One of the more frequent question we get as photographers from our non photographer friends is which camera to buy. I typically offer a couple cameras I am familiar with, and then refer them to sites that specialize in camera reviews and tips for beginners. I’ve recently found another good site that offers that kind [...]
A few of you who visit my blog shoot weddings. Maybe I’m just ignorant, and all Swedish people get married like that. But I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything like this before. They’re simply the strangest wedding photos I have seen. Check out the link below. The man who’s getting married is Henrick Zetterberg, [...]
I’ve recently switched hosting for my blog. There are still some glitches I am working through, such as some pages not displaying images correctly. Please be patient. This move have not been easy, but when it’s done, my web-site will work significantly faster than it did before under my former host.
Want to participate in a good cause and also win Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended? Here is how. Last fall, I participated in a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and with the help of many of you I was able to raise over $2,000 for a stair climb we did. Cystic Fibrosys is a rare but [...]
Last Saturday was a beautiful “summer” day here in the Northern California and we headed down to Carmel to the beach. Maks kept asking that we go, and I had a hard time saying no this time, seeing how I just bought a lens I’ve been long dreaming about – the beautiful Nikon 85mm f/1.4. [...]
This photo was taken just 6 minutes after the one I posted earlier. As I had my son with me, I couldn’t walk too far from the parking lot. I just set my tripod in the same spot, and kept turning it back. This kind of light was just about anywhere I looked. This one [...]
I just got back from a day trip to Yosemite, which I took on Monday. The spring there is in the air. The trees are getting green, the waterfalls are big, and the crowds are still few. In fact, before taking this shot, I was at the popular “Valley View” spot nearby, and for a [...]
It’s that time of the year again, and I have some tips for you if you’re a part time photographer wanting to minimize your taxes.. I’m glad to say I filed my taxes last weekend. It took me several days to put everything together, but it’s good to be done and start worrying about another [...]