Paddling Magazine Feature
I don’t always get to share published work but this quick piece about kayaking with grizzly bears, from a kayaking magazine called Paddling Magazine, is available to read online in their digital edition.
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Gear Check: Pelican Storm Cases for Kayaking
Since buying my new kayak last month I’ve been testing various methods to safely carry camera gear on my trips. First I tried using a waterproof deck bag strapped to the webbing in front of the cockpit. This worked ok on flat water such as lakes, but it proved cumbersome to deal with in less...
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Peak Design Travel Backpack Launched
Peak Design are expanding their lineup of photography bags with the addition of the Travel Backpack 45L. This bag is actually adjustable in volume from 30-45L to accommodate a variety of airline regulations, and the interior of the bag is customizable with three different sizes of Photo Cubes to...
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Luminar Flash Sale: Lock In the Lowest Price Yet!
Sorry, this special offer has now ended. Luminar from Skylum Software has been making waves in the world of photo editing software in the last year or so. Not only is it powerful, but it’s also incredibly fun and quick to use. You only have to take a look...
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LifeStraw Flex Water Filter Review
The LifeStraw Flex is a highly portable water filter that that can be used in a variety of different ways to remote bacteria, parasites, microplastics and particulates from any water source. Since I’m often outdoors, clean water is always a consideration so I put this new offering from LifeStraw to the test.
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Behind The Shot: Yukon Ice Cave
On a recent trip to the Yukon I captured this photo of a gigantic ice cave that exists year round near Haines Junction. Local photographer Matt Jacques and I set off on this little adventure, expecting a relatively easy hike, but mother nature had other plans! The trail gradient was relatively...
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Why Is This Kayak Shot Faked? Can You Guess?
Not everything is quite as it seems in this photo. Can you figure out how and why I had to fake this shot?
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My New Kayak: Boréal Design Compass 140 Ultralight
This week I picked up a new 14ft touring kayak so that I can reach a few new places to photograph. I’ve had my eye out for something like this for a couple of years but when I heard about the Ultralight series from Boreal Design, I knew I had found my ship! The Compass 140 was already a...
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Sometimes I Forget That I Have This Power in My Pocket
Last week my partner and I were walking our dogs around the local lake in the evening, when we spotted this wonderful patch of floating vegetation. A rain shower had just passed through and droplets of water still clung to many of the leaves. Despite the flat light from an overcast sky, the...
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Think Tank Streetwalker Rolling Backpack V2 Vs. Airport TakeOff V2
Think Tank Photo recently launched Version 2 of their StreetWalker Rolling Backpack and when I was reading through the specifications it got me curious, and raised a few questions. You see, they also make another rolling backpack that was similarly updated to V2 recently, and it’s called the...
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An Introduction to ProGrade Digital, and a Chat with the CEO
First the Backstory In 2017 the parent company of Lexar memory cards, Micron, announced that they would be shutting down that arm of the company. The Idaho-based flash memory company does huge business in other technology sectors, and the consumer memory card business wasn’t a sector that...
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What’s The Best Way to Recover Deleted Photos?
If you accidentally delete some photos of your memory card or hard drive, all is not lost, even if you used the “Format card” command. A lot of people don’t realize that when files are deleted, all that is destroyed is the “map” that tells your computer (or camera)...
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Canon 1D X Mark II – A High ISO King!
Regular readers will know that these days my camera of choice is the Canon 5D Mark IV because I love its versatility. It’s not as fast as the 1-Series cameras, and not as high resolution as the 5DS R series, but balance of these things makes it a great option for someone that shoots a very...
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A Reminder About Aerial Photography Tips!
There’s nothing quite like flying over incredible landscapes! I recently went for a flight over Whistler with Sea to Sky Air to get some photos and footage for a new project. I was processing some photos today and it reminded me of a hugely in-depth tutorial that I wrote about this topic a...
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Wow! Coolest Way to Store Photos?!
I had to post a couple of photos of this! The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. I actually wrote about it a while back when it was first announced, but I just got my hands on one today and it was even smaller than I though it would be! It comes in 256GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB variations at the moment,...
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Think Tank Change Up – Review + Photos
The Think Tank Change Up V2 is an interesting camera bag that straddles the line between the brand’s many shoulder bags, and their extremely popular modular belt pack series that is used by so many event photographers. The Change Up is primarily a belt pack that’s capable of carrying a camera and...
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Thoughts on Canon’s New 70-200mm Lenses and Their Surprising Price
Canon unveiled updated versions of their L-Series 70-200mm lenses this week and since these lenses have long been among the most popular in their lineup, I wanted to write some thoughts – good and bad – about this launch. First let’s take a look at what has been changed from the...
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Gear Check: Best PFD for Photographing from a Kayak
Long term blog or social media followers of mine will know that I love to photograph wildlife from a kayak because it gives you such a wonderful low perspective. One of the challenges with photography from a kayak, or any small boat for that matter, is keeping gear safe, but also readily...
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Battery Grips: Canon Has Been Getting This Wrong for Years!
A battery grip serves a few purposes: Firstly it allows you to more comfortably and solidly hold a camera in portrait orientation. Secondly it replicates the main camera control when held in this position. Finally, it also allows you to go longer without having to swap batteries, because it allows...
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Gear Check: Canon Drop-In Polarizer
Circular polarizing filters are used for cutting down reflected light from water, wet surfaces, foliage and the sky. Most avid photographers are at least aware of their regular usage in landscape photography, and smart ones have one in their bag because it can totally transform an image when used...
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