Lens Lust strikes hard and fast. I’ve been on a buying spree lately and expanding my collection with new primes and an upgrade. If you’ve spent any time as a photographer using more than a point & shoot camera. you’ve experienced lens lust. It’s that feeling of intense desire when you see a delightful hunk…
I put a lot of emphasis on geotagging photos when I travel. It’s important to me and doesn’t take much effort. I’ve been working on a post for the Aperture vs Lightroom blog (now defunct) about using embedded GPS in Lightroom. After posting some comments about GPS on Google+, a friend mentioned his opinion of…
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…
Photography isn’t magic. Yet, when you don’t understand why or how things work, it’s easy to believe in some silly stuff.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to be alone with Lincoln? I shot this about a year ago. Got up before dawn, trekked my way from Arlington to the Mall to take some shots without any tourists in the way. The night before, this place was littered with screaming high school tours…
Dust spots can suck the life right out of your photos. Instead of enjoying the scene or portrait that you created, a few dust spots will get your viewer to start looking for problems in the image. Most processing tools have a relatively easy way to deal with dust spots. The problem is finding the…