June 7, 2010 – 9:31 am | 2 Comments

A long time ago, in a world that only used film, a lens was developed to see the whole sky. Cloud studies for meteorological use prompted the invention of the fisheye lens. It wasn’t long …

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Review: Lens Baby Control Freak
September 1, 2010 – 6:49 am | 2 Comments
Review: Lens Baby Control Freak

“Serendipity” is the way to describe a recent interaction between myself and a colleague of mine. It produced several interesting photographic days for me.
You know:
ser·en·dip·i·ty [ser-uhn-dip-i-tee]
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
the occurrence and …

Offset mounting bracket for Nikon P90
August 14, 2009 – 2:50 am | No Comment
Offset mounting bracket for Nikon P90

So I love my new Nikon P90, but I don’t love the fact that the battery and memory card are behind an ill designed battery/card door on the bottom of the camera.  Which has a …

The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes
March 3, 2009 – 7:11 am | 2 Comments
The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes

As a landscape, architectural, and product photographer I seldom actually photograph people, and most of my artificial lighting is done with "hot light", that is, continuous lighting done with Lowell or similar tungsten-balanced equipment. Therefore, …

Nikon D700 v. Nikon D3
January 20, 2009 – 9:16 am | 4 Comments
Nikon D700 v. Nikon D3

In my work as a Motion Picture Still Photographer, I felt I needed the extra resolution of the full size camera sensor (23.9×36) for my posters and gallery shoots. Nikon named the full size camera …

Ray Flash: The Ring Flash Adapter
November 24, 2008 – 10:56 am | 3 Comments
Ray Flash: The Ring Flash Adapter

Ray Flash, a portable ring light for your Canon or Nikon DSLR camera system
Tonight I was making whipped cream for my wife’s dessert. It brought back fond memories of my mother making whipped cream, usually …

Complete Guide To The Nikon D300 By Thom Hogan
September 22, 2008 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Complete Guide To The Nikon D300 By Thom Hogan

On User Manuals, Digital Books, Travel, The Importance of eBooks and The Foresight of Thom Hogan
I like physical books.  By that I mean I like a book I can hold in my hand, feel the …

Musings on Washing Machines and CompactFlash cards
August 4, 2008 – 3:37 pm | No Comment
Musings on Washing Machines and CompactFlash cards

If you have read any of my previous articles, you will already know that as a writer I tend to ramble, and that I am a photographer and computer geek. I like cameras more than …

The Nikon D3
May 26, 2008 – 12:45 pm | 2 Comments
The Nikon D3

I was always an F kind of guy. My first Nikon pro camera was the original F – a 1971 black body FTN. It supplemented my FM2 and I had it until just a couple …

EXPLORING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & GROUP THERAPY, TOGETHER
May 19, 2008 – 12:23 pm | No Comment
EXPLORING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & GROUP THERAPY, TOGETHER

When I studied traditional photography over twenty years ago I did not see how much the art would shift for me in the way I executed it and what it meant for me.   I believed …

The Nikon D300 Camera at Work
April 21, 2008 – 2:26 am | One Comment
The Nikon D300 Camera at Work

My job as a Still Photographer in the motion picture industry requires me to get the best possible images for publicity purposes. This requires me to constantly update my equipment when new and better technology …

Camdapter by Jim Garavuso vs Nikon SLR Hand Strap
March 10, 2008 – 7:28 pm | 2 Comments
Camdapter by Jim Garavuso vs  Nikon SLR Hand Strap

A former student of mine dropped by to show me his new Nikon D80 camera.  He stopped in because he knew my wife had the same model and he wanted some help with a couple …