Category Archives: Photo Gear Reviews

Are you looking for the best portrait lens on a budget? If you are making your way into the photography industry, chances are you are looking to get killer photos of your clients while building your business on a budget. And who can blame you? We want our clients to look their …

Best Portrait Lens on a Budget: 5 ways the 85mm f1.8 Delivers!

Need Help Understanding Exactly What You Need to Know about Buying a Speedlight? Once upon a time if you wanted an external flash for your camera then your choice was simple. You would pay a small fortune for the manufacturer’s own brand. The end. Nowadays though, the amount of choice on the …

What You Need to Know about Buying a Speedlight

Image Delivery Solutions – What Are Your Options? The days of sending over a box of film negatives or proofs to your clients are long gone. After a job well done, it’s now time to actually deliver your finished images to your clients. The question though becomes, what options do you have …

Image Delivery Solutions – What Are Your Options?

Younity – a Must Have Free App for All Photographers! Modern digital cameras… …produce beautiful, high-resolution photos. However, with high resolution images comes more data, and therefore larger file sizes. If you use a mid-range point-and-shoot or low-end DSLR camera, your file sizes are fairly large. Have a higher-end camera? Then you …

Younity – a Must Have Free App for All Photographers!

Should I Upgrade My Camera? Today’s question is – how the heck do you know if it is time to upgrade your camera. To make the most of this post, I’d encourage you to jot down your answers to the below questions, it will help you map out your thoughts easily that way. …

Should I Upgrade My Camera?

Nikon 85 1.8G Lens Review – Your Best Bang for Buck? While it’s no secret I love prime lenses and favor them over zooms I wanted to write a mini review of one of the Nikon prime lenses that Nicole and I use a ton… It’s the Nikon 85 1.8G lens. If you’ve …

Nikon 85 1.8G Lens Review – Your Best Bang for Buck?

Nikon D750 – Nikon’s Most Valuable Full Frame? Technology is amazing. It really is. The thing is with technology is the ones who are the late adopters typically get the better “deal”. So from a cost standpoint in particular, those that have the patience to wait are often rewarded. I believe …

Nikon D750 – Nikon’s Most Valuable Full Frame?

Having the latest and greatest camera or most expensive lens won’t make you a great photographer. It takes knowledge, creativity and motivation to excel at photography. However, there are certainly equipment and tools that are available for you that can drastically help make your job a bit easier. Today I am going …

Photography Tools You Should Use – ShootQ

The million dollar question! Do I need a full frame camera? Whether you are a beginner getting ready to purchase your first DSLR, or a advanced photographer considering if you need to upgrade your camera, at some point you may find yourself scratching your head and wondering: crop vs full frame, which …

Crop vs Full Frame – Which Camera Do You Need?

Nikon 16-35 f/4 Lens Review! When you need to go wide, you need to go wide! While I managed to photograph over 47 weddings with only 3 prime lenses (the 28, 50 and 85) I decided that I want to add a couple lenses to our collection that would add versatility to …

Nikon 16-35 f/4 Lens Review!

My Nikon to Canon Switch: A Tale of Slots and Worst Case Scenarios My Story In mid November of 2012 I photographed a high school senior and had the first compact flash card go corrupt on me in years. Prior to that I once had lost a couple of files on a …

My Nikon to Canon Switch: A Tale of Slots and Worst Case Scenarios

What wedding photography gear and equipment do you need? The very first video that I ever recorded for the Cole’s Classroom YouTube channel was “Our Must Have Wedding Photography Equipment” which oddly enough has still been our most viewed video yet. At the time that was our wedding photography kit that we …

The Ultimate Complete Wedding Photography Gear Guide!

Why the New Nikon 35 1.8G FX Lens is a Game Changer! (Above Photo Tech details: D800 + 50mm at f/1.8, edited with “Soft Creamy Color – Warmer” preset) For the vast majority of today’s photographers who’s first DSLRs are entry level “crop sensor” cameras (like the Nikon D3200 or a Canon …

Why the New Nikon 35 1.8G FX Lens is a Game Changer!

Ever wonder if you really need vibration reduction? We’re here to explain it all! Whether you are a Nikon or Canon photographer you are likely familiar with the terms “Vibration Reduction” (VR) or “Image Stabilization” (IS). You have likely seen when searching for lenses to add to your ever growing wish list. …

What is Vibration Reduction and Do I Need It?

D5300 vs D5200 – What’s New in the D5300? It is remarkable how far technology has advanced and at how fast of a pace it is doing so! Hot of the press tonight is the announcement of Nikon’s newest entry level DSLR, the Nikon D5300. After reading through the Nikon D5300 specs …

D5300 vs D5200 – What’s New in the D5300?

Should I Upgrade or Keep The Kit Lens? Here are my top 3 reasons why you should upgrade your kit lens… The beauty of having a DSLR camera is the versatility you have available by using a variety of lenses. Despite this freedom of being able pick and choose the right lens …

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