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Better Penguins
Something bothered me about yesterday’s penguin picture, and it took me until a fresh look at it tonight to figure out what that was: There’s too much stuff around the edges. The penguins are the focus of the picture, and … Continue reading
Photographic Five #6: Why Bokeh Rules!
Five Reasons Bokeh Rules! Your background sucks, so make it unintelligible in the picture. They’ll never know. If you think they might know, push it further. Think an f/1.2 lens. Nevermind that 90% of the foreground that isn’t in focus … Continue reading
The Insides of a Canon 50mm f/1.8 Lens
Originally posted at VariousAndSundry.com: If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of a camera lens looks like, here’s mine: Update: Sadly, it lost a clash of large heavy objects colliding in my camera bag and died. Nearly six months later, … Continue reading
Shooting with the Histogram, Not the LCD
With the sub-30 degree temperatures taking a break last Thursday, I took the chance to go for a walk in the park (Celery Farm, Allendale, NJ) at lunch to snap some pics. Sadly, I couldn’t walk out onto the lake, … Continue reading
Greatest Workshop Group ‘Picture’ Ever?
What happens when you’re on a workshop, and someone comes up with the bright idea to take a video group shot instead of a traditional picture? You get this epic coolness: Via FStoppers
American Idol Going DSLR?
“American Idol” has definitely been drinking the DSLR Kool-Aid. I haven’t caught any of those cameras visible in the backgrounds of any shots so far, but it’s clear that the short depth of field shots they were using of contestants … Continue reading
Buying New Gear to Make You a Better Photographer
You know how everyone talks about how gear isn’t the only thing? I think that mantra has become so overstated that it leaves out the things that new gear CAN give you. Take this, for example, originally posted at VariousAndSundry.com … Continue reading
Shutter Speed Walrus
Here’s a prime example of how bright lights and fast shutter speed can really freeze action. It’s a shot of a water toy of my This was taken on a bright full sun day last summer. It came out to … Continue reading
