Just like Romanas, I love my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (in fact, I was the one who convinced Romanas to get one after my experience with the Surface Pro 2 and eventually 3rd generation). Although Romanas has already put a lot of great information in his excellent in-depth review, there...
Nikon 35mm f/1.8G ED Review
After Nikon introduced the super lightweight and inexpensive Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens for DX cameras, many Nikon shooters started requesting a similar lens for full-frame cameras. Those who did not want to spend over $1500 on the professional Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G did not have a lot of options from Nikon...
FastRawViewer Review: Best RAW Viewer for Your Workflow
No matter what software one uses for post-processing photographs, the process of selecting what images to keep and work on, also known as "culling", can be quite painful when dealing with thousands of images. And this gets even more painful when working with RAW images because operating systems usually have...
The Lume Cube and Why You Want It
I was a bit disappointed by the Photo Plus Expo this year in New York, because unlike last year, I did not find a lot of innovative products to be excited about. It seemed like the exhibit floor was full of the same things we had previously seen, except this...
How to Work With The Groom
A lot of wedding photographers think their work is mostly for the bride, and I can see why. Usually, it's the bride who spends countless hours looking for the right person to capture the best day of her life, sometimes even years before the actual wedding. I've had men contact...
Photographing Captive Reptiles
Small sensor cameras have their detractors, but there are specific situations where shooting with a small sensor camera has some advantages. For example, my Nikon 1 gear is ideally suited to taking photographs of captive reptiles because of its light weight, portability, and the comparatively short minimum focusing distance of...
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review: Photography and Writing
Here I am, sitting at a cozy coffee house. Not just some coffee house, too, but a place where a lot of young people hang out - students, mostly. They come here for a cup of coffee much like people do at Starbucks overseas. Like me, they also come here...
A Stranger in a Strange Land
Have you ever had a surreal experience when you’ve walked through a doorway and once on the other side you’ve entered into a strange, foreign land where people speak in tongues, and you feel completely lost and helpless? NIKON 1 V2 + 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 25.2mm, ISO 400, 1/400, f/5.3[/caption]...
Sensor Crop Factors and Equivalence
The subject of sensor crop factors and equivalence has become rather controversial between photographers, sparking heated debates on photography sites and forums. So much has been posted on this topic, that it almost feels redundant to write about it again. Sadly, with all the great and not-so-great information out there...
How Taking a Step Back Adds Story to Photography
We all have our strengths and weaknesses, as well as ways to deal with the latter. And it is only natural for us to sort of... drift towards our strengths. Hold on to them, practice as often as we can and, by doing so, get even better at them. And...