The first photographic images I remember making were of my friends. I may have made others, but these are the photos that I remember being first. It may be that these are also the earliest I have in my possession as prints and that helps me remember them, but regardless of them being the actual… Read more →
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. Introduced in September of 1950 with an original list price, with a flash unit, of $6.95. The camera took 620 rollfilm producing 2”x2” images. Production ran from 1950 to 1961. (Parents owned this camera and I used it when I could. I have a version of this camera in my collection now.)… Read more →
I have written about training before on this blog, but I haven’t written about Photoshop World. Photoshop World is put on twice a year and one time is always in Las Vegas the first part of September. Being in Vegas makes it much more affordable than other locations, so it ends up being a relatively… Read more →
Those who have followed my main site at EventPicz.com know that I went through a change of service providers just over a year ago. I posted some information about that change back then, but I thought it would be good to spotlight the change here on EventPicz.com Gear Talk. There are many options for photographs… Read more →
I have had people ask me, and I have asked others, about the waiting process to get just the right settings for a photograph. Some situations required one to wait for many hours to get just the right environment for a shot and other times they just seem to happen. It doesn’t hurt to be… Read more →
I converted to a smart phone some time back, way back. My first smartphone was a Blackberry. Nothing fancy, but I could get my email and the telephone was decent. Well, I thought the phone was decent. The more I used it the more I figured out that the phone part sucked and the rest… Read more →
I have a photo that I took almost 25 years ago that means a lot to me. It was the first photo that I had published in something other than a high school yearbook. I had several copies of it enlarged and framed for people (ok, mainly relatives — but at the time it was… Read more →
The subject of tripods and monopods always seems to turn into a big debate. Brand slips in here too, but there are so many other things that need to be taken into consideration. What type of construction, what type of head, how tall is it, how short can it get, how much can it hold,… Read more →
I have used a few different types of studio lighting units and have stuck with Alien Bee units for now. One of the main reasons was price, I was able to get three Alien Bee 800 units for a very reasonable price from a company going out of business. I found a few more on… Read more →
Carrying equipment is very important. I often get asked about the bags I use to carry my equipment. That might be a simple question, but there is no real simple answer. I use many bags. It all depends on the situation. I have small bags, large bags, medium bags, and specialty bags. I use them… Read more →