New Gadgets for Speedlite Junkies!

With airline baggage restrictions growing tighter by the day, I’ve found myself with some tough choices when packing for “On Location” jobs.  Oh sure, I’d love to drag along my beautiful Bron studio packs and heads but the cost of excessive baggage has become, well, excessive…

I needed a more compact solution and have turned to speedlites for most of my smaller jobs.  I’m sure I’m not the only one doing so because interest in good, solid speedlite work is the topic of much conversation everywhere I go.  Whenever I do a demonstration shoot for Canon at one of the big photo trade shows I’m overwhelmed by the interest in speedlites; especially when they’re applied with some sort of capable light modifiers…

I’m an unrepentant gadgeteer and more than happy to build any gizmo I need… more »

Photographers taking up video thanks to new DSLRs?

Over at ProLost, Stu Maschwitz has written a great post on the topic of photographers suddenly taking up video due to the new video-enabled DSLR cameras from Canon and Nikon. His answer? No, they won’t. Read on…

Tigers Everywhere!

Here in the States we have an Emmy-winning reality show called “Extreme Make-Over, Home Edition.” It airs on Sunday nights on the ABC network.  The show’s premise revolves around a team of volunteer home builders, craftsmen, and designers coming to the aid of a worthy but down-on-their-luck family.  In each episode, the selected family receives a surprise door-knock at 7:00am on a Saturday morning.  After reacting with justifiable glee, the family is herded into a limo and promptly packed off for a week-long vacation.  While the family is away, a vast army of local volunteers joins the substantial… more »

Metadata Showdown - Photo Mechanic vs Lightroom

Military photographer Tyler Ginter has written a fantastic article comparing Lightroom with Photo Mechanic, specifically in the metadata dept. Why all the fuss about metadata? Tyler’s military documentation group and AP photographers are required to complete no less than 17 metadata fields in order to submit images to the Pentagon and National Archives. Tyler nails down 5 areas that Lightroom is weak in, and discusses how Photo Mechanic fits their needs in those areas. It’s a great comparison and look into an area that most photographers probably don’t have to deal with. Adobe, are you listening?

A Bunch of Fun Stuff I Found At PMA

I had a couple of days open and decided to head to Las Vegas to see some of the newest photo goodies for myself. I found a huge variety of interesting stuff, from the stuff I want to the really oddball. The economy hasn’t hampered the innovation much.

Big Brucie Bloviates at Macworld…

I wanted to take a moment to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year and mention a personal appearance that is just around the corner…

I’ll be winging my way to Macworld in San Francisco to participate in the Corel sponsored discussion panel entitled “Digital Art Pioneers and Trendsetters”.  The details were included in a press releases posted by Scott Gentry.  I just thought that I would elaborate a bit….

Understanding Adobe Photoshop #128 – Pixels in Depth

Instructor Richard Harrington gives you a close look at how pixels work in Photoshop CS4.