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Archive for the ‘Equipment Reviews’ Category
Speed Up Post Production with RPG Keys
As photographers, we are always looking for ways to spend less time in front of the computer and more time in front of the camera. The fact is that post production is probably the largest portion of a workload in a professional photography studio. So, anything we can do to reduce the time we spend [...]
Continue Reading »6 Must-Have Lenses for Wedding Photography
Wedding photography is a unique combination of every type of photography. Fashion and portrait photography, architectural photography, product photography, macro photography, family and children photography, and sometimes even travel photography are all included under the required knowledge umbrella of wedding photography.
In order to deliver a complete wedding photography product, you’re going to need lenses [...]
Photographer’s Interview – Timothy Riley
This week, we had the opportunity to interview our friend, Timothy Riley, a wedding photographer based out of Portland and Augusta, Maine. Besides being a great photographer, Timothy is an entrepreneur and innovator, as he came up with the brilliant idea of RPG Keys, a tool that dramatically increases the efficiency of photographers’ workflow around [...]
Continue Reading »Reviews – Our 4 Favorite Retailers for Cameras and Electronics
When we purchase equipment for our studio, we go through a list of our four favorite retailers until we find the product that we are looking for. The list you see below shows the retailers we go through, in order, until we find what we want. Hopefully this list will help you in knowing where [...]
Continue Reading »Equipment – Should I Buy a Canon or Nikon Camera?
As professional photographers, I think the question we get the most from budding amateur photographers is, “Which camera system should I buy, Canon or Nikon?” While there is no clear cut answer, this article will assist you in coming to a decision of which system and brand better suits you.
Continue Reading »Equipment Review – 4 Reasons to Use Neutral Density (ND) Filters
As photographers, one of our most common problems is not having enough light. Whether we’re in a dark banquet hall or in a dark chapel, the obstacle of getting enough light for a properly exposed image has led us to spending thousands of dollars on top-notch camera sensors, flash units, remote triggers, video lights, wide-aperture [...]
Continue Reading »Equipment Review – 5 Reasons to Travel with the Tamron 28-75mm
The many factors that go into determining a good travel lens include versatility, performance, size, and weight. Ideally we’d all have our full set of lenses, including our primes, our wides, our zooms, our macros, and even our fisheyes. However, in reality, if our camera equipment is too heavy or inconvenient, we’re likely [...]
Continue Reading »Equipment – Canon Vs. Nikon – What Do the Best Wedding Photographers Use?
The age old debate among photographers is the battle between Canon and Nikon gear. Both have lineups that match up against the other in performance, price, and quality, starting from their entry level consumer camera matchup, the Canon Rebel Xsi vs. the Nikon D40, continuing with their “prosumer” matchup of the Canon 50D vs. [...]
Continue Reading »WPPI 2009 – Platform Speaker Notes – Sondra Ayers & Jerry Deck
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Lecture Title: Inexpensive marketing techniques
Overview: I stumbled into this lecture after being disappointed by a few others; but nevertheless, this lecture had great information and the presenters were very entertaining. The program focused on making positive changes and taking steps to making marketing and advertising successful. With their open dialogue and friendly [...]
Equipment Review – Pocket Wizard Plus II
When it comes to reliable remote radio triggers, the first name that comes to mind is Pocket Wizard. So, we were eager to finally get our hands on some to try them out. We originally purchased five PocketWizard PWP-TR 801-125 PLUS II Transceivers from Amazon.com for around $170 each. Oh, and yes, the crappy thing [...]
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