Speedlite Flash Bracket
Came across the CheetahStand site the other day while researching some options for Speedlite compatible softboxes. Their gear looks impressive – I’m especially tempted by their octobox, which is something I’ve long lusted after. But what caught my attention right away was this: the Cheetah Speed Pro Bracket.
Pretty ingenious – by mounting the Speedlite horizontally [...]
Going Social
Although the snow has finally ended and the roads are clear again, today ended up being another stay-inside day, albeit one with enough activity to negate yesterday’s cabin fever. Today was the day that I finally took the time to sit down and do many of the things that I’ve been saying I was going [...]
8 Ideas for a Slow (Snow) Day
Right now I’m snow-bound and having visions of the Donner Party. Okay, so it’s not that bad, more a case of cabin fever setting in as I reach the 36 continuous hours in my apartment. But still, the farthest I’ve managed to go in that time is the street, to dig out my car. It’s dug out [...]
A Photo a Day
The real trouble with photography is doing it often enough. When it’s a hobby or a side profession, it is all too easy for the day job to get in the way, to eat up all your time and energy, so that when you finally get home and have the chance to grab the camera, [...]
Some thoughts on the Interwebs
One of the best things about blogging is the ability to see where your readers are coming from. Place the Google Analytics code in your site somewhere and the next thing you know, you’ve got more data and statistics than you know what to do with. Much of it is technical or specific, and frankly [...]
Frederick the Duck
Frederick the Duck is an old friend from last year, who any longer-term readers should recognize. He made featured photos several times last winter, since his unique situation makes him a perfect subject.
Frederick is a domestic duck living at a nearby park. I’m not sure how he got there, but he isn’t able to leave, [...]
The Moment it Clicks – Review
The best way to learn about photography – after actually doing it – is reading about it. And while the internet and library systems are filled with lackluster, half-assed books and articles, there are some real gems out there. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that one of those gems is written by Joe McNally [...]
Telling the story at Christmas
It’s traditions that make Christmas such a great time of year, at least in my mind. Traditions of walks outside on cold Christmas Eve’s, traditions of selecting and cutting down a tree, traditions of sneaking cookies out of the freezer without my mother catching us. Okay, so most of those are actually [...]
A birthday outing
Yesterday was my birthday, so as a gift to myself I took today off from work and got up extra early to be at Fords Pond for the sunrise. An odd choice of ways to spend a day off to most, I’m sure, but it’s what I wanted to do – I cherish my early [...]
Looking at the mundane
A little while back I spoke about trying to make images of common place things, of scenes that I was familiar – even overly familiar – with, instead of constantly wishing for something more exotic. That’s not an easy challenge to rise to, much less to walk away from with good images. And [...]