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Dell XPS 13 Plus – The Best Ultra Portable Laptop Currently Out?
The Dell XPS line of laptops has always pushed the PC industry forward and with the brand new XPS 13 Plus, Dell is trying to rethink and elevate aspects of their XPS line of laptops. This rethinking has allowed them to provide up to 2x the performance of previous XPS 13" laptops because of better…
OLED Laptops Are the Future!
Like many of you, I have been an avid user of LCD based laptops over the years. After all, they tend to be popular, affordable, and with the right manufacture, can offer pretty color accurate displays, which is an incredibly important feature for us photographers. But the truth is that LCD displays aren’t perfect and…
Reimagining Online Image Management – SmugMug Source
When it comes to being a photographer, one of the most overlooked but vital aspects of working in this field typically comes down to how individuals keep their images safe. It doesn't matter if you are doing this full time for a living or you just enjoy photography as a personal form of expression, the…
The Guide to Color Management for Photographers
An in-depth look at what a color management system is, why it is important and why you should have one set in place. It covers color profiles, the importance of having color accurate displays and includes a step-by-step guide on how to properly calibrate your displays.
Customizing Your Sony A1
One of the best things about owning a Sony mirrorless camera is that virtually every button, feature even the menu system can be customized and tailored to your shooting style, and this includes the newly released Sony a1 flagship mirrorless camera. While I have written a complete setup guide to the a1 for those that…
The Complete Setup Guide for the Sony a1
With the launch of the a1, Sony has piqued the interest of ALOT of photographers out there. With an industry-leading AF system partnered with a 50mp stacked CMOS sensor and incredible video capabilities, Sony has appeared to pare the best elements of the Sony a7R series, a9 series, and even the a7S series into a…
Scheduling Instagram Posts For Free via the Facebook Creator Studio
When it comes to managing our Social Media Accounts, I think we can all agree that there is never enough time in the day, even during the 2020 Pandemic, to find the right images, captions, text or articles to share with our audiences on all of the various platforms we use. This is why so…
Dell XPS 17 Exclusive Hands-On Review
This morning at 9 am Central Time, Dell officially unveiled a handful of new laptops, including the long-awaited XPS 17 9700. It has been nearly 10 years since Dell last offered a 17" version in their popular XPS line of laptops for creatives and prosumers and I couldn't be more excited to not only see…
A Photographers Guide to Navigating The Pandemic
I think it is safe to say that 2020 has not turned out the way any of us had hoped. In what started out as a promising year, has now evolved into some sort of poorly made B horror movie with a storyline that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. This new reality…
Gear Review: The New Sony 20mm f/1.8 G Lens
An in-depth look at the new Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens after using it exclusively above the Arctic Circle to capture the Northern Lights, fjords, mountains and seascapes.
34 Tips & Tricks for Setting Up Your Sony a7R IV
With the launch of the highly anticipated Sony a7R IV 61 MP mirrorless camera (Initial Impressions), there are going to be a lot of people rushing to set up their new camera so they can get out into the field and begin to use it as soon as it ships. Regardless if you are a…
Gear Review – Dell XPS 13 9380
Announced at CES earlier this year in Las Vegas, the new 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 is the companies latest take on perfecting the 13" ultrabook. While I enjoyed reviewing the 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370, it wasn't perfect as it had a few shortcomings that kept me reaching for the larger XPS 15 9575…
Gear Review: Sony 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 G Telephoto Lens
On June 11th, 2019 the brand new Sony 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 G OSS was announced to much fanfare, especially from wildlife photographers like myself. While I initially got my start in this industry through travel and landscape photography, my passion (and arguable obsession) with wildlife photography for the last few years has taken me to all…
Taking The New Sony a7R IV to Alaska
With the launch of the new Sony a7R IV 61 mp full-frame mirrorless camera, there is undoubtedly a large number of very excited photographers out there wanting to learn more about this camera and how it operates out there in the real world. Fortunately, being a Sony Artisan has its perks and I was able…
Sony RX0 II Review
In April Sony released the successor to its RXO line of compact cameras, the RXO II. Although when I say “compact”, I actually mean tiny! This thing is incredibly portable, coming in at just 2-3/8 in x 1-5/8 in (59.0 x 40.5 x35.0 mm) in size and weighing only 4.7 oz (132g). But it wasn’t the…