Photographers aren't always easy people to shop for, and it doesn't help that most "photo gift guides" are generic copy-pastes from Amazon written by non-photographers. My hope is that this guide is a bit different. Below, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite gifts for photographers in 2020.…
Takeaways from an Amazing Landscape Photography Shoot
Before Nasim and I traveled to the Faroe Islands two months ago, the weather forecast predicted nonstop rain and nearly 100% cloud cover for the entire ten-day trip. Upon arrival, things didn’t look any better. Rain today. Rain tomorrow. Hey - only a 70% chance of rain on Sunday. (more…)
Apple Announces a Powerful 16″ MacBook Pro
Apple announced its long-awaited, next generation MacBook Pro today. The new 16" MacBook Pro replaces the 15" version and comes with very impressive specifications, making it the most powerful laptop Apple has ever released. Sporting 16 GB of RAM, 9th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU and 512 GB of storage…
How ExpertPhotography.com Steals Content And Outranks Everyone
It does not take a lot of effort to start a new site and crank out a boatload of content, if all you are doing is copying your competition. With the photography market on the decline, a number of photography websites have already gone through their demises. And what's left…
How to Photograph the Mercury Transit
Every so often, the planet Mercury lines up perfectly between the Earth and the Sun. When it does, astronomers and photographers have a relatively rare chance to see and photograph the planet Mercury transiting across the Sun. Today (November 11, 2019) is one of those opportunities. In this article, I…
Understanding Focus Breathing
One of the optical issues photographers often have to deal with has to do with focus breathing. It commonly occurs on many modern lenses, making it difficult to understand their true optical properties. In this article, we will take a closer look at focus breathing, how it affects images and…
The Myth of “Exposing to The Left”
You are probably familiar with the Exposing to the Right (ETTR) technique, where an image is intentionally captured as bright as possible in order to maximize the potential of a digital camera sensor. I recently came across some forum posts and articles on other resources that talk about Exposing to…
The Crash and The Resurrection
The wind was finally dying down as Bill Ellzey and I prepared to hike off into the cap-rock formations surrounding our camp. We both had objectives that might allow amazing shadow and light patterns during the sunset hour. Though good friends, we each had our own agenda. (more…)
Death Valley and Jordan Workshops – Spots Available
Due to last minute cancellations, my upcoming November 19-24, 2019 and January of 14-19, 2020 Death Valley workshops have a couple of spots available. If you would like a more exotic location, the Dubai - Jordan workshop in March of 2020 is also around the corner and we are about…
Panasonic S1R Review
The Panasonic S1R, announced in February of 2019 alongside the Panasonic S1, is one of the newest full-frame mirrorless cameras on the market today. It’s a bit of a quirky camera, but its specifications are no joke: 47 megapixels, 9 FPS, 4K 60p video… and $3700, body only. It wasn’t…