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Poll: Would You Buy an Apple iPad For Photography?

There have been a lot of opinions flying around about the new Apple iPad. Photographers are a gadget happy bunch, and we love to salivate over new gear for our hobby or profession. But the question is: did they hit the mark for photographers, or will this be a hit with the casual [...]

Sublime Light Now Available on Your Phone

Want to read Sublime Light on the go, without having to see the normal theme and small text? I have a solution! Sublime Light is now available in a phone friendly format. If you’ve got an iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Opera Mini mobile, Palm Pre, or BlackBerry Storm, the blog will automatically show you [...]

What does the iPad announcement mean to you as a photographer?

Several months ago, my wife and I bought Apple iPhones to help us better manage our studio. We can keep our calendar synchronized, process credit cards, maintain a portable portfolio, manage contacts, emails, Twitter, and Facebook, all from the comfort of wherever we are. Before this, we were device minimalists. We had [...]

Dude, You’re Gettin’ A Dell! And It Sucks.

Editor’s note: This article is a not a rant about Dell. Dell is simply an example of what I believe is poor customer relations having a negative impact. Last week we bought a projector (Dell M109S) for our studio, Solley Photography. It was a cool, tiny (fits in the palm of your hand) Dell model, [...]

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Gear Report: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM Lens

For any of you who have been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably know that I’m not a big fan of technical reviews. You’ve never seen me shoot color cards, comparing RGB values, looking at lines per inch of resolution. When I look at a new piece of equipment, [...]

Coming Soon: Review of Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS

Self portrait. Shot with the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS I recently took the plunge and spent a very large chunk of change on this new lens. I’ve had it for about two weeks now, and, well, I’ll reserve judgement for a proper review. But just so you know, it’ll be coming your way soon.

Worldwide Photo Walk – Fort Collins, Colorado

On July 18th, 2009 I’ll host the Fort Collins edition of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk. We’ll be cruising around the Colorado State University campus. The walk starts at 4 PM and goes until we’re all wore out. If you live in the area, please come join us! It will be lots of [...]

New Gear: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 Lens

Eiffel Tower. 10mm I mean really wide. At ten millimeters, standing at the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I was able to get the whole thing with frame to spare. The wideness of this lens is great if you’re trying to catch a landscape or suck in an entire London hotel [...]

New Gear: AlienBees B400 and Giant Softbox

I got a new toy recently. Shortly before Christmas, I purchased an AlienBees B400 monolight and 30×60 “giant” softbox. The main driver behind this purchase was A) I like Paul C. Buff gear, B) PCB stuff is very cost effective, and C) I wanted to get a really big softbox without doing something [...]