07-24-2012 ... sort of .... This week Canon announced its first mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS M. Sadly, I'm underwhelmed. All I can do is sigh. It seems that Canon had a great opportunity to build the perfect storm of cameras: compact, mirrorless, interchangeable lens design (check), high quality sensor (check), electronic eye-level viewfinder (umm, … Continue reading Canon (finally) enters the mirrorless camera world…
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The things I love about teaching photography…
07-15-2012 I’ve been teaching digital photography classes at the Learning Exchange for almost three years. Over 750 people have attended my classes where we cover topics such as digital camera controls, menus, exposure, white balance, depth of field, ISO, motion blur, focal length, focus locking, sensor comparisons, composition, file management, lighting techniques, etc. etc. As … Continue reading The things I love about teaching photography…
Polarizing filters for dramatic fall colors
12-15-2011 (click on any photo to see it larger) My last post of fall colors in my neighborhood reminded me to share some test shots I took - I wanted to illustrate how much difference a polarizing filter can make on the colors in a landscape photograph. The photos above were taken with the same … Continue reading Polarizing filters for dramatic fall colors
Falling back
The fall colors have arrived, with a mission. 11-25-2011 After sharing a terrific Thanksgiving meal yesterday, followed by a rousing evening of board games with the family, we took a walk today. It was a beautiful, brisk sunny day so it was a great time to get out and walk off some of the … Continue reading Falling back
College football is a blast
09-24-2011 I recently started shooting photos for Sacstatesports.com - a sports-news outlet that features stories on the athletic teams at California State University, Sacramento - better know as the "Sac State Hornets." The energy at these games is incredible. The home field seats were pretty well filled, and amazingly, the visitor's side had a respectable … Continue reading College football is a blast
Two Weddings and No Funeral
08-29-2011 Both of my sons were married this month; their weddings were actually 13 days apart. It has been a whirlwind of planning, excitement, chaos and pure joy. At one point, I nicknamed August as "Two Weddings and a Funeral," with the joke that these two events would likely knock somebody off. Fortunately, we all … Continue reading Two Weddings and No Funeral
Sweet Times at the Sugar Mill
07-11-2011 I recently attended a group photoshoot sponsored by Click Monkeys, a Meetup group formed by Sacramento photographer Tim Engle. Tim arranged access for a group of 84 photographers to use the Old Sugar Mill facility in Clarksburg. The sugar mill opened in 1935 and processed sugar beets into sugar until 1993, when it closed. … Continue reading Sweet Times at the Sugar Mill
What Playing Golf Has Taught Me About Photography
07-07-2011 I was 17 years old when I picked up my first "real" camera. Prior to that I had just been using a basic Brownie-with-610-rollfilm model or the amazing Instamatic-with-126-cartridge film cameras. I was 34 years old when I picked up my first "real" golf club. Prior to that I had just been using … Continue reading What Playing Golf Has Taught Me About Photography
Playing at the Game
06-20-2011 I have the fun opportunity to shoot lots of local sporting events: Minor League Baseball (River Cats), NBA (Kings), United Football League (Mountain Lions), Tennis (Capitals), college sports, etc, etc. Sports photography is always a challenge of techniques - it requires touch-typing all the camera buttons while looking through the viewfinder (no time … Continue reading Playing at the Game
A Day at the City by the Bay
06-02-2011 I went the Bay Area last week and took a ferry ride over to San Francisco for a few hours. This also gave me a chance to try out a recent used camera purchase. Combined with sunny weather, it was a great day. The ferry leaves Larkspur and crosses San Francisco Bay to the … Continue reading A Day at the City by the Bay
Ron Nabity Photography 