Year: 2010

  • TWiP #180 – I Am Ironman

    On this episode of TWiP, Copyright or Copy wrong, Iron Man body armor for your dSLR, and Borrowlenses.com marketing guy Josh Norem talks 3rd party lenses.

  • New Photography eBook: Light & Land

    New photography ebook! With equal parts inspiration and instruction, Michael Frye goes step-by-step through the aesthetic judgements behind each decision in making great imagery, and reveals some fundamental principles behind creating amazing landscape photographs.

  • TWiP #178 – Airport Insecurity

    On this episode of TWiP, is taking photos of the security lines in airports a good idea , Canon offers to modify your camera, and a follow-up on Topaz Labs InFocus software.

  • Topaz InFocus Real-World Test

    Every now and then a peice of software comes around with the promise of making photographers’ lives easier. When I first read about the InFocus software from Topaz Labs I thought it might be the holy grail of fixing soft shots. Unfortunately, it looks like there’s no magic bullet for bad focus-yet.

  • TWiP #176 – How to Buy Lenses

    On this episode of TWiP-should you buy on or off brand lenses? When to shoot RAW vs. JPEG, and DSLR market leaders Nikon and Canon widen their leads.

  • Canon/Nikon Mug Winners!

    Back in TWiP episode #166, I announced a contest to give away both Nikon and Canon lens mugs. Well, we’ve finally gotten our $%^@ together, and have selected the contest winners.

  • TWiP #172 – Sony, Panasonic, & the Feds

    On this episode of TWiP, Panasonic introduces a 3D lens, onOne releases free Lightroom pre-sets, Homeland Security is going to allow photography outside Federal Buildings, and is Sony working on a 24mp translucent mirror camera?

  • TWiP #168 – Photokina!

    On this episode of TWiP, we recap some of the news and announcements coming out of Photokina, Sony comes on strong with the A55, and Photocomment.net editor Tristan Hall joins the discussion.

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    Photokina – A First-Timers Perspective

    As a first time Photokina attendee I will be honest, I did not know what to expect. Everyone I knew who had been said it would be bigger than anything I had been to before. When I look back now, I don’t think there is a way to prepare yourself – other than to start working out a few months in advance – and it will be tough to make other understand the magnitude of it when I get back.

  • The Empire is Back: Sony at Photokina

    A few years back I watched with admiration, a National Geographic documentary on three peoples pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca. If photography were a religion – and for some that may very well be the case – then Photokina would be its Mecca, and our journey there was not without it’s challenges.

  • New Sigma SD1

    I have to admit, I’m getting much more interested in the Sigma sensors now that the resolution is getting to a size that I can work with. Stacking the sensors makes sense… If it were a full-sized sensor… I’d be even more intriguing.

  • A Trek to Snow Lake

    Read one TWiP listeners’ account of his trek to Snow Lake, a remote ice basin that has been described by some as the most beautiful on the planet.

  • TWiP #164 – Megapixels: A Bridge Too Far

    On this episode of TWiP, the winner of our contest is announced! Some technical discussion around Canons 120 Megapixel sensor, Sony releases a trio of new cameras, and the US Government wants you to push more paper.

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    Nikon D3100 Review

    Nikon has announced its new D3100 entry-level SLR camera. While I’m sure there are many small improvements, the obvious and most touted improvement within the release is, of course, a much more robust video support than what we have seen in previous Nikon models. Since we are talking about video, here are my observations…

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    Fuji Releases Update to 3D Camera

    Fuji has released an update to their W1 3D camera, the W3. Their new 3D camera sports a slightly sleeker interface, larger LCD screen and the capability of 720p video… in 3-D no less! As many of you know, I purchased a Fuji W1 a few months ago and I’ve been snapping 3D photos ever since.