Skiing Feature on Daily Mail Website
The British newspaper, Daily Mail, published a feature about my skiing sequence photography.
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Introducing Shutter Muse – Win a MindShift Rotation 180
Today I want to introduce you guys to my new photography website Shutter Muse. When I started my blog here I never anticipated that thousands of people would stop by to read it each and every day. I’m truly grateful to all of you! You may have noticed that the number of posts I have been putting up has declined a bit in recent months. There’s been a good reason for this and I’m pleased to be able to revel this new website to you today. I wanted to launch a site that was built from the ground up to …
Flash Manufacturers, You’re Doing It All Wrong – Profoto B1
A few weeks ago lighting specialists Profoto put out a teaser on their website that something big was coming, something new. Could it be…..? Was a major flash manufacturer finally going to deliver what I’ve been waiting for…….? In a word; no. Profoto announced the B1 Air 500. Essentially a D1 with a li-ion battery in it and TTL capabilities. It certainly seems to have caught people’s attention judging by all the e-mails I’ve gotten about it. First I have to talk about the TTL which they proudly put at centre stage. What photographer who spends $2000 on a flash …
New Nikon Df Leaked!
Photos have finally leaked of the soon-to-be-announced Nikon Df. The so-called full-frame hybrid camera was designed to pay homage to the old Nikon FM2. The camera is reported to come with a 16MP sensor and a 39 point AF system similar to the one in the D610. Nikon has been teasing the camera with a series of videos titled Pure Photography. It will be released on November 28th. What do you think? Taking retro design too far? Pre-Order
Think Tank My 2nd Brain Review
The guys at Think Tank Photo recently sent me one of their latest My 2nd Brain laptop bags to test and review. This new lineup of cases is designed specifically with Apple products in mind, and sized for the 11″ Macbook Air and 13″ + 15″ Macbook Pros. There’s also an additional Tablet version which is designed specifically for the iPad and all of the larger ones also feature a plush lined iPad pocket. The idea behind these bags was to design something that has the perfect space for all the things you need when you travel with your laptop. …
Canon 200-400 Review
Over on Shutter Muse I have posted an in-depth review of the Canon 200-400 f4 L IS. Is this the worlds best wildlife photography lens as many predicted? Find out what $12,000 can get you here……
Backup Routine Revisited
I’ve just had another drive failure here in the office and this always causes me to stop and think about my backup routine. I haven’t lost any data in the incident but I like reviewing things every now and again and reminding you guys how important this stuff is. The drive that failed was my primary boot drive for my 27″ iMac. In fact it was a $600 SSD which in theory should last much longer than a regular spinning disk drive. In reality it lasted less than a year before catastrophic instantaneous failure. Never trust a drive. SSD or …
fotoQuote and fotoBiz Review
I’m excited to share with you this review that I just did about fotoQuote and fotoBiz. These are some incredibly useful programs to help you run your photography business and fotoQuote helps you to answer the age old question, “how much should I charge?”. I’ve been using fotoQuote for much of my career and I’ve just been introduced to the fotoBiz tool as well. Check out my fotoQuote review here on ProPhoto Coalition.
$4000 Carl Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Launched
Carl Zeiss have finally launched the much talked about 55mm f/1.4 lens previously described by them as ‘no compromise’. It marks the beginning of a new lines of lenses for them, to be called Otus, and it comes in a Canon or Nikon mount for the hefty price tag of $4000. I’ve had my hands on one of these lenses in New York last year and even though that was a very pre-production model the results appeared impressive. Moreover, the build quality was like nothing I have ever seen on a DSLR lens, it certainly felt more like a cine …
GoPro Launches New Hero 3+ Black and Silver
GoPro has launched an update to their awesome Hero 3 Black and Silver cameras today and there’s some interesting updates across the board. Before we delve into the differences, take a look at the video below and have your mind blown! Order the GoPro Hero 3+ What’s New? This is more of a bump than a jump, and those looking for a proper 4k mode will be disapointed as we still just get 15fps in 4k BUT there are some nice tweaks that are worth looking at and certainly if you’re still using a Hero 2 then this would be …
Canon’s Autumn Rebate Program Brings Big Savings
We’re now getting into what is typically the best time of year to buy new gear. The major announcements are out of the way and with summer officially at an end, it’s time to start thinking about the Thanksgiving and the holiday season. This always brings around great savings from the major manufacturers and Canon has just launched their program. B&H as usual has a great interactive page that allows you to easily visualize the savings you can make.
ARRI AMIRA Unveiled at IBC 2013
In a somewhat surprising move, ARRI has unveiled a new HD/2k camera at IBC 2013 called the AMIRA. The camera shoots up to 200fps and delivers the quality of an ALEXA by using the same sensor but in a much smaller package designed for the single operator. ARRI has pegged this as a ‘documentary camera’ and it appears therefore to feature everything you would need right out of the box including things like XLR inputs for audio (including AES digital) and an OLED viewfinder that also doubles as a screen when the eyepiece is flipped to the side. The AMIRA …