Last week, on June 20, I was one of the lucky few in Japan to receive a phone call to let me know that my Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR camera was ready to pick up, on the day of its launch. Having spent a lot of time with the camera over the last six days, today we're...
Over this last week I've had the pleasure of previewing a new product called Texture A Photo that is being launched today, on June 19, 2012. I've never added textures to my images before, but I had a lot of fun playing with the amazing textures that Bryon Lippincott...
A few weeks ago I picked up the new Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2, and have had a chance to use it a few times, and draw a few conclusions, so today, we're going to take a look at this new device. Note too that this is really my first foray in the wonderful world of...
I recently bought a Pina Zangaro portfolio case, and put together a physical portfolio of some of my work, to take to clients to discuss using my images in their magazines. A portfolio is also useful to present your work to potential clients to win assignments, and...
Last week I picked up my Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera on the day of the launch, and I took some lenses, a fully charged battery and a CF card with me to Shinjuku, so that I could start using the camera right away. A Starbucks lunch with a table gave me...
OK, so I picked up my Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera just before lunch today, and I took some lenses into Shinjuku with me, with the intention of doing a bit of shooting in the afternoon. NOTE: I released a full review of the 5D Mark III a few days after...
On March 2, along with the long awaited EOS 5D Mark III, Canon announced a major update to their Speedlite range, with the 600EX-RT becoming the new flagship strobe. What's perhaps even more exciting though, is that they also announced the ST-E3-RT Speedlite...
Last week, Adobe released the Public Beta version of Lightroom 4, the lastest version of the software that many of us use and love. I've not gone crazy with LR4 yet, but I've had a bit of a play with it, so figured I'd do a video this week to show you some of the...
Following on from Episode 309 when we looked at what I take on a portrait shoot, today we're going to look at what I take on a nature and wildlife shoot. I'm planning on going away for a few days this week, so I figured as I planned my shoot, I'd walk you through what...
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend of mine, Lem Fugitt, while he was at my place for some private consulting on his new camera, and we got onto the subject of where I buy my gear, so I told Lem about Map Camera. It turned out that although Lem has lived...
After a bit of a roller-coaster summer where I found that I had a brain tumor, had some pretty scary surgery and then spent the last four months or so getting my strength back, last Sunday marked my full return to being a working photographer with a location portrait...
I've just started to use an Airport Security™ V 2.0 Rolling Camera Bag from ThinkTank Photo, and decided to do a "What's in my Camera Bag?" style review, at the same time as talking about the bag itself. This will be a "What's in the Bag?" for Martin Bailey the...