IS THE NEW SONY A7R A GAME CHANGER?
by Zack Schnepf In my opinion, the Sony a7r is the most exciting camera to come out since the Canon 5D Mark I. It’s affordable, full frame, mirrorless, compact, has interchangeable lenses, and delivers the same image quality as the Nikon D800e. It can’t compete in all...Photo Cascadia – Best of 2013
By Adrian Klein Here we are, another year is coming to a close for all of us which brings time to reflect on the past and what potentially lies ahead for the new year. We don’t know about you yet we can say it’s breathtaking to look back at the photos...
Life in Focus Mini Series
By Adrian Klein Last winter f-stopgear’s videographer (Cam) came out to the Northwest for a couple days of adventure to follow me around in my element as part of the company’s Life in Focus mini-series. They picked a group of their staff pro’s to...
Wide-Angle Macro Photography by David Cobb
Wide-Angle Macro Photography By David Cobb In the traditional sense, macro photography is anything taken at a 1:1 ratio. But I don’t much like traditions in photography, so that’s why I often use a wide-angle lens for impact. By using a wide-angle lens I’m...
The Photoshop Creative Cloud Conundrum: Stick To Your Guns or Bite The Bullet? by Sean Bagshaw
If I’m going to spend time writing an article I would much rather be writing about a creative image developing technique or sharing stories and images from a recent photo trip than debating the merits of a software company’s business choices. However, in...Could a Few Morons Ruin It For the Rest of Us? by Chip Phillips
This past October, you probably heard about the scout leaders in Utah’s Goblin Valley State Park who thought it was a good idea to topple over a millennia-old hoodoo. Because they are geniuses, they then uploaded a video of the act to YouTube, including them...
Protecting and Tracking Your Images Online
By Adrian Klein I touched on this topic in early 2012 on this blog with the post New Photography Copyright Laws – Where Do You Stand when SOPA and PIPA were the buzz acronyms making their way through the online world. Although that buzz died down the subject of image...
Book Review “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher” by David Cobb
Book Review of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by David Cobb In early American photographic history there were a handful of giants, including Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, William Henry Jackson, and Edward Curtis. To improve and learn more about one’s own...
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