In this video, Gajan gives us a first look at the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Camera that was recently announced.
In this video, Gajan gives us a first look at the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Camera that was recently announced.
BY Ross Chevalier May 8, 2020 At Home, Gear, New Gear, Quick Tips
Vlogging is one of the most rapidly growing social media outreach mechanisms. Using your DSLR and mirrorless cameras to make a vlog produces a huge improvement in quality over a smartphone. We’ve written recently about choosing a microphone for your camera to deliver better quality audio, so this time let’s look at the challenge of lighting.
BY Ross Chevalier February 20, 2020 Gear, New Gear
For many photographers, the thought of going pro is very tempting. Perhaps you’ve gone through a change in career or family life, you love photography, or all your friends and family tell you that you’re great and that you should make a business of photography.
Read the article for steps on getting the gear that you’re going to need to get started.
BY Ross Chevalier February 19, 2019 Articles, Gear, New Gear
Building a studio is a lot more than good intentions, and a camera and lens. A properly planned studio makes your life easier and your workflow more efficient. Building your studio does not mean that you need all the pieces on day one.
Powerful performance in a compact package Does size really matter? That’s a pretty loaded question, so let’s get a little more specific: Does size matter when you’re buying into a new camera system? The answer, as it all too often does, lands somewhere around “it depends.” When it comes to cameras, it depends on what you intend to use your camera for. If you need something compact and light to take with you on the go, whether that’s just because you always like to have a camera with you or […]
BY Ross Chevalier September 5, 2018 New Gear
The Canon EOS R is the first in a series of brand-new full frame mirrorless bodies to come from Canon. It is joined on release by four brand new lenses using Canon’s new RF mount. This new mount which has a flange distance of only 20mm and a diameter of 54mm allows for not only a physically smaller camera body, but also a new line of incredible lenses. Existing Canon owners have a choice of three EF and EF-S mount adapters to leverage their existing lens investment. The body includes […]
Nikon has just announced the development of a next-generation (Nikon FX-format) mirrorless camera engineered around a full-frame sensor.
BY Ross Chevalier June 15, 2018 Articles, Gear, New Gear, Quick Tips
Ask any professional photographer and he or she will tell you that being able to control the light is incredibly important to a truly successful image. We will think about position of the light, time of day, light colour, quality and direction. When it comes time to supplement or replace the ambient light with flash, how can we achieve this goal?
BY Ross Chevalier May 18, 2018 Gear, New Gear, Video
Video is hot, hot, hot. Carrying around a tripod is often not. Most viral videos are shot live, hand-held and in real time, but because most of it is shot on smart devices, the results are often shaky.
BY Ross Chevalier April 20, 2018 Articles, Gear, New Gear
In recent years, we have seen more and more cameras coming with dual memory card slots. Some even have two identical slots to make life easy.
If you are shooting irreplaceable images, such as at a wedding, on a trip, or at other one-time events, having a second copy of your photos gives peace of mind to those concerned about memory card loss, theft, or a card going bad.
See the full article for tips on how you can back up and edit your images using GNARBOX, without having to lug around a laptop or depend solely on memory cards.