How to Clean a Lens
Written by Daven Mathies Our customers come in all the time asking us to show them how to properly clean a lens. That’s when we bunch up the bottom part of our shirtsleeve and… Just kidding! Getting that schmutz off...
Written by Daven Mathies Our customers come in all the time asking us to show them how to properly clean a lens. That’s when we bunch up the bottom part of our shirtsleeve and… Just kidding! Getting that schmutz off...
Written by Daven Mathies In video production, there are lots of little parts and pieces required to capture video and sound properly. On their own, they don’t seem like much; but if you don’t have them, it can wreak havoc...
It's not uncommon for a camera shopper to ask what "raw" stands for. It's easy to assume it's an acronym, especially with all the others in the world of digital photography: HDR, CMOS, AVCHD, APS-C... the list goes on. I think it would be neat if "raw" stood for Really Awesome Way of photographing things but, in truth, it is simply a word. As in, raw eggs. A raw file is simply one that has not been processed into a specific image format, such as JPEG. (Oddly, very few people ever ask what JPEG stands for.) Raw offers photographers a level of control over their images that compressed file types do not, but there are times when shooting in JPEG, or raw + JPEG, may be beneficial.
It's fall, and that means opportunities for great photography abound. Read on for our tips on how to make the most of this colorful season.
Written by Daven Mathies If you just purchased your first DSLR or other interchangeable lens camera, you're probably wondering what lens to get next. In fact, many new DSLR owners have actually asked me, “What’s the next lens?” While this...