I mentioned in my last post that I use my Nikon kit for shooting for paying clients, and I was asked why that is. I think the short answer is that I know what the Nikon D800E is capable of, but I am not as confident with the image quality from the Olympus OM-D E-M5. [...]
I spent the day last Sunday at the NHRA Southern Nationals drag race in Commerce, GA. If you haven’t been to a Top Fuel drag race, you should definitely check it out! There is nothing like two cars going 0-320 mph in less than FOUR SECONDS. The Southern Nationals is a great event for photographers. [...]
I’m still putting my new Olympus OM-D E-M5 through the paces with the “kit” 12-50mm lens. I love the idea of a weather-proof lens with an extremely versatile 24-100mm effective focal length. It’s not the fastest glass (f/3.5-6.3), but it’s still OK for a general purpose lens. If it had a constant f/2.8 aperture it [...]
This is the Airport Take-Off rolling camera bag from Think Tank Photo. This is the rolling bag that I have been using for the past few years. It’s put together with the usual sturdy materials and attention to detail that you have come to expect from Think Tank Photo. I use this one in particular [...]
‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ I was excited to put my new Nikon D800e to work and make some family portraits with my wife, our 1-month old son and myself. I set up two Elinchrom Ranger Quadra battery packs to run an Elinchrom 39″ deep octa as the main light and the Quadra Ringflash ECO as [...]
Another great idea from Think Tank Photo… Next month Think Tank Photo will release the Airport 4-sight trolley-style rolling camera bag. I have GOT to start giving away some camera bags to make room for the great new gear from TTP. Click here to be notified when the bag is available to order. Santa [...]
My first day out with my new D800e was cut short by a grumpy three-week old, but I managed to make a few frames. I took the family to one of my favorite trails in north GA to shoot some waterfalls. Unfortunately it was very windy and I was not on the trail at for [...]
I LOVE my Think Tank Photo Retrospective camera bags. I use the Retrospective 20 and Retrospective 30 regularly, but there is not a great place to put an iPad in either bag. The gang at Think Tank Photo just answered my shoulder bag prayers with the new Retrospective 7. CLICK HERE for more info or [...]
I usually don’t blog regularly, but I know that I’ve been especially bad lately. This time I actually have a good reason. My first child was born on March 31,2012. His name is Deacon (we’ll probably call him Deke) and he is remarkably attractive. The months leading up to his birth were filled with preparation [...]
Sounds simple, right? In this age of higher and higher ISO and cameras that can shoot in the dark I think it’s easy to forget that. My Nikon D3S can shoot in relative darkness with ease and make beautiful files. The Olympus PEN E-P3, not so much. The Oly makes a decent image in lowlight, [...]
I have been spending a lot of time with my new Olympus PEN E-P3 since I got it a couple of weeks ago. In fact, it’s so light that I tend to wear it around my neck most of the time. I figured that the E-P3 would be a good camera for playing around and [...]
I’ve had my eye on the Micro 4/3 cameras for a while now. When Olympus released the E-P1 a few years ago it was hard to resist to cool retro styling and the promise of “DSLR quality” in a small package. All of the reviews complained about the SLOW auto focus and the less than [...]
I have ben searching for a camera like this for a while. My most recent attempt at a “take anywhere” camera was a Nikon P7000. The P7000 can produce great images and it’s compatible with Nikon’s awesome Creative Lighting System. BUT… it’s not exactly a pocket camera (unless you have huge pockets), and I wanted [...]
Our friends at Lowepro provided me with two of their newest backpacks to take for a spin in Costa Rica. I used the Photo Sport 200 AW backpack/ sling, and I brought a Scope Travel 200 AW backpack for my friend and local guide to try out. Neither one of these packs is your usual photo [...]
My good friend Rick Sammon was in town yesterday for a class on using small flash to create big, beautiful light. 19 students were on hand to learn basic skills and some advanced techniques for manual and TTL automatic flash. Showcase Photo and Video provided Westcott Apollo soft boxes, backdrops and more. Rick showed [...]
There hasn’t been much news on this page lately, and I’m sorry about that. The good news is that updates have been few and far between because I have been busy teaching and traveling. I had a great time presenting at the Blue Ridge Photo Fest in Boone, NC with Juan Pons, Leander Hutton and [...]
This is a six-week comprehensive class on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 that covers the Lightroom workflow from beginning to end. This is no one-day Lightroom overview. I want to teach you how to use Lightroom, not just show you what it can do. The class is available Friday mornings from 9:00am-11:00am. The next Friday classes [...]
I shot my friends Jon and Lauren with Jon’s new (vintage) tandem bicycle. He asked me to pinstripe the fenders, so I thought I would bring my gear over and try to make a few photos. The sunset was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen! The light was mostly two Elinchrom Ranger [...]
There were a lot of changes for Atlanta’s Drive Invasion this year. The annual music, hot rod and movie party has traditionally taken over the Starlight Drive-In for most of Labor Day weekend. This year the event was only 1 day, and it was moved to mid-October. The weather was definitely cooler than usual and [...]
Photo by Eric Thomson I recently hosted some local photographers for a visit to Atlanta’s Dragon-Con Science-Fiction and Fantasy convention. Besides vendors and celebrity guests, DragonCon is home to hundreds of attendees in elaborate, often homemade costumes. It was a great opportunity for the photographers in the group to shoot some out-of-this-world people and practice [...]
Rick Sammon and I just wrapped up the first Digital Photo Experience Weekend in Atlanta. The 20+ attendees were treated to Rick’s presentation of photo and HDR tips Saturday morning, and (hopefully) enthralled by my Lightroom presentation on Saturday afternoon We had beautiful models and great locations on Sunday as we modified light using reflectors, diffusers [...]
If you regularly travel with expensive camera gear, the Lock It Up cable lock from Think Tank Photo may be the best $25 you can spend. It is one of those items that works so well and so easily that you’re left wondering, “why didn’t I think of that?”
I wanted to take a second and mention the companies that support our workshops. When I was looking for sponsors for the Arenal Eco Adventure photo workshop in Costa Rica, it was important to me to work with people and products that I am proud to recommend and represent.
I spent last week in Orlando, FL for the Photoshop World conference at the Orange County Convention Center. This was my fourth Photoshop World and they just keep getting better. The only difficult thing about attending Photoshop World is deciding which classes to take. I tend to focus on Lightroom and photography classes, and this time was no exception.
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