How to photograph 4th of July Fireworks
Caption: Nikon D3S, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 8 sec Location, Location, Location The success of a fantastic fireworks shot is the location. You need to know where the fireworks will go off well before they…
Month: June 2013
Flash or not to flash
Nikon D4, 70-200mm, ISO 10000, ƒ/2.8, 1/800 with Nikon SB900 on camera flash fired at slow sync While this photo may seem acceptable at first glance, the main light is now my flash, not the…
High ISO is King for Night Events
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 12,800, ƒ/2.8 & 1/125 Available Light I try my best to always look at the light that is present and go with it before I use a flash. When Nikon introduced…
PhotoMechanic is a must have for the editorial/sports photographer
If you were in the press room and watched all the photographers ingest their images, write captions, crop, and upload their pictures to wire services or newspapers, you would find most of them using PhotoMechanic.…