Dropped the wounded D70 off at the Nikon service office today.  I think the kind woman that helped me was the same one that helped me the previous times I’ve been there.  After taking down my info she looked up the camera history.  It was actually pretty funny.
Nikon Rep: I see the camera was here [...]

Every parent knows that the toy box (or basket in our case) is often times more fun than the toys inside. Throw an imaginative kid in and the thing becomes a rollercoaster, a racecar, or a fort. Knowing this, I threw our daughter into her toy basket and proceeded to watch her [...]

I just learned that there is a new American Masters show on PBS all about Annie Leibovitz. I haven’t watched it yet but it’s set to record on my TiVO. It’s running all over the country currently, so check your local listings! I heard about this program from reader, Rowland, who stumbled [...]

Check out PhotographyBLOG’s new site of the current best digital cameras (click here). If you’re ever asked (or wondered) what the current best digicams are, this is a good place to check out what the reviewers liked. the prices are in british-pounds, but the dollar equivalents are usually given. this will be helpful to a [...]

With my D70 on the fritz, this article caught my eye. It’s a fascinating article that covers much more than the Nikon and full frame issue.  It’s really a great read on the history of digital photography and where we’re going in the next few years.  Based on real world experience, it isn’t full of [...]

I took these shots of my husband, Shayne, on Christmas day. I’m very pleased with how they turned out. It made me think about what it takes to make a great portrait of someone. Here are the three ingredients I think most important to a great portrait:

That’s it.  I give up.  My poor little D70 is going to see the doctor on Friday.  I’m making the hour long trek up to El Segundo to drop it off.  Hopefully, it won’t need to go under the knife, but instead needs a couple pills to make it feel better in the morning.  I’m [...]

My mom gave me a copy of Annie Leibovitz’s new book, A Photographer’s Life: 1990-2005 for Christmas. It’s a beautifully printed collection of her personal and professional work. It’s one of those books you want to savor and examine over the course of a Sunday afternoon. You’ll have to sit [...]