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    Canon 60D – Personal Thoughts

    A couple of days ago Canon finally announced the EOS 60D, the successor to the 50D and the next iteration of Canon’s 10D series of cameras. There are plenty of other blog postings with opinions of the 60D, and tons of threads on various camera...

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    Use Bone, Not Muscle – Rifle Shooting and Photography

    People view muscle strength as the primary factor in being able to lift and hold objects. In general, this is a true assumption. But using muscles is not the most efficient way to hold an object. As an experiment, grab a 5 pound weight with...

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    Abducted by Alien Bees

    When I decided to make the jump into portrait photography, I started off with a pair of Canon 580 EX II Speedlites and the PocketWizard MiniTT1/FlexTT5 system to accompany them. While I was able to make decent use of them with umbrellas and the Kacey...

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    Impulse Buy – Canon 5D Mark II

    Anyone following my twitter feed or Facebook updates probably saw my new acquisition two Fridays ago: The Canon 5D Mark II. So I finally went full frame. But sooner than expected. I really should have purchased a 24-70 f/2.8L lens. I already had the Canon...

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    The Kacey Beauty Dish – Enhancing beauty

    As I began my adventure in the world of portrait photography, I have been acquainted with various strobes and modifiers. But the one that has fascinated me most is the beauty dish (or beauty reflector). Basically, a beauty dish is a round reflector shaped like...

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