Photographers and audio engineers both rely upon creativity and technology. I’m not an audio engineer, but I’ve spent some time researching sound for an upcoming project. The similarities and differences were fascinating and I thought I’d share them with you.
How often has someone told you that you have to know your gear? Too many. It’s almost cliché.  How do you know when you know your gear? The Aha Moment The problem with truly getting to know your gear is that there can be so much of it. It’s not just a matter of knowing the…
I bought a ThunderBay 4 disk enclosure with 16 TB capacity from Other World computing a few months ago. It’s finally up and running and I’m really happy with the results. Performance is more than double of my old system, and it has capacity to run much faster if I ever decide to upgrade my…
Like many photographers, I rely upon rechargeable batteries. Not just the ones that come with a product, but also on the AA size that fit in my flash and battery grip. Sadly, I learned all too much about the life and death of rechargeable batteries at the worst possible time. As with most lessons in…
It’s time for another field test with the Nikon 35mm lens. I love the Nikon 35mm lens. There’s a Sigma 35mm that also gets very high praise. Perhaps some are even better than the Nikon. However, I’m still quite happy with this little prime. Working With The F/1.4 Prime Lens I didn’t know how much…
I’ve been waiting for this day to come, but I’m finally switching to a Thunderbolt storage system for my photos and other data. There are a lot of fine options for mass storage on the market, and some crappy ones. Here’s what worked for me. My Reason For Switching Storage Systems A little over a…