Last week I got my hands on a roll each of two new types of fine art paper from my friends at Breathing Color, Pura Bagasse Smooth and Pura Bagasse Textured, so today we're going to take a look at these excellent new offerings. First off, one of the most exciting...
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Astropad Graphics Tablet iPad App Review (Podcast 483)
Today we take a look at an amazing new app for the iPad called Astropad Graphics Tablet, which coupled with a stylus like the Adonit Jot Touch, essentially turns your iPad into a powerful, professional graphics tablet. Astropad is still a relatively new app as of...
Gura Gear Bataflae 18L Camera Backpack Review (Podcast 482)
This week we take a look at the Gura Gear Bataflae 18L Camera Backpack, and how I've configured mine for my landscape, cultural and wildlife photography tour in Namibia. Watch the video below for details, but in summary, Gura Gear's Bataflae series of camera backpacks...
Shigakougen Blue-Green Landscape Travelogue (Podcast 481)
I recently visited the Shigakougen or Shiga Highlands in Nagano here in Japan, as part of my trip to test the Canon EOS 5Ds R, and one of my main goals was to capture the blue-green summer foliage, so today we're going to walk through three separate shoots on June 22,...
Snow-less Monkeys – A Summer Visit Travelogue (Podcast 480)
A few weeks ago, I took my new Canon EOS 5Ds R over to the Monkey Park at Jigokudani, where we photograph the Snow Monkeys for the first three days on my Winter Wonderland Tours. This though was the first time I've visited during the summer, so the now Snow-less...
Scanning Medium Format 120 Film (Podcast 479)
This is part 4 of our Film Fun series, in which I walk you through scanning medium format 120 film into the computer. The podcast released for this episode is just an iPhone optimized low-resolution version of the full-sized video, which will enable you to view during...
Canon EOS 5Ds R Digital SLR Camera Review (Podcast 478)
Following up on my first impressions, this is my full Canon EOS 5Ds R Digital SLR Camera Review. Since my first review I've spend three more days in the field, shooting a total of 2,300 frames with the camera and completed a bunch of tests in my studio, and I'm ready...
Developing a Roll of ILFORD 120 Black and White Film (Podcast 477)
We continue our mini-series of Film Fun videos, and today is the big day! In this week's video, we develop a roll of black and white ILFORD 120 medium format film. The podcast released for this episode is just an iPhone optimized low-resolution...
Feeding 120 Film into a Paterson Reel for Developing (Podcast 476)
Today we continue our a mini-series of Film Fun videos, in which I'm walking you through my first experiences in using and processing ILFORD black and white 120 medium format film. The podcast released for this episode is just an iPhone optimized low resolution...
Loading and Unloading a Yashica-D TLR Camera with 120 Film (Podcast 475)
Today we kick off a mini-series of Film Fun videos, in which I'm going to walk you through my first experiences in using and processing ILFORD black and white 120 medium format film. I'm recording this brief audio introduction for release today, to let you know...
The Five Color Lakes “Goshikinuma” Travelogue (Podcast 474)
This week we're going to take a look at ten photographs from a recent visit to the Five Color Lakes or "Goshikinuma" in Fukushima, here in Japan. Goshikinuma literally means five color swamps, although that isn't the prettiest translation, so pond is often used,...
Introducing the 7D Mark II Viewfinder Mockup Tool (Podcast 473)
Just a short audio podcast today, to let you know about a video, that I just published. I'm proud to announce the availability of our newest viewfinder mockup tool, for the Canon EOS 7D Mark II, and I've just finished putting together a video to walk users through how...