GoPro HD HERO2 Camera Unboxing & Test
For our upcoming honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica I decided it was time to upgrade from my Kodak Zx3 to a video camera that can handle a bit more than 10 feet of submersion. How about 197 feet? That sounds good to me. The GoPro HD HERO2. This is a product I can use all [...]
Square Credit Card Reader
Yesterday I received my new Square credit card reader in the mail. My main forms of payments from customers are usually PayPal or check. Now I can accept credit card payments on the spot! How crazy is it that technology has progressed to this point? Life gets more convenient each day with inventions like this.
Toshiba Thrive 10.1″/16GB tablet
I recently sold my Toshiba Satellite and replaced it with a Toshiba Thrive 10.1″ tablet. I needed something with enough power to handle my daily chores like photo editing, emailing clients, web browsing, video conferencing, etc. Must have played with every damned tablet currently available on the market. What sold me on the Thrive was [...]
Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens
Review of the Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens
Pantone huey™PRO monitor and printer calibration
Color consistency between monitor and print is important. If your prints are drastically different from what you see on your monitor, chances are you need to properly calibrate your monitor. Jacking up the brightness/contrast is NOT properly calibrating your monitor. The Pantone huey™PRO definitely improved color consistency between my two Acer V233H monitors and my [...]
WhiBal White Balance Card Pocket Kit
I usually adjust white balance myself to whatever look I’m trying to achieve. That means it’s not technically correct. That’s fine when I’m getting creative with split toning and black and white images. But if I am trying to accurately depict a product or something that needs realism, a white balance card is a necessary [...]
Rebuilt the desktop PC
It doesn’t take much to justify upgrading my machine. I ask myself this questions: “Is the speed of this machine costing me time/money?” If the answer is yes then it’s time for an upgrade. I am a huge fan of AMD and decided to stick with them. I went from a micro-ATX motherboard to a [...]
HIS Radeon HD 6850 video card
More and more video projects have been landing on my desk. Shooting HD footage is great, but my old system started resenting me for it. I needed to upgrade to a Crossfire capable card. I will continue building up my firepower in 2011 and having two of these monsters will make editing photos and videos [...]
Canon Pro9500 Printer
The Canon Pro9500 printer is one the best investments I’ve ever made. (It has since been replaced by the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II.) The printer handles up to 13″ x 19″ borderless prints without a problem. Ink can be a bit expensive. However, the tradeoff is that prints look absolutely stunning. You would need [...]
Reflector
During a recent shoot down in Long Branch, NJ there was a real need for a reflector. A big one. I wasn’t going to spend a ton of money on something that’s nothing more than a collapsible mirror. Ended up spending a whole $7.00 on a jumbo sunshade. It’s approximately 30″ x 70″. Silver on [...]
Canon 7D
This year I decided it was time to purchase one device that would shoot stills as well as record high definition video. There have been several cameras prior to release of the Canon 7D that had this feature, but at $1700.00 the 7D does it for less and to a certain degree better. Although the [...]
Canon cameras
People often ask me what type of camera they should buy. My suggestion is always Canon. They’ve had a long running policy of supporting older equipment. Many of their lenses can be used long after a camera body has expired. The resale on quality lenses is also amazing and a far better investment than you [...]
