [...]

The War on Photographers

Last year, Popular Photography Magazine published a well-written article on the subject of photographers being harassed by the authorities since 9/11. If you’ve read my blog for some time then you probably know my experiences and opinions regarding this.
Here is the link: “The War on Photographers”

Freelancing is like Wine and Roses

I lied. While the majority of folks who have regular day jobs might long for the independence of having a freelancer’s lifestyle, not having a steady stream of income is like having invisible handcuffs. Freedom is a relative concept. For a realistic look into how difficult on a family it can be to earn a [...]

You either “get it” or you don’t.

“I have stagnated as far as image quality goes, now that I am in year 3 looking through the viewfinder (year 33 as a birder). I am a bird shooter, so take what you will. This is in two areas, particularly, that are almost completely unrelated. One is sharpness, and one is making an image [...]

Speaking With Pictures

Ever experienced a photo and wondered how the photographer pulled the photo off? It usually starts with an idea or concept. I’ve written a little bit about this topic in the past but I’d like to explore it a little more here.
How I came to this conclusion was from something not even photography-related. As you [...]

In the Field FAQ

Every photographer has probably been asked questions dozens of times by different strangers while out shooting in the field. I thought it would be interesting to post questions that I’ve asked while out taking pictures. My guess is that you’ve probably encountered the same situations at one time or another. Here goes in no particular [...]

PhotoShelter Part III: What Else is Out There?

Right now I really want to be at Huntington Beach to see the traveling action photo exhibit on the beach tonight and photograph the pier but I need to get the rest of my car repaired on Monday before going anywhere. This fuel injection system is clogged up and caused some electronics in my car [...]

PhotoShelter

Like in the post I wrote late last night, I still think the Digital Railroad Marketplace is the sexiest option if one were to choose between DRR and PhotoShelter. However, I don’t have the $650 right now to gamble on DRR especially when there’s little evidence online so far of any sales thru DRR’s Marketplace. [...]

Stock Photography & Keeping up with Modern Technology

After laboring through my latest stock submission of 1,100 images, I have been coming to a conclusion over the past week that I need a more efficient workflow. I submit to a number of stock photo portals but hadn’t been taking full advantage of all the options available to me. One of which is Lightboxes! [...]

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