Category Archives: Photography

Mic Check

So the latest rig I assembled is a D600 mounted to a JuicedLink pre amp, providing phantom power to a Shure SM58A Beta, which in turn feeds a very clean audio signal back to the camera.

Nikon D600 and Steadicam Merlin

It took me a few days, but I managed to balance the D600 and 17-55mm combo on another Steadicam Merlin (borrowed from a friend to be used as a test mule). Anyone who has tried to setup one of these things with any camera will tell you it’s a lesson in trial and error and […]

Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 DX on D600 FX

Trying out my "free" lens on the D600. The 17-55mm 2.8 DX is a lens for the smaller sensor cameras, but I thought I would use it without enabling the crop mode.

Nikon 50mm 1.4D on Nikon D600

Revisiting one of the many 50mm lenses I used to own.

The Sound of Silence

We all need to print out more of our digital photography work, make things, share them in real life, give tangible products that prove we were here.

ImagingUSA Expo

The ImagingUSA Expo was in our backyard earlier this week in Atlanta. I went to see the gear of course, and to get some inspiration for new things we could possibly make for photography. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I’ve always known that you can’t make an easy living taking pictures, […]

Nikon D600 Rolling Review (Words and Pictures)

Just my thoughts and opinions on the newest camera to the fleet, Nikon's Full Frame FX format D600.

Polaroid Automatic 100 Strobist

Polaroid Automatic 100 Land Camera and Fuji FP-100C negative recovery with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser!

Nikon J1 and LED Bracket

DIY Bracket to place a 160 LED light on top of the J1, making for a slick little video camera.

Starlight Six

So I went treasure hunting at the Starlight Six Drive-In flea market, and wouldn’t you know it, my “spidey sense” alerted me to some deals at the very last booth I visited. I’ve always enjoyed going to flea markets, ever since I was a little kid taking road trips with my dad. He would find […]

Portrait Photography with a DIY Two Way Mirror Setup

Our DIY Two Way Mirror Box made from Aluminum and acrylic mirror.

Olympus + Leica

Technical Notes: Olympus E-PL1 and the 80 year old German Leica 50mm f/2 Summar I took off the Russian Zorki 4. Since the lens lacks any coating whatsoever, the flaring is way over the top when I shoot towards any light source. It took a lot of post processing in Capture NX 2 to get the […]

Nikon J1 and 85mm f/1.4

Mounting an 85mm on the J1 with simple mechanical adapters. It works! :)

Zorki 4

Notes: Went on another treasure hunt and added this to the mix for a very good price. The Zorki (spelled in Cyrillic) was Russia’s attempt at making a Leica clone. This particular model is the Zorki 4, using the M39 Leica Thread Mount lenses. The Summar 50mm f/2 collapsible lens wasn’t in the best of […]

Nikon 1 and DIY Slider

Custom Built "DIY" Slider for video.

Nikon 1 and C Mount Lens

Nikon J1 and Cosmicar 25mm f/1.8 Television Lens for some unique color results.

Mola Demi Softlight Beauty Dish Twin Speedlight Bracket

We built a custom twin / double speedlight bracket for the Mola softlight, or beauty dish.

Snapseed for Mac

Notes: Snapseed is now available in the Mac App store. A bit more expensive than the iPad app, but then again, most people don’t realize how expensive plugins cost for the various photo editing programs. Very limited options in the desktop/notebook version, and the jpeg compression is set for small file sizes, but it does […]

Kodak DC 210 vs Nikon vs Canon vs — Does it even matter anymore?

The first digital cameras I used were the school’s Sony Mavicas that stored images on floppy discs and the Apple Quicktakes. It wasn’t until the affordable Kodaks came out that I finally got one of my own. My dad bought me that Kodak DC 210. It was on discount for about $400+. I was in […]

Polaroid Spectra

I've had this Polaroid Spectra sitting on the shelf for a while. It also came with a pack of expired film.

18 x 24: iPad as a Digital Portfolio

Thoughts on custom tailoring my various tablets for presenting work, and finally putting a stop to traditional printed portfolio binders. On a DIY aluminum stand.

Nikon J1 Review (…by a girl) :)

Random photo hangout with the Nikon 1 J1. Comparisons with other cameras with different sensor sizes.

Nikon 1 (Pre-Review)

First thoughts and pictures from the new Nikon mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the J1.

Polaroid 104 Land Camera

Land Camera + Pocket Wizards + Nikon SB800

Location Scouting: Railway Museum

Fuji X100 and Nik Software Snapseed

Snapseed

Editing photos on the couch with Nik Software's iPad/iPhone app Snapseed and Dropbox.

Fujifilm X100

After acquiring new gear, I like to take my own "product shots." This is the latest addition to the fleet, the Fujifilm X100. Even I get tired of all the clackety clacking that my various cameras make. It's refreshing to use a large sensor camera with a good lens, and whisper quiet shutter.

Nikon F100

Notes: Latest addition to the fleet (although about 10 years late to the party!), the Nikon F100. Will shoot black and white film for the upcoming gigs this month.

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