Hands-On Review: The Fujinon XF 18-135mm Lens
A good, solid zoom lens is always nice to have in the bag. I'm fairly new to Fuji, but there are a few lenses I'm still waiting on [...]
Camera Bags: A Rant of Frustration from a Woman’s Perspective
I'm a woman, and I like purses and bags. I am also a photographer, and so with that I tend to collect lots of cool bags. Yay, bags! I have more than I will [...]
Food Photography with the Fujifilm X-T1
Yesterday I set up the Fujifilm X-T1 for my first at-home food photographs. I have been carrying this camera around for the past few months and have used it many times to photograph my food at [...]
Removing Glare with a Circular Polarizer Filter
When photographing water, it can oftentimes be a good idea to tame the reflections with a circular polarizer filter. A circular polarizer is a filter that rotates on the front of your [...]
GPS for Photographers
I share a lot of "behind the lens" photographs on my Instagram page, and one of the questions I get most frequently is "what's that thing on top of your camera?". The answer is that it's the Canon GPE-12, a small GPS device that sits on the hotshoe of my canon 5D Mark III. When turned on ...
The Benefits of L-Brackets for Cameras
About four years ago, while on a short trip to Moab, I can clearly remember an incident that nearly cost me my camera (and lens, for that matter). I was placing my tripod [...]
Using Lightroom to Select Lenses for Travel
Whenever I do any type of travel, whether it's domestic or overseas, I always joke that it's difficult for photographers to not look like traveling hoarders. After all, along with the standard [...]
