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Things To Consider When Buying Used Camera Gear

October 30, 2013 by Amy Cobb 3 Comments

This is a guest post by Amy Cobb, from Photography Colleges
There are many reasons to opt for a pre-owned camera as opposed to a new one. The fact that a camera once had a relationship with another photographer doesn’t necessarily mean that it was misused, abused, or made defective—chances are, the previous owner is upgrading to a newer model, or coming to grips with the fact that film is becoming obsolete outside of art photography.

This is good news if you’re studying photography at your university and looking to play with film or a lightly-used DSLR that has no desire to take out additional student loans to cover a prohibitively pricey “book,” or if you’re a professional looking for an adequate backup camera.

While there’s different things to consider when evaluating used digital and film cameras, many of the basics are the same. Keep in mind that you should be extremely careful about purchasing a camera you can’t take a test shot with, and always at least ask for a warranty. [Read more…] about Things To Consider When Buying Used Camera Gear

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: camera, digital, ebay, film, inspect, lens, nature, new, photography, used

Have You Updated Your Camera’s Firmware Lately?

May 4, 2011 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

Update FirmwareFirmware is the low-level software that runs inside your camera, and basically controls how everything works. It’s the stuff that controls how images are written to your memory cards, how the lens talks to the camera and more.

Most digital SLRs these days allow you to upgrade the firmware. But, why would you want to do that? Maybe your camera seems to work perfectly already, so what’s the big deal about upgrading the software? [Read more…] about Have You Updated Your Camera’s Firmware Lately?

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: camera, digital, embedded, feature, firmware, flash memory, memory card, slr, software, update, video

New eBook on Wildflower Photography!

March 7, 2011 by Steve Berardi 15 Comments

Wildflower Photography (eBook)Today, I’m happy to announce that the new edition of my eBook on wildflower photography is now available.

The eBook is a complete guide to photographing wildflowers with a digital SLR. It will teach you how to take stunning photos of wildflowers, and how to post-process them in Adobe Photoshop (CS 4 or later and Elements 8 or later). [Read more…] about New eBook on Wildflower Photography!

Filed Under: Wildflowers Tagged With: cs, digital, ebook, edition, elements, equipment, examples, exposure, flower, new, photography, photoshop, second, slr, wildflower

Introduction to Filters for Digital Cameras

October 12, 2010 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

With film photography, filters were pretty important (especially for black and white images). And although they play a much smaller role in digital photography, there’s still a few filters you should be familiar with. So, here’s a brief introduction to some of them: [Read more…] about Introduction to Filters for Digital Cameras

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: accessory, camera, digital, filters, glass, gnd, graduated, multicoated, nd, neutral density, photography, polarizer, polarizing, ultraviolet, uv

New eBook, Digital Wildflower Photography, is now available!

March 2, 2010 by Steve Berardi 16 Comments

Digital Wildflower Photography (cover)Today I’m happy to announce that my new eBook, Digital Wildflower Photography, is now available.

The first thing you’re probably wondering is how it’s different from the free eBook I released last spring. Well, this new one is over twice as long at 55 pages, and has a ton of new content.

While the free eBook was really just a collection of a few tips for getting better wildflower photos, this new ebook is more of a complete guide that will teach you how to take stunning wildflower photos and how to post-process them in Adobe Photoshop (CS and Elements 8). [Read more…] about New eBook, Digital Wildflower Photography, is now available!

Filed Under: Photoshop Tutorials, Tips, Wildflowers Tagged With: aperture, book, digital, ebook, examples, exposure, how to, learn, pdf, photographs, photography, photos, spring, Tips, tutorial, wildflower, wildflowers

Book Review: Digital Landscape Photography by John and Barbara Gerlach

November 12, 2009 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

Digital Landscape PhotographyI first discovered John and Barbara Gerlach about a year ago through Nature Photographer Magazine. I remember looking at their photos for the first time and just saying, “wow!” They seem to have mastered every type of nature photography: everything from wildlife to landscapes.

But, they’re not just amazing photographers, they’re also pretty awesome writers. I always look forward to their clear and useful articles in Nature Photographer Magazine. I’ve already shared a lot of what I’ve learned from them here on PhotoNaturalist, like how the Live Preview on your camera can help you take better photos.

So, when I heard about their new book, Digital Landscape Photography, I immediately ordered it on Amazon!

Well, I’ve had a chance to read it, and look through it again pretty thoroughly, so I thought I’d share my reaction to the book. [Read more…] about Book Review: Digital Landscape Photography by John and Barbara Gerlach

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Landscapes Tagged With: barbara, book review, books, cameras, composition, digital, exposure, fall, gerlach, hdr, john, landscape photography, lenses, light, natural light, nature, nature photographer magazine, panoramas, photos, sharp, sharpening, snow, sunrise, sunset, Tips, tripod, waterfalls

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