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• The Truth about Tele-converters

  In times of trouble when your lens just won’t reach the subject or fill the frame, people often turn to tele-converters to extend their optical reach. Here are a couple of examples from my 25 years in photography. The first is a Vivitar 2X converter for... Posted Nov 22 2008, 06:27 PM by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog Filed under: Gear Tips, Photography, lens, telephoto, tele-converter

• Time to Set the Camera

  With the recent passage of the time boundary separating Standard Time from Daylight-savings Time, a reminder posed on the Yahoo group of the Minneapolis Photographic Society caused me to think about time and Digital SLR cameras. “Now I am in danger of... Posted Nov 13 2008, 07:55 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog Filed under: Gear Tips, Photography, exif, clock, time, digital cameras

• Teaching Photography Live

  Classroom Setups Evolve to Leverage Technology My recent experience teaching digital photography at PowerPoint Live yielded a wealth of classroom experience in a new setup with which I’ve been toying. Other than practice in my office environment... Posted Oct 01 2008, 09:43 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog Filed under: Gear Tips, Photography, Presenting, powerpoint live, tether, chimping, Teaching, live preview, projection

• Use Your Image Filter to Pack Gear

  One of the greatest inventions ever is the ability to attach information to your digital pictures. Even better is to be able to sort it and use it in a meaningful fashion. I was presenting at the Crosstown Camera Club last night on how to travel as a... Posted Sep 19 2008, 09:19 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog Filed under: Gear Tips, Software, Travel

• Eggs in a basket

  The proverb "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket" is applicable to many things as most proverbs are. If you have read my post Data Backup Goes Awry , then you will know on a recent trip to Costa Rica , I lost a basket. I broke some... Posted Apr 10 2008, 01:36 PM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips

• In Defense of Filters

  For those of you expecting a treatise on the use of "Software Filters" I must disappoint. This is about the old kind of filters-the ones made of glass that you stick on the front of a camera. Software filters never have been able to offer the... Posted Apr 03 2008, 07:10 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips

• Data Backup Goes Awry

  Sometimes the best strategies don't cover every contingency. I consider myself a data backup freak. Maybe it would be nicer to say that I am overly cautious when it comes to data backup. Case in point-my recent trip to Costa Rica . I expect a certain... Posted Mar 06 2008, 12:59 PM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips

• The Shakedown

  As I prepare for my Costa Rican Expedition I am keenly reminded of the adage that creation is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. While the anticipation of exotic venues, stunning vistas and poignant artistic expressions is foremost in my mind, I know... Posted Feb 17 2008, 08:26 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips

• Long Exposure Panning Tips

  Shots like this long-exposure pan are becoming popular. This picture was taken at Badlands National Park in May of 2007 during my Artist In Residence tenure. I was trying to illustrate the speed of the fastest land animal in North America,the Pronghorn... Posted Dec 05 2007, 05:21 PM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips

• Sodium Vapor Lights Solution?

  Saturday, I had the opportunity to shoot a boy's high school swim team under the unfortunate lighting circumstance of sodium vapor lights. If you've ever shot pictures you will know that this type of lighting produces a greenish hue and lack luster... Posted Dec 03 2007, 08:25 AM by Fleeting Glimpse Images: Blog Filed under: Gear Tips