Introducing: The Digital Photography Newsletter!
Kind of like an NPR pledge drive, we’ve come to the end of my designed self-promotion week. I’ve spent the last few days working on some back-end website items, developing evergreen content for future posting and planning a digital photography newsletter. That’s where you come in–sign up for the newsletter! What Will Be In The […]
Weekly Photo Opportunities Mar 1 to 7: Going Green Edition
That headline is a bit of a pun. Tell me if you can figure it out and I’ll buy you a beer. Francophonie Cultural Festival 3/5-4/1 Around DC? I had never heard of this, which is interesting because we’re a vaguely Francophone household. In any case, the DC Francophonie Festival “celebrates the diversity and richness” […]
Photography This Week: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…
This is what capitulation looks like. I give up–the cold weather and snow has utterly defeated me. Since it will never go away, let’s look at some ways to plan for and get better pictures in those blinding and exposure-destroying white, frozen, cruel landscapes. The second two articles have similar messages, but the last focuses […]
Etsy Spotlight: Photographs from Our Italy Tour
In August of 2014, my wife and I were fortunate enough to enjoy two weeks in Europe. We stayed with friends during the first leg of the trip, exploring the villages outside of Toulouse. Our second week was spent with family on the Italian coast. Both trips produced tons of wonderful photography opportunities; I’m going […]
Tethering my Canon t4i to an iOS Device
I have to say, I’m really pretty excited about this post. I love really smart solutions that are fairly low cost and elegant, and the combination of my iPhone 6+, t4i and the Flashair Wireless SD card and Flashair Software is pretty close to all three. What it lacks in elegance it makes up for […]
Weekly Photo Opportunities Feb. 21 to 28: Winter Drudge Edition
ATLAS Intersections Festival 2015 2/20/2015-3/7/2015 The Atlas Performing Arts Center There’s a plethora of activities happening during this two-week festival, some camera-appropriate and some not. Use your best judgement, but take a look because you’ll probably find something that interests you, even if it’s camera inappropriate. DC Rollergirls 2/21/2015 DC Armory A DC favorite, the […]
Photography this Week: Mirrorless Edition
In keeping with the theme, we’ll take a look at some of the mirrorless camera advice that can be found around the web. I’m stubbornly sticking with my DSLR, but there’s certainly a whole new mirrorless world developing out there. The good thing about that is that it’ll (hopefully) force Canon and Nikon to innovate […]
DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras
Some ground rules here… Since I wanted to provide a real-life mirrorless vs DSLR comparison, I’m going to focus on the outcomes, instead of the “how.” I’m avoiding as much tech-speak as possible, and simplyfing pretty significantly. I’m also grouping Micro Four Thirds, APS-C and mirrorless cameras all under the category of “mirrorless.” The third […]
Weekly Photo Opportunities Feb 15 to 23: Inappropriately Dressed Edition
In this week’s edition of Weekly Opportunities, I offer you what is perhaps your only chance to photograph people in their underwear without being a creep. Also, a parade that none of us know existed and a fashion week preview with plenty of judgement. Cupid’s Undie Run 2/15/2015 319 Pennsylvania Ave SE I’ll never quite […]
Photography This Week: Astrophotography
If you’ve noticed a theme of late, you’re not wrong. I think I’m attracted to astrophotography partly because opportunities are so rare. I live in a dense, highly-built-up neighborhood of Washington, DC, so honing my night photography skills is not something I can do regularly. In any case, along with the profiles of my efforts, […]