The Great Firewall of China is blocking access to Facebook, youtube, my blog, flickr, and a host of other sites.  (Don't ask how I pos...

I don't know of any camera anywhere that can expose accurately when shooting in the forest.  Usually they come out overexposed and have...

Cleaning dust off my sensor has always been a 20-minute ordeal. You’ve been there: Stop down your lens, take a test shot, move it to your ...

So it's been awhile since my last newsletter.  Yeah, things have been busy.  My 12-year-old desktop computer died, so a whole week of p...

Recently one of the Spanish newsgroups had interviewed me (and my very talented Spanish translator, Francesc Garcia) about the books, photog...

 In December's blog entry I raved about how unexpectedly good the A500 / A550's metering system was, and at the time I had attribut...

You've heard of umbrellas and softboxes before - those are classical means of diffusing light (especially light from an accessory flash...

I wasn't going to write this.  After all, I never do camera reviews (I just write books about them :-) ) and I had not budgeted any time...

Having recently finished the book on the A330 / A380 and spending considerable time with the A550 right now, I've been living with som...

Below is another group shot, also taken outdoors, also with the group in the shade.  (See previous blog post for why I say "Another...

 Have a look at the classic family portrait above.  Easy shot, right?  Just put the camera on a tripod and press the shutter release button...