So here they are - a first glimpse of the P1 production units. Pictured are the v1.0 preproduction prototypes. These are functional units from the first short run batch. They were manufactured with micro sized internal antennas. These micro antennas, though highly and specially tuned for this application, failed to provide the even signal pattern they were looking for. The pictured units have been refitted with connectors for external antennas. The unit pictured displays the antenna to be used on final production ... Read More

If you haven't visited the L7Foto Flickr Group, we post regular assignments to help people have inspiration for taking different types of pictures.  This new assignment is for you to go out and take a picture where you live that shows something unique or special about your city and shows what winter in your city is like. Showing a tree covered in snow may be a pretty picture but it may not represent anything about where you live. In my entry, I am ... Read More

Gavin over at The Pro Photo Show put up a nice link to our recent article about shooting in manual mode.  If you haven't heard of Gavin's site or his podcast, I encourage you to subscribe to it. It is on my list of "must listen to podcasts every week. Please go see what's going on over there! Thanks for the link Gavin. Link: http://www.prophotoshow.net Read More

With the popularity of L7Foto.com over the last few months growing at an amazing rate, the slow speed of the 1and1.com shared server is just too much for this site. Tonight I will be moving the site to a new account over at BlueHost. You can compare the difference by checking out the sites I have already moved over such as http://L7Studios.com and http://kerrygarrison.com. Read More

Adobe has released the update to Lightroom 1.2 with a number of improvements and support for more cameras like the Canon EOS 40D. One thing that caught our eye was better noise reduction for Bayer sensor cameras. What this may sound like an oddball technical phrase, this applies to a lot of cameras such as Canon's and Nikons. We wanted to take a look at this feature and see what kind of a difference it would make. Read More

Well the polls told us you wanted a regular podcast so here we are kicking it off. This week I host it myself and bring everyone up to speed on current articles as well as some news items of interested. Please check it out and leave us some feedback so we know exactly what you would like to "hear" from us. Each show will have show notes (continue reading) to help you link over to any articles or other sites that we ... Read More

We recently got the time to sit down with our good friend David Esquire of Esquire Photography in Huntington Beach California. David has been in the photography business for over 20 years shooting events such as the X-Games and doing shoots for companies such as Slim Jim, Sports Illustrated, and The Warped Tour. Over the past 8 years, David has gone back to his grass-roots specialty from where he stared from and has been in engagement and wedding photography for clients around ... Read More

Over at Mashable, they have posted an article with links to over 90 online photography tools and resources. From online photo editors, photo sharing sites, free photo hosting, photo blogs, and much more. Be sure and check it out and bookmark the page. Source: http://mashable.com/2007/06/23/photography-toolbox/ Read More

There is a huge amount of misinformation on what you can and cannot take photos of and you need to be aware of what your rights are should you ever be in a situation where somebody is questioning your right to take a photograph of something or someone. We have been in this situation several times in the past and even have had people threaten to sue us over the use of certain images, knowing your rights is the best defense when ... Read More

More and more people are trying their hand at HDR photography. Today we are going to do a complete walk through of how this amazing technique works. If you aren’t familiar with HDR, it stands for High Dynamic Range meaning you can get an image with a wider tonal range which can add detail to shadowed areas while maintaining detail in very bright areas. How it accomplishes this is by using a series of images with different exposures and then merging the ... Read More