Month: October 2010
New print available – Tree Skier
I have a new limited edition print available so I thought I would post up some shots of one already printed up and framed. This is a photo of Austin Ross skiing across a fallen tree in Whistler, BC. This example is printed at 24″ x 16″ on archival photo rag and then sprayed with an archival spray on top to keep it looking perfect for a very very long time! The printing is done by a company who I consider to be the best professional printers in Vancouver. I can ship anywhere and shipping is charged at cost. If …
CalDigit AV Drive review. USB 3.0 comes to the Mac!
Let’s face it, we all spend more time at our computers than we want to these days. With digital camera manufacturers pushing megapixel and file sizes higher and higher, and HD video becoming the norm, we are constantly in need of more hard drives. On top of a need for reliable storage space I’m always looking for a way to speed up my workflow and hence spend less time in front of the monitor. A couple of months ago storage solution specialists CalDigit announced a new addition to their external drive lineup, the USB 3.0 packing AV Drive. On top …
Apple launches the tiny 11.6″ Macbook Air – How will it work for traveling photogs ?
Apple has this morning launched a new Macbook in their lineup, the 11.6″ and Macbook Air. The Macbook Air in itself is nothing new, it has been around for for a few years though I have yet to meet anyone that actually uses one. The similarly sized and better specc’d, cheaper 13″ Macbook Pro was always a no-brainer when choosing between the two. Apple has addressed this today with the introduction of the smaller 11.6″ Macbook Air. Much thinner and much smaller than a 13″ Macbook Pro you can begin to see some advantage to this solution if you are …
Ad for Atomic Skis
This is an ad for Atomic Skis that I shot in Alaska last spring time. It was shot with a Canon 1DMKIV and a 300mm f2.8 L IS with a 1.4 teleconverter on it. The helicopter dropped me off on an opposite ridge to the line the guys were skiing on so I was quite some distance away. The skier in the shot is professional freeskier Tim Durtchi and the guys from Poorboyz Productions were also on hand to film the action for their movie Revolver. I knew Tim was going to do this trick off the cliff so I …
Pushing flash X-sync to the limit
For people that shoot fast moving action with strobes like myself, we are always worrying about sync speeds and flash durations. Today I’m going to talk a little bit about flash sync and give a quick example of how you can push the boundaries of what can often seem like a very limiting factor with DSLRs. One of the first questions people ask when they start experimenting with flash is “why does my camera not allow me to use a shutter speed higher than 1/xxx second?” If you scan through the specifications of a camera you will see one called …