Category Archives: Gear Related

Photography and the impact of Ai

Photography and the impact of Ai

  The person above showed up for the office staff photoshoot in a quarter zip fleece instead of business casual like his counterparts. I photographed him and then back in the studio I used Photoshop AI to change his quarter-zip into a shirt and jacket. Photoshop AI improves week to week. You probably can’t see… Continue Reading

How to use artificial light

How to use artificial light

Working with artificial light scares many photographers, and I don’t really understand why. Sure there are some unknowns at first, but suck it up and figure it out…if I did, so can you.  It can be a little intimidating initially, but once you start to learn how it works there are tremendous opportunities to experiment… Continue Reading

How to look your best on Zoom

The pandemic and Work From Home (WFH) mean that all of us find ourselves communicating over screens more than we ever did before. The following tips are listed in order of ease of implementation, meaning the first tip is for everyone, and the later tips require more effort and/or investment. If you are using the… Continue Reading

How do I sell my used photo gear

How do I sell my used photo gear

  As photographers we all tend to accumulate gear over time. We hold onto things thinking it may be useful at some point. Eventually you may come to the realization that you simply aren’t going to use some of the items. I had been holding onto a coupe of carbon fiber lens hoods for two… Continue Reading