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How Was This Picture Made #05: The Answer

Earlier this week I posted a portrait as the next installment to our How Was This Picture Taken series. Most of our readers took this as an opportunity to stretch their brains a bit and try to use visual clues within an image to figure out how it was taken....

Aukey Cell Phone Camera Lens Review

While some people might consider cell phone photography inferior to using a "real" camera, there are many who strongly believe that, as Chase Jarvis says, the best camera is the one that you have with you. These days, that camera is typically going to be a phone. With that in...

USA Gear Camera Backpack Review

For as long as I can remember, ever since I bought my first DSLR I've been looking for "the perfect" casual camera backpack. For me, that means a backpack that I can take anywhere, that's easy to use, carries enough gear for a long walk or casual hike, has room...

How Focal Length Affects What (and How) You See

Your choice of focal length will affect what you see. Would you agree with that? What if I also said that your choice of focal length will affect how you see? That's a whole different story, now isn't it? Instead of discussing how focal length affects your view when you...

Think Tank Airport Roller Derby Review

This is a review of the Think Tank Airport Roller Derby rolling camera bag. When I first saw that Think Tank had released a new 4 wheel camera bag, I was immediately curious. I had been using the Airport 4-Sight since it first came out and was very happy with...

Why Do You Enjoy Photography?

I have a simple question for you. Why do you enjoy photography? When I first asked myself this question, I thought, "Well, it's obvious, isn't it? It's what I do for a living! I never get tired of picking up my camera and "going to work." But this doesn't really...

6 Simple and Useful Tricks for Nikon DSLRs

Our perception of any piece of technology is greatly influenced by it's ease of use and overall user experience. For example, when I bought my first DSLR, my decision came down to Canon vs Nikon. I tried Sony, Pentax and Olympus and didn't like them for one reason or another,...

Vello Auto Extension Tube Set for Nikon Review

Many years ago I bought a Nikon 55mm macro lens. This was an older, manual focus lens. It came with an older extension tube that did not communicate with the camera, meaning that any lens that was attached to it lost all communication with the camera, meaning it also became...

Expert Shield Screen Protector Review

I thought I was perfectly happy using the standard hard plastic Nikon screen protector that came with my D800. It does what it's supposed to do, right? It protects the screen from getting scratched without getting in the way of actually seeing the screen. Why mess with a good thing?...