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If there’s any camera accessory that’s a necessity, not a luxury, it’s the camera strap. I still remember watching my friend Marcel supporting a Hasselblad 500CM on a thin railing over the Triberg Falls—the highest waterfall in Germany—with the camera strap flopped over the railing, not around his neck.

Whenever I’m asked to do a presentation about infrared photography to photographic organizations  I always kick it off with a questions that I was once asked: A reader once e-mailed asking “Why do you do infrared photography, when regular photography is already so hard?”

If you read my post The New Year in Film: Resolutions, you might remember that one of my resolutions was to shoot more video/vlogs in 2022. I also mentioned that I wanted to “keep exploring new, different ways and hopefully better ways to improve how these videos look and sound.” To that end, I plan to shoot more videos on location at the various places where I’m taking photo walks, for instance.

Most entrepreneurs start a business because they’re passionate about something. Book lovers launch e-publishing enterprises, shutterbugs start photo studios (that’s my story), and art lovers open galleries or design studios. But you need more than passion to become a success in the coming year, you’ll also need to set yourself apart from other businesses that offer similar services.

In a previous Film Friday video I answered the question—Is the Hasselblad XPan a Medium Format Camera?—and then went on to offer a look at some Cheap Panoramic Cameras. Today’s video takes that one step beyond and offers my typical not-so-serious look at expensive panoramic cameras. And it’s in color too!

Working under available light, unavailable light, available darkness, or low light—it doesn’t matter what you call it—can also produce some of the most rewarding photographs.