Guide to the Canon Camera Flash Terminology

by Tim Harris This guide will seek to provide you with an explanation of the various concepts and terms which are used which respect to Canon EOS flash photography. Flash units and Strobe The main differences between a strobe and a flash are the use of terminology according to UK or US [...]

Election Night in Alaska

Election Night in Alaska I spent Tuesday night at Election Central in Anchorage and while the main party upstairs was pretty slow, the Obama rally downstairs was off the charts. The room was packed and it felt … historic. (video and audio collected with the Canon G9) November [...]

Canon lens taken apart

Over at the Fred Miranda forums, a user has posted photos of his broken 17-85 Canon lens that he took apart in an attempt to fix it. The resulting images are indicative of the excellent manufacturing process that Canon puts into making any of their lenses. [via] I had no idea [...]

Buying Digital SLR Cameras

I’ve been shooting photography for about 5 months now. I’m not an expert, but I’m learning. I bought a 3 year old Canon Rebel XT on Craigslist from a fine arts student at University of Baltimore. She had taken good care of it and was looking to upgrade to a Canon 5D. So [...]

Canon Steals Video dSLR Spotlight With “Reverie”

Nikon what? When the D90 as announced, it looked like Nikon would one-up Canon. The manufacturer did a great job coming out with a demo video showing how video capturing works well with dSLR lens. They probably didn’t count on Canon having an answer. So what Canon do to promote [...]

Top 10 Essential Equipment for Indie Filmmakers: Part I – the Camera

If you are just starting out as an indie or guerilla filmmaker and you are completely baffled as to where to get started in regards to equipment and gear, you are not alone.  We’ve all been there.  Don’t let the guys on the various indie / DIY/ DV filmmaking forums try to convince you [...]

my new toy…

I am not sure if it was me, or just the sales guy. There is always some sort of drama for gadget purchases.  Mike has decided to get me a laser printer, and he was really excited about the purchase. He got a HP printer, carried back the super heavy printer [...]

canon hv30 – accessory shoe removal

Yes, the tethered accessory shoe is really annoying. Especially when you want to put accessories on your HV30 like this: Solution found after a search over at HV20.com. Special thanks to Spider.JM for the post and pics! Its done and I’m proud to announce we don’t need to worry about parts falling into the camera. [...]

Fallon Centennial photo contest on line for Cantaloupe Festival (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Fallon Centennial photo contest on line for Cantaloupe Festival (Reno Gazette-Journal) To celebrate Fallon’s 100th birthday the Fallon Star Press, KHWG radio and Picture This! are sponsoring a special photography show at this year’s Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Festival and Fair. Entries in the photography show will draw visual comparisons of life in Fallon [...]

UCR’s new exhibits bring diverse cultures into focus (The Press-Enterprise)

UCR’s new exhibits bring diverse cultures into focus (The Press-Enterprise) The UC Riverside ARTSblock will open two exhibits today at the California Museum of Photography and next door at the Sweeney Art Gallery. The California Museum of Photography will feature an exhibit titled “Truthiness: Photography as Sculpture.” Posted in canon, digital cameras, digital photography, [...]