FINALLY! I have been trying for so long to find a decent video editor for windows that has all the options of a pro program like Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere CC. By pro options the main thing is the ability to separate sound from the video. That is the #1 editing tool for ACTUAL video editing, makes so you can use B-rool (Small video clips) to cover a cut in the video but keep the audio going seamlessly. Now Adobe is the obvious choice sine I use windows, however from day

When I worked at The Shutterbug camera stores in Portland, OR for 7 years I took the chance to get to know the wide selection of lenses from the different manufactures. I had to learn how to explain the difference to people as well and more than just the simple answer you get at any best buy. Many of my customers that were looking to better their portrait photography would come and ask my advice. Most were surprised when I steered them towards a long focal length lens. I woul

Great quick visual explaination of a histogram for those of you that are interested. As I mentioned it's not that cruical. Some like it in bright sunny weather conditions and the screen is not easily visible to check exposure. I almost never use it as a reference anymore. That's just me. #HistogramExplanation #Tips #VisualAid

A follow up article to my "Low-light vs.. Just Dark Photos" I am going to go into more detail on quick touch-up work I did to the photos that were to dark. In commercial photograph I am incredibly fast like most photographers with deadlines. Usually I can edit 100-200 photos an hour if I got my exposures even. As you will see in this article it is amazing what you can get out of a dark photo with little editing in a short time, I have learn a lot of tricks and I'm happy to sh

They are not the same. Low-light photography has been a favorite genre for photographers ever since the art form started. Through my photography career and working at a photo lab I noticed things people misunderstand about low-light photos. Just a photo that's real dark is not a low-light photo. Many seem to think they are or just simply don't know the difference or know how to achieve the look through settings. I want to clear things up and show some examples and at the end