The CamRanger is a small, white, wireless controller for your camera. It attaches to your Canon or Nikon DSLR (Full list available at http://www.camranger.com/supported-cameras/) via USB cable. From there, download the CamRanger app to your iPhone, Tablet or Mac.

It allows you to... ]]> 2013-05-16T00:28:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/beyonce-bans-professional-photographers-from-tour http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/beyonce-bans-professional-photographers-from-tour#When:20:11:00Z

In the wake of some unflattering photos of Beyoncé Knowles from the Superbowl halftime show that appeared in an article on buzzfeed, Beyoncé and her PR machine have gone crazy and BANNED professional photographers from her new Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.

In an... ]]> 2013-04-25T20:11:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/personal-project-bmx-legends1 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/personal-project-bmx-legends1#When:17:41:00Z

BMX Legend Mat Hoffman

Every year I go to the Old School BMX Reunion at Woodward West in Southern California. It's an invitation-only event put together by one of the luminaries of the BMX freestyle world, Steve Swope. There's a minimum... ]]> 2013-04-24T17:41:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/adobe-is-about-to-unleash-some-great-new-tools http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/adobe-is-about-to-unleash-some-great-new-tools#When:05:23:00Z

Adobe has a new video up teasing new features debuting in the next release of Photoshop. Zorana Gee, Sr. Photoshop Product Manager demonstrates "Camera Shake Reduction", a tool akin to unsharp mask on steroids, to figure out camera shake and virtually remove it from an image. 

... ]]> 2013-04-18T05:23:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/finally-there-is-a-video-firmware-hack-for-nikon http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/finally-there-is-a-video-firmware-hack-for-nikon#When:06:17:00Z

I have a Nikon D5100 that I use as a backup on video shoots. During some interviews and presentations, the 20-minute limit means that I have to stop the camera after 20 minutes or at least be on top of it to restart it running, which means that if it's the only camera recording, there will... ]]> 2013-04-11T06:17:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/giving-back http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/giving-back#When:18:55:00Z I recently had a chance to talk to the students of Leslie McCall's Professional Digital Techniques class at Orange Coast College. OCC has an amazing facility and great faculty. The school is amazing, there are tons of 5D, 7D, Canon AE-1 (film bodies) cameras and lenses, all Profoto... ]]> 2013-03-14T18:55:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/pinterest http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/pinterest#When:16:06:00Z

I'm no luddite. I love technology, I'm an early adopter, beta tester and consultant on a lot of things. But social media, with the plethora of different options, are hard to learn and use effectively.

Honestly, I just tried Pinterest really for... ]]> 2013-01-30T16:06:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/how-to-know-when-to-fire-a-client http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/how-to-know-when-to-fire-a-client#When:19:45:00Z

There comes a time in any relationship to know when it isn't working out. In business, it is essential to be able to assess yours and get rid of the clients that drag you down. They all abuse you in some way. Some always beat you up on price or terms, some pay you very late, consistently.... ]]> 2013-01-21T19:45:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/resolutions-and-goals-for-2013 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/resolutions-and-goals-for-2013#When:20:11:00Z

For 2013, I've been setting some goals. And by setting goals, I mean putting them on paper. And digital paper, in the form of my devices, so I can have them in front of me and in the forefront of my mind all the time.

There's the obvious, expanding my work and my business. I... ]]> 2013-01-08T20:11:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/pablo-picasso-joke-explaining-why-your-work-is-worth-it http://prophotocoalition.com/tdonaldsonppc/story/pablo-picasso-joke-explaining-why-your-work-is-worth-it#When:21:53:00Z

There's a great story, I don't know if it's true, but I'd love to think it is. It goes like this:

A woman is walking through the streets of Paris when she spots Picasso sitting at a cafe drinking coffee. She is overcome with the urge to approach him.

"Oh,... ]]> 2012-12-07T21:53:00+00:00