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Holiday Shopping Guide: Camera Bags & Cases

Holiday Shopping Guide: Camera Bags & Cases

When a photographer leaves the safety and security of the studio and goes on location, they need to start packing. It doesn’t matter whether you’re slinging gear into a Land Rover or a baggage handler is stuffing it inside a Airbus, you need tough dependable bags and cases…

Low Ball And Other Ways to Go Broke

Low Ball And Other Ways to Go Broke

…how some photographers think that the only way that they can attract new clients is by giving them low-ball estimates that undercut their competition. These shooters are blind to the fact that short-term thinking like this does not build client loyalty and only reduces an operation’s profitability.

A Tripod Helps With Close Focusing

A Tripod Helps With Close Focusing

Tripods are a popular topic on this blog because I think it’s a simple tool that can really improve the sharpness (and even the composition) of your images. A tripod forces you to take the time to look at the four corners of your frame so there is no surprises. Recently, I started my annual Holiday Buyer’s Guide series of posts and the first topic was tripod heads

Holiday Shopping Guide: Tripod Heads

Holiday Shopping Guide: Tripod Heads

Staring today and continuing into the Holiday Season, I’ll be posting a shopping guide that might be helpful for either you or a favorite photographer that you might be shopping for. Let’s kick it off with a look at tripod heads…

It’s Native American Heritage Month

It’s Native American Heritage Month

In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994.