‘Camera Corner’ Archives
Boston Red Sox Pro Photographer Michael Ivans
Boston Red Sox photographer Michael Ivans discusses his ideas about baseball photography. [Read More]
Cameras of NAB 2011
Pictures of some of the cameras at the National Association of Broadcasters 2001 convention in Las Vegas. [Read More]
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 Zoom for Sports Photography
The Nikon 80-200mm F/2.8 plus a 2x teleconverter make a good action sports combination. [Read More]
Tamron 2x Teleconverter for Sports Photography
The photographer uses a Tamron 2x teleconverter to get closer to the action at major league baseball. [Read More]
Chicago Street Photographer Vivian Maier
Newly-discovered Chicago street photography of Vivian Maier. [Read More]
Frozen in Time
Here’s a video shot from a train arriving at Bath Sap station. The video was shot at 120 fps with a casio exilim fh20. Here is the original attempt at this. A different approach was taken by Improv Everywhere in this video Frozen Grand Central where 207 froze in [Read More]
High Key and Low Key
A photographer asked, “What is meant by high key?” High-Key and Low-Key Portraits The basic high-key portrait is a light-skinned blonde wearing white photographed on awhite background. In a high key portrait, the persons face, especially eyes, lips etc are the [Read More]
Zeiss ZF.2 Lenses with CPUs
Carl Zeiss upgrades their Nikon F-mount lenses to ZF.2 by adding a CPU chip. [Read More]
The Truth About Professional Photographers
The truth about professional photography in a text-to-movie animation. [Read More]
Cincinnati Riverfront: 1848 and Today
Old Daguerrotypes show Cincinnati riverfront back in 1848. Contrast with the modern skyline of Cincinnati. [Read More]
How Does A Pro Photographer Pay His Bills?
The sorry state of pro photographers in 2010. [Read More]
SignVideo XLR-PRO Adaptor
A cameraman writes about attaching a SignVideo XLR-PRO adapter to his Sony HDR-FX1 camcorder to allow professional XLR microphone inputs. [Read More]
Why ISO Is The New Megapixel
Here is a super article from Gizmodo.com explaining why digital camera sensors with larger image sites have better low light performance, meaning they can operate at higher ISO’s without excessive noise. The gist of it is that a 10 or 12 megapixel sensor is [Read More]
Zeiss T*2/100 ZF Makro-Planar Lens for Nikon
Here is my new lens for people photography: Zeiss T*2/100 ZF Makro-Planar. This lens is designed for full-frame Nikon cameras with the Nikon bayonet mount. This is one of the highest-quality lenses I have owned. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have to admit that I am [Read More]
The Case of the Mysterious Banding Pattern
A photographer showed us his picture of a fashion model in front of a dark gray backdrop. The supposedly solid gray backdrop had a mysterious pattern in it. The photographer had seen something similar with the same camera. The question was what was the pattern and where did [Read More]
Best Photo Hacks of 2009
I ran across this wonderful article on lifehacker titled Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009. He shares a lot of great tips and tricks for getting more out of your camera. Here is a quote: Software and Photoshop tricks are great, but they’re a poor substitution for [Read More]
Katz Eye Optics Split Prism for Nikon D700
For those old-school photographers who prefer manual focus, you can now get a split-prism focusing screen for full-frame digital SLRs like the Nikon D700. Sweet! Especially if you use a manual focus Zeiss lens. It is made by Katz Eye™ Optics. Here is what they say: The [Read More]
Gregory Crewdson’s One Million Dollar Snaps
Talk about high production values! Photographer Gregory Crewdson shoots photographs that can cost $1 million dollars to produce. And this is not to cover some huge fee for a celebrity model. It all goes into the picture. He has a large crew to stage and light scenes like a [Read More]
Annie Leibovitz $50M Archive
Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has serious financial problems. She has a $24 million dollar loan coming due. How does someone that makes millions of dollars get to be $24 million in debt? To pay off that loan she is selling her lifetime photographic work. Some have [Read More]
