Every Fourth of July, people across the country get out their cameras, and shoot photos of fireworks.  And that includes me.   Thing is, 99

The photos I’ve been getting from the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR have all been pretty amazing. From the very first shots, it wa

When I bought the 500PF, I was fortunate enough to be able to pick up a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III as well.   I had heard they pair

Even though it's so small and light, and can be hand held, it's tough to do so (at least for me) simply because of the focal length.

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- First Look

Very often, someone just starting in photography has questions about what camera or lens (or both) they should buy. If they ask a salesperson in a photo store, they may get great advice or they may get advice that serves only to help the store's bottom line. If they ask an established photographer, they may get advice centered around whatever brand of camera that photographer shoots with. But in almost every case, that newbie photographer will hear something like this --

Every year about this time, photographers across the country start thinking about their yearly foray into shooting fireworks, and one of the things many of them ask themselves is, "How can I make my fireworks images stand out from everyone else's? Some photographers look for interesting angles. Some look for intriguing foreground elements, or background elements. Some seek different vantage points. Some have had great success using drones (although I'd be afraid of havi

I was recently asked to photograph Traditions Fine Furniture and Design for their website and other publicity work. There were some interesting challenges. Normally when I shoot the interior of a house, I shoot strictly available light. There have only been a couple of times when I needed to put up additional lights, which almost always results in a huge amount of post processing. This store, however, has huge north-facing windows, and lots of interior lighting. To a

What a difference a day makes. Our trip had been a year in the planning: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Monument Valley. Unfortunately, there ended up being very few days where the skies were not completely, totally overcast. Oh, we got some good skies at times, for sure, but not like we'd hoped. Still we worked with it, and got quite a few good shots. But by our last day before returning home, we'd hit so much overcast that we had decided that for that la