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Affordable Stuido Gear From Impact

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Apr 282012

The fine folks at B&H Photo were kind enough to send me some of their studio gear from the house brand Impact. I’ve written a little review about each individual piece and this post is designed to be the index.

If the prices of studio support equipment usually makes you wince then you should definitely take a look at the Impact brand. Please do take a look at the reviews as there are some caveats with some products but over all I’ve been pretty impressed.

#1 Photo On 500PX !

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Apr 112012

When I first started to write this blog I included posts about my photography work, mixed in with gear reviews and industry news. Eventually I decided that I needed to separate these two things so I started www.TheSkiPhotographer.com as a place to keep info about my ski photography work which takes up the majority of my shooting time. Since then I haven’t really shared any of my work on this blog apart from the odd technique related post. Today though I’d like to break that habit because I’m proud to be able to say that I have the #1 rated photo on the popular photography website 500PX. I’ve been a fan of this site since it’s launch and it never ceases to amaze me how much incredible photography there is out there in the world. To have the #1 photo is a proud moment for me, a real honor. I’ve been amazed at the response I’ve had this morning from the media as well. 500PX is doing a lot right! Newspapers and news agencies from around the world have contacted me this morning looking to showcase the image and the rest of my winter work. It’s really quite incredible!

Photo background:

We’d been looking for a spot to build some consecutive jumps for a few weeks and when the opportunity finally presented itself we only had a few minutes of light left in the day. As you can see in the image there is no direct light left! The sun had just settled behind the mountains and time was running out. This was Sammy’s first hit on the jumps and YES this was all shot in one go. I put the Canon 1dMK4 on JPEG mode to get more shots before the buffer filled up and I literally just let it rip! There was just enough shots in the buffer though. This was shot with the Canon 70-300 L IS lens that I used so much last winter with great success.

Please click HERE to view the image on 500PX in higher resolution.

Travel Tip : Traveling With Pelican Cases

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Apr 102012

Today I have a quick tip for you if you are going to travel with camera equipment in Pelican cases. These types of cases provide excellent protection for any gear that needs to travel in the hold of the aircraft, but people know that expensive equipment lies within. They can become a target for theft and also draw time consuming attention from customs officials who want to see what you have in the case. My solution for this issue is a simple one, simply place my Pelican case inside a large duffel bag. The one I use came from Eddie Bauer but you can find these large types of bags in practically any outdoor store. Now it looks the same as any other bag on the baggage conveyor belt! Now I’m not saying you should be trying to fool customs agents, absolutely not! If you are traveling with something that needs to be declared then you should most definitely do so. But if you are simply moving your own camera gear around and are in a hurry to get out of the airport ( who isn’t these days ?!) then passing through with a duffel bag probably won’t get you a second look.

I'm Back!

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Mar 282012

Hey guys,

I just wanted to post a quick note to say that normal business will be resuming this week on the blog. For the last couple of months I have had more work on my plate than any time in my career. Yes, you see I am actually a working photographer ! I’ve been shooting commercial images, catalog images, traveling to a photo shoot in Austria and producing a video shoot for a company from China all in the last few weeks.

There is a lot to catch up on in the next few weeks so you can expect to see a post pretty much every day for a little while! I have a ton of product reviews to put out, including a review of the new Canon 5dMK3.

I’ll have just got caught back up and then it’s off to NAB to check out a ton more new products AND I will be present at a mysterious sounding Canon Technical Briefing which will take place in Vegas on the 16t of April. Who knows what that one is all about……

In short, stay tuned for normal services to resume and thanks for your continued readership and support!!

Nikon D4 Video Feature Improvements

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Jan 062012

Over on ProPhotoCoalition I have written an article specifically concentrating on the video feature improvements of the new camera.

Please check it out HERE !

Black Friday Photographer's Deals Round Up

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Nov 232011

This time of year always brings us some wicked deals ! Here is a roundup of this years Black Friday deals from various photography stores and companies.

B&H Photo

B&H have a special holidays page HERE which is a great start.

But the real meat of the deals is the crazy DOUBLE INSTANT REBATES for Canon cameras and lenses. You can literally save $400 on some deals for this weekend only!!

My particular favorites are the savings on Sandisk cards right now.

Adorama

The guys at Adorama have special Black Friday sales going on for a few days and they include all kinds of products from cameras to memory cards. They have set up a special Black Friday search page to display the deals. In particular there are some awesome Lexar memory card deals to be had here.

Amazon

Check out the Amazon Black Friday deals page

Really Right Stuff

The guys at Really Right Stuff will give away a small RRS pouch with every order placed on Friday that totals more than $55. All you have to do is place the order on the phone or online with them and the LB-40 pouch will be yours for FRE E.

Think Tank Photo

Think Tank Photo is offering up 11 camera pouches and memory card holders worth almost $300 that you can have added for free to your purchases. Every time you place an order with Think Tank, when you check out you will be asked which one of the items listed below you wish you receive for free. There is no limit on the number of orders you can place. You receive free gear with every order.

To get this “free gear with every order” offer, click on this link:

FREE GEAR LIST
Cable Management 10 ($16.75)
R U Thirsty ($19.96)
LARGE Lens Drop In ($31.96)
Whip It Out ($35.96)
Skin 50 ($22.36)
Skin 75 Pop Down ($28.80)
Skin Double Wide ($35.96)
Skin Strobe ($28.80)
Skin Chimp Cage ($31.96)
Pixel Pocket Rocket ($18.75)
Security Tag ($25.00)

Nik Software

Check out Nik’s special Black Friday deal page HERE and save up to $200 on their software using coupon code BF2011

LensCoat

The folks at LensCoat also have a special page to tell you all about their BF deals but essentially it’s free shipping and a free cleaning cloth on orders over $75