FUNNY: Camera Bag Buying Guide
Over a decade of reviewing camera bags has all come down to this single post. A camera bag buying guide like you’ve never seen before…
Using a Trail Camera to Research Wildlife Photography Locations
Above: A lynx captured at night with my first trail camera, in the Yukon Wildlife photography can be a waiting game, but one trick that you can use to elevate your odds is researching your locations using relatively low cost trail cameras. A trail camera is a small, remotely triggered camera that can either be set to take photos or video when it senses movement. All modern trail cameras also have the ability to use infra red lights at nighttime, and many of them get far better results than you might be expecting for something that only costs between $100 …
REVIEW: Shiny Prints Metal Print Specialists
Have you ever thought about getting a metal print done? I had been wondering about them for a long time, and recently I had the opportunity to test out a metal printing specialist called Shiny Prints. Read on to find out all my thoughts on these interesting products.
These Animations Show 4 Reasons Why You Need a Polarizing Filter!
A polarizing filter is an essential part of a photographer’s kit. It produces an effect that cannot be recreated with image editing. Here’s 4 incredible results.
A Roundup of the Best Digital Asset Management Software
Digital Asset Management (DAM) can be defined as highly efficient software that organises and process files whilst advocating collaboration and file sharing of your digital assets. These assets could be documents, photos or videos (amongst many other file types). Whilst it might seem easy at first to create new folders in ‘My Documents’, the more projects you create the harder it is to access and remember where they’re all stored and sorted. This is where DAM can make a huge difference to how you organise your assets to increase work productivity DAM is also important for file safety, security and …
Photographers, You Need to Make Sure Your Website Is Using HTTPS/SSL by July!
This topic came to mind as it is something I’ve been dealing with myself at the moment, so I wanted to pass it on to all of you as well. A Google security blog post announced that in July 2018, Google will begin marking all websites that are not encrypted with SSL as “not secure” in the Chrome browser, which currently accounts for about 60% of all web browser usage. What the Heck is SSL? There are many websites out there that can explain the technical details of SSL to you much better than I can, so I’m going to …
The Problem with the Aurora Aperture ND Filters for the Canon 11-24mm
Regular screw-on ND filters don’t work on the Canon 11-24mm lens, but Aurora Aperture created a unique set of rear-mount filters that sit behind the lens mount. I tested them out, but found a major problem!!
3 Big Reasons You Should Be Using an L-Plate on Your Camera
An L-plate (sometimes called an L-bracket) is an accessory that stays permanently attached to your camera and allows you to clamp it to the ball head on your tripod. When I purchased my first L-plate about a decade ago, it was one of those “why the heck didn’t I do this before!!” moments, and since then I’ve had one on every camera I own. When people see me using it, or when I post photos of my camera setup on social media, I often get questions from people asking about “the funny bracket thing”. If you want to delve really …
Mountain Smith Kit Cube Review
Mountainsmith collaborated with adventure photographer Chris Burkhard to create a photography backpack called the Tanuck 40, and a waist pack called the Tanack 10 (no, that’s not a typo – Tanuck/Tanack). Stay tuned for a full review of the smaller Tanack very soon. These bags are sold without any kind of camera protection in them, but there is a line of camera inserts designed for the bags, called TAN Kit Cubes (Tough As Nails). The Mountainsmith TAN Kit Cubes are available in three different sizes, and in this quick review we’ll be taking a look at the small and medium …
REVIEW: Matador Camera and Lens Base Layer Protection
The Matador Lens Base Layer and Camera Base Layer are lightweight, down-stuffed protective cases for a single lens, or a lens+camera. I tested both of these products out to see how well they function and how much protection they offer.