I don't normally like to shoot a photo where the person in the photo is looking out of the frame, but it just felt right . . .

Every Fourth of July, people across the country get out their cameras, and shoot photos of fireworks.  And that includes me.   Thing is, 99

This is the story of two photo shoots — one that had to be canceled, and another that may well be one of, if not the, most important...

The photos I’ve been getting from the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR have all been pretty amazing. From the very first shots, it wa

When I bought the 500PF, I was fortunate enough to be able to pick up a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III as well.   I had heard they pair

Since everyone has been gracious enough to listen to my whining about the foot coming off the 500PF, I thought I’d share some of the things

UPDATE: After returning the foot to Really Right Stuff, they have refunded the purchase price. Back when the 500 PF very first came out,...

Even though it's so small and light, and can be hand held, it's tough to do so (at least for me) simply because of the focal length.

I saw an article the other day that asked what Nikon should put in the as-yet-unannounced D5 replacement (the D6?). Most of the comments...

Very often, someone just starting in photography has questions about what camera or lens (or both) they should buy. If they ask a...

A couple of years ago, I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to take a class from one of the best known photographers and...

Every year about this time, photographers across the country start thinking about their yearly foray into shooting fireworks, and one of...

What a difference a day makes. Our trip had been a year in the planning: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Monument...

I had an experience recently where I was able to get a little more creative than usual with some of my paid photos. I shoot for a local...

It’s 6:30 in the morning, it's still dark, and there’s a pretty serious chill in the autumn air. As we wait for the first bits of sunlig

Things don't always go as planned on shoots. We don't like when it happens, but it happens. Sometimes it's equipment, sometimes

I'm making a change in my blog for 2018 -- instead of having the blog itself hosted on Google's Blogger, where it's been ever since I...