Controlling Several Flashes with a Canon 7D

Canon has taken it’s first steps with in-camera multiple flash control. Peter Carey from the Digital Photography School explains how it works with the Canon 7D at the link below.
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-control-multiple-flashes-wirelessly-with-a-canon-7d

Five Elements of a Great Photograph

Nancy Hill discusses five key elements to making great photographs in this article at photography.com.
According to Nancy, “Any one of the five elements above will move your photographs a step away from “That’s nice.” The more of the elements you use in one image, the closer you are to getting a “Wow! That’s beautiful!” Use [...]

“This lens is soft,” and other myths

by Roger Cicala, LensRentals.com (used with permission)
One of the most common examples of Anti-logic we see at Lensrentals is the statement The lens is soft/frontfocuses/backfocuses. Now don’t get me wrong, there are bad copies of lenses out there, as best we can tell ranging from 3% to 7% of lenses. And we know, despite our checkout [...]

The Effects of Dust and Scratches

Got a little scratch, smudge or dust on the front element of your favorite lens? It may not be the end of the world. Our friends at lensrentals.com had the opportunity to do a little testing this past week, and here’s what they found:
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Lens Hoods on the Cheap?

A lens hood can be invaluable in cutting down on flare, an optical condition caused by shooting towards your light source. However, many lenses don’t come supplied with an appropriate hood, and a “real” lens hood from the lens manufacturer can be an expensive add-on (the Canon hood for the 20-35mm lens, for instance, is [...]

Joe McNally Discusses His Book “The Moment It Clicks.”

Authors@Google: Joe McNally
Photographer Joe McNally visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book “The Moment It Clicks.”
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