So, a while back, a friend of mine mentioned that his grandfather had passed, and since his passing, his cameras had just sat on a shelf. Now, that right there is a recipe for a sad, lonely camera going unused. Unused cameras can catch a bad case of mold, and die a sad, lonely death. But Toru did the right [...]

The Orbis ringflash adapter says what it does, and does what it says. If you’re looking to shoot that shadowless fashion portrait, The Orbis will turn your small strobe into some fantastic light, at the cost of a few stops of light. It’s a fantastic light, and if it was lighter and folded flat, then maybe I’d be leaving my [...]

Yes, you can DIY something very similar to the Lumiquest Big Bounce, but I’m glad I paid out the money to get mine. When you’re working in a studio, you’re often working with giant softboxes or umbrellas, double-diffused, and giving off soft, gorgeous light. When you’re running and gunning, there’s no way that’s going to happen. When I’m running around shooting, I [...]

I’m a bit of a control freak. I’m a huge fan of strobes. When nature doesn’t provide, then I’m gonna pull out the strobes and make it happen. Now, the big studio strobes are all well and good, but they’ve got big price tags, and they’re heavy and cumbersome. David Hobby has built a career out of telling everyone how [...]

I know that Apple doesn’t make the cheapest toys, but for working photographers, the iPad is most definitely cost-effective. If you simply think of it as a way to  show off your portfolio to prospective clients, the math works out. Printing portfolios is expensive, and it’s a continuing expense, replacing old prints with clean new ones, and keeping it updated [...]

In terms of bang-for-the-buck, there are two pieces of gear that have blown all the others out of the water. The one that I can recommend to every photographer is extension tubes. Macro photography is a blast. It’s ridiculous amounts of fun, a rewarding, never-ending source of challenge, and an eye-opening look at nature. But macro lenses are pricy. I’ve [...]

I’m a convert. I picked up a Wacom used a while back, because a friend of mine was getting rid of his. I picked it up knowing that Wacoms were everywhere. They’re one of those industry standards, but one that didn’t particularly appeal to me because I can’t draw my way out of a paper bag. I was completely and totally wrong. [...]