Capture One Express 7 Announced – Phase One’s Affordable Raw Processing Software For Under $100
Phase One announced their new Capture One Express 7 raw image processing software today and it’s free to try for 60 days and only $99 to buy! Express 7 is actually a streamlined version of their advanced Capture One Pro 7 software, which is what I personally use, focusing primarily on RAW processing. Also, I’m [...]
Like Shooting Tethered? Check Out Some Of These Awesome Products From Tethered Tools
If you haven’t heard of TetherTools.com yet, well… you have now. Tethered Tools makes a wide range of fantastic products to make your tethered shooting go more smoothly. They are your one stop shop for all of your tethered shooting gear needs including software… but you do have to provide the camera and computer. [...]
My Crazy New Customizable Camera Strap By Vulture Equipment Works
The American-based company Vulture Equipment Works hooked me up wish a crazy new camera strap for my Phase One, although it works on essentially any camera. Sure, it may appear bulky to some, but so did another “Made in America” product, the 1967 Pontiac GTO. Also, the hooks, straps and quick-releases all have a functional [...]
New Release: Capture One Pro 7 – The Professional Choice in Imaging Software
I’m excited to finally announce the new Phase One Capture One Pro 7 raw processing software. I’ve been working behind the scenes for months on helping with the product release. This new generation Capture One is a leap forward with its brand new image processing engine and catalog organization system among other improvements. If you’re [...]
60 Megapixels Of Glory – Shooting With The Phase One IQ160
I am excited and proud to announce I have a new partnership with the makers of one of the finest digital camera systems and capture software in the world, Phase One, and my favorite photography plug-ins by Nik Software. Digital Transitions and Phase One have provided me with a brand new Phase One body with [...]
Ona Bags “Camps Bay” – Luxurious DSLR Camera And Laptop Backpack (Video Review)
You may recall the previous review I did of the ONA Union Street shoulder camera bag that I love so much. Here is one of ONA’s newest bags, the Camps Bay backpack. I’ve had it a month or two and really have had a good opportunity to test it out. Now here are the important stats to [...]
The Photography Gift Guide 2011
Here we are again! It’s the time of year friends coming out of the woodwork asking what to get for their photography-loving husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/sister/brother etc… So I have put together the ultimate 2011 photography gadget gift guide for your very own photo geek. – ONA Waxed Canvas “Camps Bay” Laptop & Camera Bag: I mentioned ONA products [...]
Now You Can View Your Instagram Photo Feed On A Web Browser With “Inkstagram”
For those of you that follow my various forms of social media, you know how much I love the Instragram iPhone photo and sharing app (click to learn more about the app). Up until recently, you could only view the photos through the app itself on your phone or iPad. Now, several companies have found [...]
Take A Lot Of iPhone Photos? You May Enjoy My “Photo Stats” iPhone App Review
I take A LOT of photos on my iPhone, especially when I travel for shoots. Photo Stats is a cool application for your iPhone that analyzes your shooting habits. It lists everything from where you’ve taken photos to your most productive time of day, what percentage you shoot landscape vs horizontal, etc. “If an image [...]
The Importance Of To-Do Lists – TeuxDeux Software And App Review
I remember my first days out on my own after graduating Rochester Institute of Technology as a freelance photographer. I would wake up in the morning and after cruising the internet aimlessly would essentially stare at the wall wondering what to do with myself. With no boss to tell me what to do and no [...]
Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2 Video Tutorial – Plugin That Converts Your Color Images To High Quality Black and White
I have been receiving requests for awhile to do tutorials on my post-production processes. Today I discuss one of my favorite Photoshop Plugins: Silver Efex Pro 2 by Nik Software. It’s a fantastic color to black and white image conversion plugin. Check out some of its easy to use features, as well as some of [...]
Instagram – My New iPhone Photography App Addiction
Thanks to my good buddy and client DJ Homicide, who originally got me onto Twitter, I am now using the Instagram photography app for the iPhone all the time. It incorporates the cool photo filters you’d see on applications like Plastic Bullet and Hipstamatic, but integrates them more seamlessly with social networking applications like Twitter, [...]
