While Lightroom 4 came out and was extremely solid, there are always a few glitches that will be found when tens of thousands of people start pounding on it. This release candidate features a number …

Recently I wrote about why audio recording on DSLR’s sucks so bad. While you can fix the audio issues on the 5D Mk II with the Magic Lantern Firmware you are still don’t have a …

Every once in a while we dredge up a classic post from the past. One of the most popular posts ever was this one on using high speed sync (fp sync on Nikons).
One of my …

During our adventure into shooting video with a DSLR such as the Canon EOS 7D one of the recent things we looked at was that you should maintain a shutter speed of twice the frame …

One of the best things about shooting video with a DSLR is the ability to use lenses with large apertures in order to have a short depth of field. This allows you to change the …

Ok, so I finally broke down and bought a new camera, I picked up a 7D  and so my 50D has been relegated to being a backup camera. While you could certainly go one and …

A big stumbling block for many new camera users is how to figure out how much depth of field a particular image will have it in given the focal length of the lens, the aperture used and the distance to the subject. Trust me on this, trying to do the algebra to figure it out is not something most people want to try to do in their heads. In this article we will cover all of the math involved and then make it real easy with an Excel spreadsheet and some links to some free applications to help you out.

If you shoot people, at some point you will want to consider getting what is considered to be one of the best focal lengths for portraits, which is the 70-200mm. With the compression that this …

Shooting an awards ceremony usually doesn’t allow you the opportunity to setup much in the way of lighting.
 
At a recent event I only had a few minutes to get whatever I was going to do …

Canon has announced the new EOS 60D and as a 50D owner I am a little underwhelmed. It appears Canon has decided to position the 60D clearly in the consumer sector where the 50D blurred …

Canon has recently announced the new 7DSV (7D Studio Version). This new version of the 7D adds some interesting new features that some studios may be able to use to streamline their workflows. For most …

One of my favorite features of speedlites is High Speed Sync. This feature allows you to work with speedlites way past your camera’s normal sync speed (1/160 – 1/250 depending on camera). By shooting …