Shoot Less. Think More.

When you’re shooting pro athletes, don’t expect to get a lot of time. You can either panic or embrace it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were in the midst of their Super Bowl run when ESPN the Magazine sent me to shoot defensive end Simeon Rice. With only a half hour to do so, my job […]

Hero+ New GoPro With With WiFi @ $199, Hero4 Session Cuts $100 Off Price

Over the last year it seemed that GoPro are upping their positioning and slowly crawling into the pricier side of the action camera range. (going up to $500 with the HERO4 Black). Now the company is bringing it down a notch with an addition of a new Camera – the Hero+. If the name sounds familiar, it is because […]

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Watch Joe McNally Explain TTL Flash

In these videos, Joe McNally walks through the basics of TTL flash, including lighting ratios and high-speed sync. He’s specifically talking about Profoto’s Air TTL system; however, these principles apply to smaller speedlights from Canon, Nikon and other manufacturers. If you like these videos, I highly recommend checking out Joe McNally’s book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, […]

Nikon and Apple’s rumored app could be a game-changer

According to the latest rumors the app Nikon and Apple were said to be developing will be used to update camera firmware, sync custom settings and add features via the camera’s WiFi. This app could be related to the firmware download program we were expecting and might be released with the upcoming D5 (and hopefully […]

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Using Smoke Bombs In Portraits For A Strong Effect

Here is a technique I did not think I will ever be covering on the blog, using smoke bombs. In fact I did not even know that there is such a thing as smoke bombs until I stumbled on the photography of Jovana Rikalo. Serbian photographer Jovana Rikalo uses smoke bombs to create some unexpected effects in his […]

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Spactacular Moon Rise Over LA Shows Cool Animation and Timeslice

Every year around this time of the year we a supermoon (what are you doing tonight?). Videographer Dan Marker-Moore does not miss the opportunity to make it into something special. Two years ago Dan started this project. Shooting 11 photos over 28 minutes (sans 1 second) Dan created a spectacular array of visuals. This just goes to show […]

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