Reviews

  • Big Rocks & Marketing

    Last month, Sandy Puc was our special guest presenter at our monthly TWiP meetup. In this article, photographer and TWiP contributor Chris Krieger provides a synopsis and review of Sandy’s two-hour presentation on marketing for success as a photographer.

  • New eBook! Your Creative Mix!

    This is a book about becoming exponentially happier as a photographer, while growing your passion for the art. It’ a book about how not to be sucked into the pretentiousness of being an “artist” while finding new ways to connect with people who want to consume your art. It’s a book about YOUR CREATIVE MIX.

  • Claim your MicroStock Paycheck!

    MicroSTOCK, from Passion to Paycheck NOW. It’s an eBook designed to give you a head-start into this exciting world. Nicole is a successful Microstock photographer who self-taught her way to a regular paycheck generated entirely through photography.

  • New eBook! The Power of Black & White in Lightroom and Photoshop

    In the beginning there was black and white photography… and shooters weren’t able to use color as a means to communicate their vision. In many ways this forced the shooter to exercise the other tools at his disposal (lighting, composition, exposure) to create impact. Now it’s time to get back to basics.

  • Killer New eBook on Canon Cameras!

    I just got my hands (virtually) on the newest ebook from my good friend Joseph Linaschke. This one is all about how to get the most out of that powerful Canon camera you have sitting in your camera bag.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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.

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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.