Does Your DSLR Need a Vertical Grip?
If you want more shots per battery swap and shoot a fair amount of portrait orientation shots, a vertical grip might extend the utility of...
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Lens Distortion: Pincushion vs Barrel
There are a handful of lens distortion types cited in lens reviews, but the two most common are pincushion distortion and barrel distortion. Both types...
What is Focus Breathing?
This is a term that gets thrown around a lot in lens reviews, but what does it actually mean? Focus breathing is the minuscule change...
15 Photography Facts / Historical Notes
All the photography facts that are fit to post online. Okay, not ALL the photography facts. But here are 15 interesting (to me) photography facts:...
Some Thoughts On Available Light Photography
I’m a huge fan of available light photography. That’s probably because when I got started, I was a college student. I had no extra money...
Memory Cards: “Class” Matters for Newer Cameras
I never used to pay attention to the speed rating (called “speed class” by the industry that governs such things) on memory cards, because it...
Don’t Buy UV Filters for your Lenses
The conventional wisdom in the days of film photography was to buy a UV filter (or a “skylight” filter) for each and every lens in...
You Don’t Always NEED to Shoot in RAW
You don’t always *need* to shoot in RAW. There, I’ve said it. And by so doing, I have contradicted just about about every respected digital...