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...
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...
Canon EOS 5Ds R Review – First Impressions – OMG!
Yesterday I picked up my new Canon EOS 5Ds R 50 megapixels, ultra high resolution DSLR camera, and have since shot around 200 frames, on which I've based this first impressions review. I'll follow up on this with a full review and podcast in a week or so, when I've...
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...
Ten Ways to Improve Your Photography (Podcast 472)
Ten ways to do this and five ways to do that, are popular types of posts, and can often be a bit corny, which is one of the reasons why I don’t do these very often, but a number of things have been on my mind recently, so I thought I’d pull these...