Monthly Archives: December 2016

SIGMA Optimization Pro 1.4.1 for Windows Now Available

From SIGMA:   Thank you for purchasing and using our products.   Today, the SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of “SIGMA Optimization Pro 1.4.1 for Windows”, the dedicated software for the SIGMA USB DOCK, SIGMA FLASH USB … Continue reading

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Order Now! Free Next Day Delivery Until 4:00pm at B&H

B&H is offering free next day delivery on many of its most popular items up through 4:00pm today Eastern Time.   Need some ideas? Here are some resources you may find useful (not all of the products mentioned below will … Continue reading

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Deck the Halls: Magical Photos of Christmas Lights

Christmas is here! All those wonderful decorations and lights around your house make magical scenery. Take the opportunity to  capture all that beauty. You can photograph during the day, but some of the most evocative images can be found at … Continue reading

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A Quick Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art Lens Portrait

What would a Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art Lens review be without a sample portrait? The problem was that the schedules of my most-potential subjects were crazy and the weather had been mostly not very nice since the lens arrived. When I … Continue reading

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Canon Store Refurbished Lens Inventory Refreshed with 15% Savings (or More)

The Canon Store just added a few more lenses to its refurbished DSLR & mirrorless lens inventory with savings of 15% or more. See below for the current deals.   In Stock Refurbished Lens Deals   Refurbished Item Orig. Price … Continue reading

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Amazing Image: Capturing Professional Surfer Mick Fanning Riding the Waves Under the Northern Lights

  From Redbull: Hopefully by now you’ve seen the incredible imagery created when Mick Fanning went to Norway and surfed beneath the spectacular Northern Lights. The shoot took place in Lofoten, a far flung speck of a town on Norway’s … Continue reading

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Surfer Under Auroras

This amazing photo makes you stop and wonder how the photographer did it. Several elements had to come together at the right moment in order for this image to be possible. The Northern Lights, the crashing of waves, the position of the surfer, … Continue reading

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Best iPhone lenses: Transform your smartphone photos

Cameras on smartphones have transformed the way we take and share images, and the camera on the iPhone 7 is one of the best around. The trouble is, with a fixed focal length with a wide field of view, it's … Continue reading

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Westcott 43″ Apollo Orb with Free 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid – $99.90 Shipped (Reg. $199.80)

Adorama has the Westcott 43" Apollo Orb with Removable Front Diffusion Panel and Free 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid available for $ 99.90 with free expedited shipping. Regularly $ 199.80.   Product Highlights   Simulates a round catch light in the … Continue reading

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Fishing

Fishing and fishermen can be a fascinating subject for photographers. You can see that for yourself in these images we shared earlier. Here are a few more of my images of the fishing village in Nicaragua: The combination of the … Continue reading

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Dracast LED160 3200-5600K Variable Color On-Camera Light – $79.95 Shipped (Reg. $224.95)

For the rest of today Eastern Time, B&H has the Dracast LED160 3200-5600K Variable Color On-Camera Light available for $ 79.95 with free shipping. Regularly $ 224.95.   Product Highlights   160W Equivalent Light Output 45° Flood Beam Angle Approximately … Continue reading

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Save 60% off with these Professional Photoshop Actions & Lightroom Presets

It’s Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas sale and today our friends over at Shutter PulseShutterPlus are offering an exclusive 60% off to dPS subscribers. Today you can save 60% on their Professional Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets. … Continue reading

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