Today we're going to explore an exciting way to use a MIDI controller that you might have lying around to controller Capture One Pro. You could, in fact, use this method to control pretty much any application that accepts keyboard shortcuts, but I love speeding up my...
Gear
Mid-Spec iMac Pro Review – Wow! (Podcast 601)
Having just taken delivery of my brand spanking new iMac Pro, today I'm going to share my first impressions of this awesome machine, with a few comparisons to other Apple computers of recent years to give you an idea of the perform these new Pro machines can provide....
How to Avoid Color Issues on imagePROGRAF PRO Printers (Podcast 573)
Following some discussion with Canon regarding an issue with printing on my PRO-4000 printer from Mac OS X Sierra, I've confirmed the effectiveness of one workaround and one technique to overcome the issue, and I'm going to share these...
Traveling Smart with Tenba Messenger Camera Bags (Podcast 551)
I gave some thought to my travel strategy recently and made a few purchase decisions—one of which indicates a firm thumbs-up for the Tenba Messenger line of camera bags—so today I am going to talk about the reason for my decisions along with a review of my Tenba bags....
Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS II Lens Review (Podcast 548)
My new Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS II lens arrived last week, so I'm interrupting my Iceland travelogues again to bring you a review of this new offering from Canon! I've done a few tests to see how this new offering from Canon compares to my 24-70mm f/2.8L lens in terms...
Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4000 Printer Review (Podcast 536)
As I mentioned in a recent post, my old large format printer has given up the ghost, so I've just had a new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4000 installed, and today I'm going to walk you through some of the key new features and provide my opinion of this new printer. To...
Martin’s Canon EOS 5Ds R Camera Settings
I've been asked to share my Canon EOS 5Ds R camera settings a number of times, so this is just a quick post to share a list of the main changes I make. There are other changes, but I feel these are the ones that are important to my shooting as a mainly landscape and...
Protection from Power Surges and Outages (Podcast 531)
Last week, as I sat down to record the previous episode of this podcast, a thunderstorm set in. I decided to continue to try and record the show because I wanted to release it on schedule, but within seconds the second or third crack of thunder was huge, sounding...
ISO Invariance in the Canon EOS 5Ds R (Podcast 520)
Over the last six months or so, many people have asked for my opinion on ISO Invariance, and I didn't really have one, because I hadn't done any tests for myself, so I corrected that, and today will share my results. Let's start with a bit of information about ISO...
BenQ SW2700PT Photographer’s Wide Gamut Display Review (Podcast 519)
I’ve recently had the pleasure of trying out a new display aimed at the photography market by BenQ, a company that I had not considered a player in the quality display market, until now. I’ve been using their 27 inch SW2700PT display for the last four months now, and...
Sekonic L-758D Light Meter Camera Profiles (Podcast 501)
In the age of digital with the histogram at our fingertips, the light meter is in many situations no longer as necessary as it was years ago, but there are a number of reasons why I continue to use one. I recently added another reason, by creating a camera profile for...
Archiving Photographic Prints (Podcast 499)
I hope you love to print as much as I do, but when you print a lot, you pretty soon run into the problem of storing your prints safely and efficiently. I solve this in a number of ways, which I'll share with you today. I recently received a question about...