"Caught!" Framed Art PrintDesigned and sold by stephentrepreneur It would appear that the best way to stop boredom from setting in is to take up photography with the world's largest lens. Make sure you get the coolest Canon accessories, particularly a camera shoulder strap - home made or professional. Whether you buy Canon or Nikon,... Continue Reading →
The WWW’s Biggest Lens!
I had to do it: I have built the world's BIGGEST lens: I will soon be acquiring a telephoto lens, though not one quite as long! Mine will only be a CANON 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Lens. From all the professional photographers I've consulted, the f/2.8 is the ideal professional lens that fits my budget! While... Continue Reading →
How to use the Canon 580EX II Flash
Trust me, the Canon 580EX II flash gun is not easy to comprehend. So many buttons, and some make no sense whatsoever. In an attempt to understand what the user manual tries to explain with too many pictures and gobbledygook, these eight videos cover fairly well. What you'll love is how simple these are to follow,... Continue Reading →
How a Canon 50D can Improve your Life
I've had the Canon 50D for about 3 months, and I must say it is a vast improvement on my last camera, the Canon 400D. Whilst the 400D was a great toy, oops, I mean tool, to learn about digital SLR's, it lacked a lot of features that professional photographers love utilizing on the newer... Continue Reading →
Less Photography means More Improvement
One of the worst things about being a photographer is always seeking the perfect shot. Particularly when you know that it doesn't work that way. Wait, yes it can. You can spend every moment of your day taking trillions of photographs in the vain hope that one of them will be perfect... But if you... Continue Reading →
New Artillary: The Canon 50D
I have been so lucky today: My wife made the final payment on my new camera; A Canon EOS 50D! NOTE: The image above is NOT the camera I purchased, it is a Canon RF50mm 1.8 STM lens. I've been wanting this camera for about two years. Despite the other new Canon's that have arrived... Continue Reading →
Canon 50D for Ransom, Your Support Needed
Please help: A Canon 50D body is being held hostage in a layby bin somewhere in Adelaide. They won’t give it to me until I pay the other half of the ransom. With your purchases from my Redbubble gallery, I can give this 50D all the TLC it needs to survive in a loving household.... Continue Reading →
The 8 Best Photography Magazines
It would be fair to say that I read too many photography-magazines. I have a few years of editions Many were disposed of in mid 2016. You'd think I would subscribe. It's certainly a great way to save a LOT of money as many magazines offer incentives. What I like most about magazines is full... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Man-Bag for Photographers
Yesterday I finally got my $6M Crumpler Shoulder Bag . I've been wanting this for months. It's perfect for holding a flash-gun, medium-sized lens, and any camera around the size of a Canon 50D or Canon EOS400D with battery grip. Being me, I took a few photographs of it as I slowly removed it's wrapping.... Continue Reading →
My Home-Made Camera Shoulder Strap
Like it? This is my newest design for a simple shoulder holster! This simple rig will allow your camera to swing at your waist, and then swing up to your face. It is a simple home-made DIY camera strap from inexpensive parts. I got this idea whilst watching the BlackRapid setup video earlier today. It... Continue Reading →
I have found a better Camera Strap!
I have shown you this before, but there is a good reason why I am showing how my camera-strap is attached to my Canon EOS400D: With the battery-grip attached, I am able to attach the neck-strap to just one side of the camera. Now it doesn't get entangled around my neck when holding the camera.... Continue Reading →
Shooting at Night
Thanks to this Flickr.com thread entitled "Night Photography Tips", we have an amazing list of points, tips, tricks and items to have when shooting night photography. I will need to revisit TED's Camera's again! I've shuffled them around, spell-checked, cropped a few lengthy personal statements plus removed a lot of duplication. Use a tripod. If... Continue Reading →
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