Photographer Resources

How to Clean a Lens

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...

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...

DIY Shotgun Mic Spacer

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;...

DIY Shotgun Mic Spacer

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;...

Choosing an Umbrella

They say you're not a true Portlander if you own an umbrella, but I'm pretty sure they weren't talking to photographers when they decided that. Umbrellas are some of the...

Choosing an Umbrella

They say you're not a true Portlander if you own an umbrella, but I'm pretty sure they weren't talking to photographers when they decided that. Umbrellas are some of the...

Raw vs. JPEG

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...

Raw vs. JPEG

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...

Getting Started with Video

If you bought a camera in the past few years, there's a very good chance that it shoots video. In this age of digital photography, it makes sense that we...

Getting Started with Video

If you bought a camera in the past few years, there's a very good chance that it shoots video. In this age of digital photography, it makes sense that we...

Tech Tips for Photographic Storytelling

Photography is all about storytelling. Just finding a story can be its own challenge, but choosing how to tell it is even more difficult. How you frame a shot not...

Tech Tips for Photographic Storytelling

Photography is all about storytelling. Just finding a story can be its own challenge, but choosing how to tell it is even more difficult. How you frame a shot not...