Object Of Desire – Fujifilm Finepix X100 Digital Camera (Hands-On Review)
Check this baby out! I’m in the process of shopping for a new compact camera and was leaning towards the Canon S95, but someone referred me to this gem and I fell in love. Ok so it’s not necessarily the compact point and shoot I was looking for, but it sure is amazing and I [...]
Musician Tom McBride Photoshoot – Trying Out The Fader ND Mark 2 Variable Neutral Density Filter
Had a great shoot on a more bearable winter day last week with an amazing indie musician Tom McBride. I’m trying a new more organic/natural look with my photos for 2011. You always have to shake it up! I’ve been playing with my Fader ND Mark 2 (link to more info on product) variable neutral [...]
Just Picked Up One Of These Bad Boys – The Fader [Variable] Neutral Density Mark 2 Filter
Just took delivery of one of these fantastic variable-setting neutral density filters (The Fader ND Mark 2 from Light Craft Worshop to be exact). Attach and rotate it at the end of your lens, much like a circular polarizer, and it will give you 2 – 8 stops of neutral density. Pretty ingenious design because [...]
Jack Bauer, Your Camera/Laptop Bag Is Here – ONA Union Street Bag Review
ONA started their bag company by creating a camera bag made for the lady photographer, by a lady photographer (it looked like a stylish purse). They are expanding their bag line by introducing their new Union Street camera & laptop bag, which is more styled for the man-photographer (as I quietly beat my chest with [...]
Photography Gadget Gift Guide 2010 (Updated)
This is the time of year I get friends coming out of the woodwork asking what to get for their photography-loving husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/sister/brother etc… So I have decided to put together the ultimate 2010 photography gadget gift guide for your very own photo geek (even if that pertains yourself). – ONA Fashionable Camera Bags for the [...]
Great iPhone Photography Applications – Part 2
This is a continuation of this post discussing my favorite iPhone photography applications. Here are a couple more that I really like and think you should check out: Plastic Bullet – This application is great because it’s an easy way to give your images a distinctive aged look. You either snap a new image or [...]
Great iPhone Photography Applications – iPhone 4G Release Edition
Just buy your first iPhone or just upgrade to the sweet new iPhone 4G? You will notice right away that the 3Gs and especially the 4G have pretty fantastic camera systems packed into those narrow little cases. So now you’re wondering, what photo applications should I buy? Fear not! Here are a few of my [...]
iPhone Photography Application I Love Right Now – “ShakeItPhoto” Polaroid Emulator (Review)
This sweet $0.99 iPhone photography application is getting a lot of use on my 3Gs. It turns your iPhone camera photos into realistic-looking polaroids (see some of my sample shots above and below). A fun little aspect of the software is that when the phone is processing your image, you can actually shake the phone [...]
Easy Way to Send Big Files Online – YouSendIt.com Review
Being a photographer, you will regularly face the issue of sending multiple images/files at once. There are many options for digital file transfer out there like getting your own FTP, sending multiple emails, or fedex’ing digital drives, but I have a easy solution that will work for most: YouSendIt.com
Review: Pelican 1650 Case, My Strobe Travel Case
You worried about how to appropriately fly/travel with your strobes without them getting smashed? Try a Pelican hard case! As some of you may know, I live my life on the road (mainly in and out of airports and aircraft). My gear takes a beating and flies hundreds of thousands of miles. I travel [...]
Review of Online Photography Source Books / Portfolio Services – PDN’s Photoserve
So you know that having a website showcasing your photography is very important this day and age to reach clients, right? But how do you get people to find your work? There are certainly infinite answers to this question, but I have a suggestion that may help! Sign up with an online photography “source book” [...]
Review of BlinkBid – Essential Software for Photography Professsionals
So you started a photography business. You have your camera, lenses, memory card, storage devices, and even some of your favorite photo editing software. Although, you’re missing something very important! Photography accounting / estimating software! Welcome to BlinkBid photography accounting software. According to the Blinkbid.com website: “Shockingly easy to use bidding and invoicing software for [...]
