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If you’ve ever done any browsing through photography forums lately, you’ll usually come across people who have just gone out and bought a new digital camera. They’re usually coming to these forums looking for various kinds of help or advice on how to shoot this or that. Primarily it seems that they have either just had a child and want to record the events, or they are just about to go on a trip or vacation of some sort. If you are one of these and you’re trying to figure your way around your new camera there’s one bit of advice I have for you: don’t learn how to use your camera on a vacation or in the delivery room. This is coming from one who knows.

I’m not going to blather on about child photography in this post, but rather the world of travel photography. It would seem that travel photography is just like any other type of Read the rest of this entry »

bag1For this hobby, there are SO many things you need to think of; lighting, lens choice, camera settings, subject matter. The list goes on and on. But one of the most important things to think of is how you’re going to get all of your camera gear where you want to go, safely and conveniently.

The right camera bag isn’t always the easier thing to find. I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a camera bag junkee. I’ve limited myself currently to two different bags, a back-pack style, and an over the shoulder sling bag that slides around and allows me to zip open the side of it for easy access to my camera with the lens attached and everything ready to go. I love this bag! But what kinds of things should you look for when you’re looking for a camera bag? Read the rest of this entry »