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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Nikon Coolpix P7000

Tom Bol | 02/15

Nikon’s Coolpix P7000 delivers a punch.

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I’ll admit it, I have never been a big fan of carrying a camera with me all the time.  I know I miss some shots, but I just don’t want to be burdened by carrying a big SLR everywhere I go.  Besides that, I had my D3s stolen last year on a photo shoot, so there is no way I am leaving my car packed with camera gear everywhere I go.  Point and shoot cameras are the right size, but I never felt like there was a camera with a high quality file and the advanced features I wanted in such a small camera.  That all changed when I got the Nikon Coolpix P7000.

This little camera packs a punch.  First off, it is so small I can carry it easily in a coat pocket.  Bringing this camera on any trip or outing is not a problem, you don’t even know it is there.  But what is the point if the image quality isn’t good?  With the P7000, image quality is excellent.  The camera produces a 10.1 MP file with RAW and jpeg file options that looks fantastic.  I recently shot this camera in Acadia NP during a workshop and liked the image quality so much I didn’t even shoot with my larger SLRs the entire trip.  But the P7000 doesn’t stop with fine image quality.  This camera offers a lot of advanced controls, and if you are a Nikon shooter, operating the camera is very intuitive.  All the normal shooting modes are offered, along with user presets for specific settings you can save.  One feature I really like is the ability to easily change exposure using the exposure comp dial on the top of the camera.  And my favorite feature of the P7000?  I can use my wireless SU800 transmitter and shoot my SB900 speedlights off camera.  The image above was taken using off camera flash.  The P7000 also offers 720p HD video for video enthusiasts.  If you are looking for a capable point and shoot that fits in your pocket, the P7000 is one option to consider.

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Use gels on your flash for special effects.

Tom Bol | 05/11- 05:35 AM

Adding gels to your flash and changing white balance creates unique images.

I like to follow this principle.  “The more skills you have, the better your chances for success.”  I used to use this principle as a climbing instructor when teaching students rope systems.  Inevitably on some climb something wouldn’t go right, maybe a simple thing like getting a rope stuck.  The more rescue and climbing systems you knew, the better your chances of having a solution to fix the problem.
The same is true for photographers.  Every photographer has a story about a ‘photo shoot gone bad.’  Strobes don’t fire, talent doesn’t show up, permits aren’t in order.  What separates one photographer from another is how they deal with these situations.  Clients like photographers who have solutions, not problems.  Knowing more technical skills behind the camera also helps.  And one of my favorite things to do is add gels to flash to spice things up.

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Creative Use of High Speed Sync

Tom Bol | 04/29- 10:11 AM

Use high speed sync to add mood to your shot.

When most people think of high speed sync, they think fast shutter speeds and freezing the action.  True, shooting at 1/8000 with flash is going to freeze the action no matter what the main light source is illuminating the subject.  But what about other uses of high speed sync and flash.  Until the release of the Pocket Wizard Flex system and Hypersync (see my last post), I was often frustrated shooting in bright sun.  I needed an aperture of F16 to get the right exposure at 1/200, my fastest sync speed using my Elinchrom Rangers.  What if I wanted to use a wide open aperture like F2.8 to get soft focus and blur out the background?  The answer is use high speed sync for selective focus shots in bright, sunny conditions.  Maybe high speed sync should be called ‘soft focus sync.’

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