HOW DOES YOUR CAMERA BRAND MANAGE REPAIRS ?

What Happens When Something Goes Wrong? A True Story About One of My Leica Cameras What Happens When Something Goes Wrong? How does your camera brand manage repairs? Here’s a real-life experience I recently had with my first Leica SL2-S. For some unknown reason, and it remained a mystery … my Lecia would freeze up […]
Photographing the Salinas Rodeo with the Sony a9 at 20 Frames Per Second!

Photographing the Salinas Rodeo With The Sony a9 at 20 Frames Per Second Sony a9 Review – A Real World Scenario What’s in My Rodeo Gear Bag Sony a9 Review: Earlier this summer I purchased the Sony a9 as soon as it was released. My prime reason for purchasing it was to use it for […]
Why I Switched from Profoto To Godox

Why I Switched from Profoto to Godox Godox’s Broad Range of Lighting Tools Covers Everything from Li Powered Speedlights to 600 w/s Portable Strobes Godox Review: It was time to upgrade my entire lighting system. My Profoto Compact heads {in perfect working condition} we coming up on their 10th anniversary. In my Profoto arsenal, I […]
Sony RX1Rii Camera Review: On the Road with the RX1Rii

Sony RX1Rii Camera Review: On the Road with the RX1Rii A Highly Capable, Palm Sized and Stealthy, Full Frame Beast Just got back from a week-long trip visiting my buddy in Portland. I spent time in the city and did lots of walking. Drove to the Oregon coast for a day. Went for a six-mile hike in […]
Smart Albums – Album Design Software For Photographers

SmartAlbums – Album Design Software For Photographers Quick Intuitive and Versatile Album Design Software For Photographers I’m delighted to announce a new industry partnership with P˙XELLU the creator of SmartAlbums – Album Design Software For Photographers. I was searching for an elegant solution to streamline my album production. I needed something that was intuitive to […]
Sony RX1Rii Real World Review

Sony RX1Rii Real World Review Why the Sony RX1Rii is the Perfect Everyday Camera For Me Introduction Last year at WPPI, fellow Artisan, Spencer Pablo showed me his RX1R. I wasn’t familiar with the camera. In fact, I had no idea that Sony produced it. I loved the features and the palm-sized form factor of […]
The Sony a6300 A Mirrorless Beast

The Sony a6300 A Mirrorless Beast May Be The Best APS-C Mirrorless Camera on the Market You’ll find a great technical review over at Camera Labs and on DPreview. The scope of this review is not a deep dive into the technical minutia. But rather a real-world review with an emphasis on the Sony a6300’s […]
How I Fell Instantly In Love With Macro Photography

How I Fell Instantly In Love With Macro Photography Photographing with the FE 90mm f/2.8 G OSS Macro lens All my friends will readily admit that I’m a detail freak. Yup, that’s me. A bit OCD. But — hey, it’s gotten better over the years. Hand raised high in the air… acknowledging the fact….that’s me…a […]
Peak Design Camera Strap Review
Peak Design Camera Strap Review Peak Design’s Cuff, Leash, and Slide Lets get this part out of the way. I’m not a big strap fan. That being said there are times when they are essential for me. When I’m photographing a wedding I want one camera on each shoulder. One fitted with a medium to […]
Shooting in Paris and NYC with the Olympus OM-D E-M5
Shooting in Paris & NYC with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 On the Road for 3 weeks with the mirrorless Olympus OM-D E-M5 Just got back last week from 2.5 weeks in Paris and 4 days in NYC photographing exclusively with the Olympus OM-D E-M5. Left behind all my pro Canon gear at the studio and […]