I recently bought a Nikon F/1.4G lens and decided to take it out for a test run. Here are a few things I learned along the way. Why I Bought the Nikon 85mm f/1.4g Lens I’ve always thought that purchasing new glass is a cause for celebration. That’s particularly true when you drop more than…
My friend Steve recently forwarded an opportunity to shoot a sexy woman for a local magazine. I don’t want to name the magazine. but I decided there are a couple of ways to interpret this casting call. First, here’s the text of the message. I’ve omitted any references to the name of the magazine, but…
Eliminate distractions. That was the answer I gave last week when someone asked me what I thought was the most important thing he could do to improve his photography. Maybe he thought I would tell him he needed a new camera body or lens. Maybe some new Photoshop plugins would help. Like many of us,…
Now for Something Completely Different I’m in the midst of a bad evening. Things haven’t gone as planned, so I’m going to pretend that I’m somewhere else right now. I’m going to pretend that I’m not in a house with a puppy that just jumped up to my kitchen counter and knocked over a ceramic…
Which Camera Should I Get? I’ve been giving thought to which camera I should get next. There are two on my radar and each one solves a different problem for me. Of course, being torn between wanting two different things is a problem of it’s own. When that happens, there’s a quote from Kelly Bundy…
Greetings from Princess Leia and R2D2 in the Millennium Falcon. Just an example of the opportunities at Comic Convention photography events. A Week of Star Wars Celebration with Princess Leia I’m traveling in a big metal tube today, so this seemed like an appropriate photo for the occasion. In fact, I’m dedicating this entire week to…