Only Three Camera Brands may survive the Camera Phone Revolution

According to recent reports, Canon, Nikon and Sony are the only three camera companies predicted to survive the Smart Phone revolution. Sales of small point n shoot cameras have declined, and sales of mirrorless cameras have not met expectations. SharePinTweetEmailShare8 Shares

Artist Profile – John Powell

John Powell is an Infrared artist from the UK.  His Infrared images have such emotion and depth to them . SharePinTweetEmailShare49 Shares

Photo Shoot: Flat Panel Flash

The Cotton Belt Rail Depot is located in downtown Saint Louis, MO,USA.  The Cotton Belt Depot was built in 1911 and was in service for many years, and then just left alone for several decades.  I have photographed the Cotton Belt Depot for the last several years, with the permission of its current owners.  It […]

Test Shoot – Sigma 8-16mm Ultra Wide lens

If you are like me and love to shoot landscapes in Infrared, when it comes to lenses,  the wider the better.  Wide angle, no  lets go Ultra wide. SharePinTweetEmailShare99 Shares

Adobe Photoshop . . . . For Free?!?

Yes! SharePinTweetEmailShare97 Shares

Photoshoot – Cumberland Island

So, . . . . What are feral horses?? SharePinTweetEmailShare46 Shares

Atypical Realisms

  The world in one image SharePinTweetEmailShare25 Shares

Building a Custom Home Studio

  Nothing is better than having your own studio. Recently, I had a conversation with a very talented Photographer who shares my interest in Flower Photography. During the course of our conversation, I learned  that she had a Custom Home Studio, very similar to mine. If you love Photography, you owe it to yourself to invest […]

New Photoshop Feature – Face Aware Liquify

If you are a Photoshop Creative Cloud user, you already know that Adobe rolled out a new version of Photoshop CC yesterday 06/21/16.  Along with the version are several new features.  I want to show one called Face Aware Liquify.  If you ever used the mobile app Photoshop Fix you may have seen an earlier […]

How to Take Better Group Portraits

We are now into that time of year where you will be getting together with groups of people who, because you are a photographer, will want you to take “TAKE OUR PICTURE!”  Good group portraits are more than just getting everybody to stand still long enough for you to push the shutter button.  Remember, photographs […]

Hands on with the Sony A6000

As most people know, mirrorless is rapidly becoming THE way to shoot Infrared images.  With a mirrorless converted camera there are no focus issues and you get to compose your images by seeing in Infrared.  I get the opportunity to speak with most people who have a camera converted with Life Pixel and for the […]

The 2018 Orchid Show … with Lensbaby

Every year at this time, the Missouri Botanical Gardens, in St. Louis puts together an Orchid display unlike you will see anywhere else in the United States.  I’ve been lucky enough each year to have the opportunity to shoot the exhibit before it opens to share the images as a way of encouraging people to […]

Sun-mer Flowers

Nothing says summer quite sunflowers.  The image of a sunflower reminds me of long warm days, the smell of cocoa butter suntan lotion, and ice cold lemonade.  As a photographer, sunflowers are great to shoot.  In infrared they are even better I do love the way they look.  Here’s a Super Color sunflower. Here’s one making the […]

The Canon EOS R . . . Part One

Over the last few years, the mirrorless camera has rapidly moved in and taken over a large portion of the prosumer, and professional market.  If you are a Canon shooter like I am, you have watched and waited, and then waited some more for Canon to jump into the Full frame mirrorless game.  There have been rumors […]

The (new?!?) Aerochrome Look

Aww, the Look of Aerchrome Infrared.  Isn’t it so cool?   That Blue Sky and the cool Red foliage. It really has such a cool look. I love the Aerochrome Infrared look, even with people.   I’ve been emulating the look of Aerochrome IR for years.  In fact, if you’ve had a camera converted in the past […]

Canon RF 24-240mm Super Zoom – Hands On Part2

This is the follow up to my initial review of the new Canon RF24-240 Super Zoom Lens.  If you haven’t read the first part, you may want to click here first. After completing a few shoots with the new Canon RF 24-240, my opinion did not change about this lens.  It is a solid, well-built […]

Photoshop 2021 Sky Replacement

If you haven’t tried the new features associated with Photoshop 2021, you really should.  The new Sky Replacement feature is so impressive. If you’ve ever done a sky replacement on your own, you know the process can be arduous and often frustrating. Adobe has incorporated an AI that makes the process quite easy.  It is almost […]

Canon RF 16mm f2.8 STM Lens

As Canon moved forward with their R series mirrorless cameras, they have been releasing more and more of their RF mount lenses.  One of the latest is the RF 16mm f2.8 STM lens. I jumped on the pre-order for this lens and was lucky enough to receive the lens two weeks ago.  I held off […]

The END of Third Party Lenses?

  There is a story that came out this week about Canon that could have repercussions for other camera companies as well. A story broke a few days ago that third-party lens manufacturer, Viltrox was sent a cease and desist letter informing them they had infringed on Canon’s copyrights.  Initially, Canon did not respond to […]

Getting started basics – White balance and Shooting RAW

Since this is my first posting, I wanted to explain a few things. My intention is show you ways to become a better Infrared Photographer, and enjoy the experience of capturing IR images. The important thing to keep in mind is this is an art form, and as such there many ways to create stunning Infrared images. What […]