Camera Cheat Sheets – Review and Giveaway

July 28, 2011 by 275 Comments

GIVEAWAY IS OVER WINNERS LISTED AT BOTTOM OF POST   This past weekend a sweet new photography friend I have, Jessica, introduced me to a delightful little tool for finding your way around a new camera – CheatSheet by Bert Sirkin. We were trying to figure out a few things on her rockin’ Canon 5D […]

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Camera Batteries – Helpful Tips and Tricks

April 27, 2011 by 7 Comments

Whether you have a point and shoot or a DSLR, you have at least one, hopefully two or more, camera batteries. They are vital to you being able to use your camera, and they can get expensive to keep replacing. Good care and management can help your batteries have a long life and keep you […]

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Focal Length Comparisons

April 11, 2011 by 4 Comments

New photography enthusiasts who are looking to invest in additional lenses often ask me about the differences in focal lengths, so I thought I would do a quick comparison for you, using the prime lenses in my own camera bag. These pictures are a) not great b) done at the spur of the moment c) […]

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DSLR Lens Care {and a giveaway}

April 7, 2011 by 281 Comments

I have written many a photography and editing tutorial, but never one regarding the very equipment that helps us get those beloved pictures. So, I thought I would dedicate a couple of posts to some hardware basics. (I am tackling lenses first because I have goodies that I’ve been dying to give away and cannot […]

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