Focusing on Better Photography

ThinkTank Photo’s StreetWalker Pro Backpack

ThinkTank Photo’s StreetWalker Pro backpack is, for me, one of the better small to medium sized backpacks currently available. It’s well built, big enough to carry a good amount of equipment and integrates well with the rest of ThinkTank’s product line.

What is the biggest difference between Lightroom 3 Beta 1 and Lightroom 3 Beta 2? It’s stable enough that I’m still using it 1-week later. Not only is Beta 2 stable enough that I’m still using it, I’m actually using …

Last October Adobe released the first public beta of Photoshop Lightroom 3. At that time the beta was very rough around the edges, rough enough that I wouldn’t even use it. Adobe has since released a new beta, find out what’s changed and more inside.

The traditional process of AF adjustment is complicated and requires skill and guesswork in interpreting the results. However, there is an alternative method that works just as well but requires a whole lot less guess work as long as your camera has live view.

Modern Distance Scales: Useless Fluff or Useful Tool?

The distance scale has long been a useful tool for photographers since it provides a good deal of information about depth of field and focusing …

Posted: July 29, 2010 | Editorial | READ
Mark Watson: Incredible Extreme Aerial Photography

Last week, F-Stoppers posted a behind the scenes video of photographer Mark Watson taking aerial photography and extreme sports photography to some very impressive country …

Posted: July 26, 2010 | Inspiration | READ
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Points in Focus looks at Canon’s most inexpensive 50mm prime lens.

Posted: July 22, 2010 | Lens Reviews | READ
Thoughts on Lightroom 3

I’ve written to some end about Lightroom 3 as I followed it’s progress though the public beta program. It’s now about a month after it’s release, and I’ve had enough time to come to some thoughts on the first release of Lightroom 3.

Posted: July 19, 2010 | Software Reviews | READ
Leveling the Horizon

When in crop mode (shortcut key R) you can quickly use the Straighten tool by holding the CTRL key (Command on a Mac).

Posted: July 17, 2010 | Photoshop Lightroom | READ
Rate and Advnace to the Next Image

In Lightroom 3 you can rate, flag, or label an image and advance to the next image automatically without having the “Auto Advance” mode enabled …

Posted: July 17, 2010 | Photoshop Lightroom | READ