Archive for the ‘Tech Stuff’ Category
I Pre-Ordered my iPad. Have you?
I pulled the trigger Friday on my iPad pre-order. I’ve been pretty quiet about the iPad. It’s something that I’m not entirely sure will fit into my computing life, but I definitely see it as a solution that is worth a try. As a photographer it has awesome potential. As far as I am concerned, [...]
Backup your Photos
I can’t think of anything worse than the idea of losing the tens of thousands of images that I have captured over the years. My gut gets tight even thinking of the idea. Luckily for me, I have what I consider to be a fantastic backup strategy. Professional photographers are much better at this than [...]
The Importance of Color Calibration: 5 “Must Do” Steps to Ensure Proper Color
You might be asking yourself, what the heck is color calibration? In really simple terms, it is the process of making your computer monitor and printer display color correctly. In other words, when you look at a red rose on your screen, you want it to look the same when you print it. I know [...]
Focal Plane Shutters, Camera Sync Speed, and High Speed Sync….Oh My!
In the lighting class I taught last weekend, Jay asked me a question about high speed sync on his Canon Speedlight. This is also called Auto FP on Nikon cameras. Well, I promised to answer the question later in the class and it completely escaped me before the end of the day. So to try [...]
CameraBag Update
Again, my most favorite iPhone App keeps getting better and better. With the 1.5.2 update available just in time for July 4th, we have some much anticipated features included in this release. For starters, the old border for the Instant (looks like a Polaroid) filter returns after some legal snafu forced the cruddy wide adaptation [...]
When does Image Stabilization help my photos?
I love technology. Especially when it is used in conjunction with my photography. To that point, I want to discuss Image Stabilization. Some manufactures call it Vibration Reduction (VR), Anti-shake, or a myriad of other product names. For the purposes of this article I’ll refer to it by it’s more common product name of IS. [...]
iPhone 3GS & OS 3.0 are here!
I picked up my 32 Gig iPhone 3GS today. Closest store that had it was a BestBuy. I was happy that they had them in stock, but best of all there was no wait to buy. It made me feel sorry for all the people standing in line hours at the Apple Stores. The phone [...]
Nikon D5000 Pixel Peeping Faux Pas
Personally I get excited about new camera releases, most especially when its from Nikon. Last night they released information on their new DSLR the Nikon D5000. A 12.3 MP SLR with a higher ISO range than most entry level SLRs. It includes D-Lighting, 720P video, and a new (but lower resolution) Swivel LCD. All this [...]
Gotta {heart} the iPhone
I think the title says it all. I waited for what seems like years to buy an iPhone. After using it for a month I can hardly remember how I functioned without its tiny handiness. Every time I turn around I’m finding another app that changes the way I use the interwebs. From the GPS, [...]
