Cheaper Lens Toys

So, it's great if you can buy expensive lenses from the company that makes your camera-they will always work with your camera body, and that's nothing to sneeze at.  Same is true with flashes.  I've often told students, though, that buying a cheaper flash to begin with that you can make mistakes on and also...

It is Ridiculous how much I want one of these…

Ubersnap has launched a new GIF printing service that turns animated images into moving Harry Potter-style physical prints using lenticular printing...

Photo App Craze

I've seen a lot of specialty apps out there dealing with photography.  In my Trends in Software class we've just covered the general/basics photo apps, but there's so much more out there.  A sea of apps.  Too many, if you ask me. Why?  So many of them are similar versions of the same Instagram-filter processing...

Your Online Privacy

I don't like websites tracking me. I mask my email when signing up for an online service so I don't have to deal with spam mail. I'm also a little leery of tor, since true tor isn't really safe because there's no regulation at ALL. I'm always a little surprised that a few people don't know what's happening with their info, so let me explain a few things to you...

Student Bloggers

I've been cleaning up my links a bit, since some people haven't added to their blogs in quite a while, and others I'd hidden for my Trends class reboot are still going strong with good blogs that should be shared...

Scary Stories, no ghosts included

Scary Story 1:  You are always watched. A week or two ago I was talking to my documentary photography class, and I mentioned how many cameras now have gps tracking options, and how I religiously turn them off, as I do on my phone, because they can be used to track you.  "Who's doing that?"...

Photo Toy for Christmas

I like all holidays, but I am actively for participating in any holiday that means candy and/or presents. Even better, candy AND presents.  Because isn't that what everyone wants deep down inside their little 8 year old heart?  Don't lie. I have the candy part covered this time.  I made fudge, divinity, and homemade butterfingers....

More Student DIY Builds!

I've heard a lot of people who enjoyed the last videos my studio lighting students made on cheap equipment builds.  In fact, it was SO awesome that Dr. Adam Karp used the videos at his presentation at a national conference last month!  Way to go students!  So let's keep the it going, eh?  Here's a...

Google Maps and Photography

I saw this post and just was bowled over.  At first I didn't understand what was going on, but I read the whole thing and looked at the pictures along the way and when I got to the end, I thought how amazing. If something like that happened to me, I would be honored to...