Ever since I broke my lightweight backpacking tripod last fall, I’ve been looking for the perfect replacement.

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Wide angle lenses rule. I don’t know what I’d do without them; probably take up another career.

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In a recent post, I enthusiastically extolled the creative and practical benefits of using short telephoto lenses.

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Turning photography from a hobby into a professional career requires a different set of skills than does

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I’ve made the first two chapters of my conceptual photography eBook, Making The Image available as a

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[caption id=”” align=”alignright” width=”180″ caption=”John Shafer aka @Photo_John”][/caption] Size, weight and packability are always issues for outdoor

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Lets face it, flash is quickly becoming a necessity in todays world. Whereas many photographers shied away

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In yesterday’s post, I ran a practical comparison of Nikon’s current Pro level DSLR camera lineup. Today we

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