Product Review
Dell U2412M IPS & Spyder 3 Calibrator Overview
40 days ago I wrote about my new workstation setup with the Mac Pro. I absolutely love this setup from the measly laptop I came from, and my workflow is pretty complete minus my backup system which I’m still drafting out. I have, however, made a major change with the displays. Here’s why. The old Apple Cinema Display 23″...
Tiffen Dfx v3 Photo Plugin for Adobe Lightroom
I was excited to see the latest offering from Tiffen with their 3rd version released of the popular Dfx filter package. If you are not in the know, Tiffen, one of the largest manufacturers of photo and video filters, also makes software. So in a sense, it’s like having Tiffen filters that you can digitally apply to your photos,...
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Zoom Lens
In a series I’ll eventually call “What’s in my bag!” I will be reviewing those things found in my bag for various shoots, all gear related. This will be the only “intro” to such a review, the others will be straight to the point. I decided on this lens for two reasons. 1) I needed something within the 24-70...
Sanyo Eneloop Batteries
Every once in awhile, a product comes along that changes everything. Sound familiar? Think Apple, and their catchy slogans. These are the products that help you in ways others can’t. They let you go the extra hour on battery life, protect your laptop from scratching, give new meaning to how you clean your floor, or better yet, slices, dices,...
NIK Dfine 2.0 Noise Plugin
The above example illustrates what digital noise looks like from a modern digital camera at ISO 3200. ISO noise is essentially the modern day digital film grain of yesteryear. To give a quick history lesson, in the days before digital, there were what we called film speeds, applied to various types of film. The film speed is what gave...
Custom SLR Brand Camera Strap
On a recent shoot in San Francisco I was approached by Ben Wong, the man behind the C-Loop camera strap accessory, to not only inquire about a custom bracket setup I had, but to also show their latest creation, the Custom SLR Split Strap system. I’m excited to say I was the first in the “Strap Swap“ program that...