Sometimes you don’t even need a camera for a great “photo”. This image (I hate that word in the context of photography.) was made with our simple Epson RX620 do-it-all printer/copier/scanner. This is actually a scanned copy of the original photocopy (semantics and all…). I actually prefer the photocopy version as there were a [...]

Here are some tips and tricks for improving pictures of clouds and sky, using only a compact camera.

We’ve been having a lot of fun with the challenges of the “Year of Color 2″ photo challenge (click here for info).
In between shooting tons of travel photos and shooting a wedding last week, we’ve found the photo-challenge a good way to practice our chops.
I’ve been asked about the lighting on some of the photos [...]

Jim beat me to it, but Nikon announced a new D-3 DSLR with a full frame sensor.  I guess they figured out people actually wanted to buy these.  Also go new D-300.

This message is to remind you that good tools do not equal good results.  Here’s an ebay seller that obviously took the time to figure out that a light tent/box could help them take better product shots.  It also says they didn’t take the 5 minutes to learn how to use it.

Old news by a couple days, but Canon introduced two new DSLRs, the EOS-1Ds Mark III (long enough yet?) and the EOS 40D.
EOS-1Ds Mark III
The new model combines a 21.03 million image pixel self-cleaning sensor and maximum 5 fps shooting rate in a body that’s nearly identical in appearance to the EOS-1D Mark III, and [...]

While not very complex, I just haven’t had the time to figure out the ins and outs of the new Nikon S200. So far the verdict is that it’s easy to use and takes nice photos. A more detailed review to come…but in the mean time, some eye candy.

After years of saying that the DX (1.5 crop-factor) sensor was their focus, Nikon announced 2 new upcoming DSLRs.
<>From Nikonians comes the news of the 12 mp D-300 (to replace the D-200 no doubt) with the standard DX sensor and (here’s the shocker) a new D-3 (to replace the D2x etc) with a new “FX” [...]