I was a little taken aback when I saw the label for the Manfrotto 410* - it says " Junior Geared Head ". But it is actually quite large. I would say that this device would be capable of managing nearly all modern cameras. Certainly...
Ever since I started to do studio photography I gained new respect for the chaps who put up scaffolding and hoardings on building sites. You see their structures all the time but you don't stop to think of how complex they are until you start...
Okay, I confess - that was a sensationalist headline. Designed to make you bristle up and read with fury. The truth is I only know what I find on the storeroom shelves...
Imagine that all the other photographers in Western Australia have disappeared. Vanished, never to return. Gone painlessly, to leave only you. You, the only person with a camera and a computer and an editing program. You with the only printer and stash of paper. No more...
" Premium Experience " is a phrase that we sometimes encounter in photographic and general advertising. It signifies the desire of a manufacturer to present a product in such a way that the buyer values it at a higher level before they buy it...
Go on - go to the mirror and have a good close look. Don't ask other people because they might tell you...
Perhaps that should be " The Italian-French Leg Show " as I see a ' Made In Italy ' sticker on the end of the Gitzo box. But you must forgive an old shop assistant for being cynical - it was part of the qualifications...
Before this starts to sound like Goldilocks, I must hasten to add that I am writing about a Lowepro product - a bag designed for mirror-less camera systems and the averae tourist user. Whether you use it for bear-hunting or porridge-stealing is your own affair. The...
The early days of aviation, automobiles, and railways all had several things in common; the look of the first airplanes, cars, and steam engines was unusual. Unusual in that the devices had not been seen before, and unusual in that they do not resemble anything...
Note: This was the Friday Special last Friday...