My favorite holiday photos for 2008

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Lately my favorite type of photography is nature photography.  But not animals as much as earth made structures, etc… However, this holiday season was busy for me as far as family photos go.  I had some photo gigs in locations that aren’t very photo friendly.  A company holiday party in a really nice resturaunt’s party [...]

I Heart JPG Magazine

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jpgmag.com Subscriber since May 2008 2 Hot Photos 1 Published Photo Ever since my photo was published in JPG Magazine my jpgmag.com popularity has jumped beyond the level I thought it would. I’m a very humble person. I know I have an eye for photography and am good at what I do but I don’t [...]

Nikon D1x [527,200 actuations]

The proof is in the pudding. Today at work my head Digital SLR technician came to me and dragged me over to his bench to see this. A customer of Mack Camera has sent in their Nikon D1x for repair saying the shutter stopping opening. We hooked the camera up to the diagnostic software and [...]

Why I heart Dreamhost

For about three hours my servers went down at Dreamhost. They are very good about getting things back up and running quick but of course like any concerned customer I contact the support department to hopefully get it up sooner than later. This was my hilarious response I received after my servers went back up. [...]

Strobe Slave: Infrared vs True Radio TTL

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There are so many brands and models of radio transmitters out on the market today. PocketWizards, RadioPoppers, CyberSyncs, FreeXwire, Skyport and more… All share one thing with each other. They transmit their signal through the radio waves. Each also has an advantage or disadvantage with one another. RadioPoppers pack a range of 1500 feet even [...]

Funny Email I received 12-13-2008

Melissa forwarded this email to me this morning.  This is funny.  We both felt dumb while going to check it’s legitimacy. Don’t you all even try and act like you have always known this !! I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. Whoever looks at the end of your [...]

My Five for Fighting Experience

Date: November 6th, 2000 Here is my story. It is my first semester of College and I’m attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Ma. I had two roommates which I had the great fortune of sharing musical tastes with. For weeks we planned to attend a small Five for Fighting show at a venue [...]

Small Strobes BIG Results

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I just registered for Small Strobes BIG Results in Philadelphia, PA – Friday March 20, 2009 This is a workshop by David Tejada who is an amazing Nikon photographer who utilizes his Strobes to the best of their abilities.  Like David Hobby, David Tejada gives a lot of tips, DIY ideas, and techniques on his [...]

I’m selling my Nikon D3

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Update 12-17-08 SOLD MINT CONDITION Nikon D3 body w/ the box and all original accessories 5 Nikon En-el4a batteries 1 En-el4 battery Think Tank Photo Digital Holster 40 Case Think Tank Photo Camera strap (Nikon strap in box) 2x 1GB Compact Flash cards 2 Hoodman LCD Covers Already has a GGS brand 3m glued eBay [...]

Orbis / Ray Flash Comparison & Review

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I got my hands on an Orbis Ring Flash and a Ray Flash.  Did some basic tests and came to a conclusion.  They are both amazing and even though each has it’s pro’s and con’s they can both be used and owed by one photographer.  Forgetting prices, here’s my opinion: Orbis – Pro’s Wide ring [...]

Operation NICE

Don’t you love it when people go out of their way to be nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line a traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a “have a nice day.” If everyone was [...]