The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell
Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
All these sites suggest you make a super cheap ring -light, pocket ring light (-I really like this one!), or strange ring-light. They all offer simple and not-so-easy instructions showing you how to save money with plastic, metal and cardboard components that would have been expensive kitchen appliances before they were cut up for ring-lights.... Continue Reading →
Need a Lens Hood, but cannot afford or don't want to spend much money? Then make your own. That's right, print out the Lens Hood PDF's at this site onto paper (or black plastic), and sticky tape together. With a bit of trickery, you could keep them flat and roll them up only when you... Continue Reading →
It's amazing how many sites talk about lighting for photography! I was introduced to the strobist a few months ago, but not for the amazing lighting series he does, but for the information regarding how to promote yourself through photo forums. But today I went around in a wide arc from the Strobist through a... Continue Reading →
A few days ago I said I was going to get the Canon 3-pack of extension tubes. Yesterday I rang TED's, PW's, Camera.House and Diamonds to get prices. To make it more fun, I also asked for the price of a Canon EF 1.4x II Extender. Diamonds were the only one to tell me they... Continue Reading →
The Biggest Zoom Lens You'll Ever See! "The Beast" — a 1200–1700mm f/5.6 IF-ED Nikon zoom, custom-converted to Canon — was a true Goliath of its time. The tripod alone was a gigantic Manfrotto with a video head built to handle the monstrous weight. Mal Langsdon, Reuters' Head of Pictures Operations for France, BENELUX, Italy,... Continue Reading →
Yes, you read correctly: DPReview has been acquired by the worlds leading online retailer, Amazon.com. DPReview began in 1998 as hobby site, growing steadily to become the number one destination for everyone learning about digital cameras & photography. With seven million unique visitors (over 22 million sessions) every month, reading over 120 million pages, it's... Continue Reading →
This is the consequence of discovering how to combine a good sturdy tripod, a vivid and colorful imagination, F22, ISO-100 and a two-dollar pack of colored pencils: Then I got a bit more creative. Note where the pencils point to in Digital Photography, a book I recently purchased though cannot recall where from! These were... Continue Reading →
Earlier this afternoon I decided to test out the finer-attributes of my little camera: The compact Canon Digital IXUS v.2 It appears that with the right adjustments, I am quite the marksmen. Check out these great photographs of antique wooden balls. Wondering where the balls came from? My wife’s late grandfather enjoyed collecting interesting items... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 