When it was launched in late 2000, the 3.1-megapixel—I don’t think anybody called’em megapixels until Olympus started doing it—Canon EOS D30 cost $3,000, or about $5,300 in today’s dollars. Not surprisingly, even though I had several EOS film SLRs that was too expensive for me.

During July, we celebrate National Anti-Boredom Month to encourage everyone to identify what makes us bored and find ways to combat it. We often associate being bored with having nothing to do, but that’s not always the case. Many times, we have plenty to do or are even doing it, but the task at hand does not stimulate our minds. It may be repetitive or not challenging enough. When this happens, we can become irritable, tired, or begin to not care about how well we do a task. We may also seek out stimulation to relieve the boredom.

We’ve all heard the expression “Time flies when you’re having fun” but that really got to me when I posted these two portraits of Mary and I for today’s blog that are separated by almost 40 years years.

Whether shooting portraits with speedlights, power pack and head systems or monolights, one of the best ways to improve the quality of their light is by using a light modifier like an umbrella.

Back when Shutterbug was a print magazine, I received an e-mail from a reader asking, “Why do you do infrared photography, when regular photography is already so hard? Here’s why…