So film. It's not modern, it's not cheap, and it's not foolproof. So, why film? Lots of reasons - and the reasons are as numerous and varied as the people who still choose to shoot it. We're not going to get into is film better than digital here because frankly it's not even up for debate. They're both good and they're both great at different things. So now that that's settled, we can move on. 1) If you want to learn how to really see light, shoot some film. Particular

We have received some questions about our thoughts on watermarked digital images and prints, and it is something that we have discussed amongst ourselves, so here are our thoughts on the subject: In a digital age, the possibility of images being used without permission for reproduction or profit is very real. With film, you either had the negative or print or you didn't. Typically professionals would stamp the back of their print or emboss a tiny copyright in the bottom

Those who have been around photography for a while are familiar with 18% gray, but for those who are still learning, this can be an easily overlooked concept.  So we're going to try to break it down into some easier to understand concepts (nothing fancy here, folks). The way your camera's meter works is that it reads reflected light off of the objects in front of it.  Since different objects have different reflectance, camera manufacturers decided to use the reflectance

Our customers have some great questions and though many people think their question is "silly" or whatnot, they're not the first person to ask it and they definitely won't be the last. We recently had a customer who wasn't sure if her focusing issues were operator error or if there was an issue with her gear. The solution came from something that we see fairly often: Using continuous shooting mode and/or focus tracking (AF-C or AI Servo) when shooting relatively stationary s