Photographing Live Concerts
December 16, 2008 by Van Redin
Filed under Digital Lifestyles, Photography
I have a spent a great deal of my life attending hundreds of of concerts and I regret not photographing each and every one of them. The reason being Baby Boomers are revisiting their youth collecting photographs of their favorite Rock Stars while many say they have a whole room or wall collection of Rock n Roll images .
Be My Lens, Baby!
December 8, 2008 by Britt Stokes
Filed under Hardware, Photography, Reviews
Pt. 1 of 3: Lensbaby Composer, Selective Focus SLR Camera Lens
Soon after receiving my first 35mm camera, I found that photography was a little more difficult than it had first looked. Ok, it was a lot more difficult. After mastering the learning curve on how make a sharp, well-exposed photo, I saw some photography by David Hamilton and Robert Farber. I was back to square one. Suddenly, I wanted to shoot soft focus images. But, how to do it?
PRACTICAL HDRI: High Dynamic Range Imaging For Photographers
November 5, 2008 by Dr. Michael N. Roach
Filed under Books, Photography, Reviews
Jack Howard should be a familiar name to many of you photographers as he is the Editor of PopPhoto.com/Popular Photography & Imaging where he tests and reviews cameras, lenses, software and a multitude of camera gadgets.
Camdapter by Jim Garavuso vs Nikon SLR Hand Strap
March 10, 2008 by Dr. Michael N. Roach
Filed under Hardware, Photography
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 of menu choices.
I noticed a handstrap on the right side of his camera, into which he slipped his right hand, which left his other hand free to support its long lens. This is a feature he uses frequently shooting sports and wildlife. Having just come back into the world of pro-weight cameras, and being older than I once was, I realized this might now be for me too. Read more
