REVIEW: Apple iMac With Aperture 3

August 12, 2011

Well halleluhah! My photography business has been picking up and my lil’ ol’ Macbook is getting ready to die. So I finally decided to splurge on Apple’s 21.5″ iMac. Since I don’t travel with my computer, an all-in-one desktop was the obvious choice. Otherwise, I’d have gone with a Macbook Air, which performs pretty dang [...]

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Canon 5D Mark II on Sale at Best Buy

August 9, 2011

Just a heads-up: The Canon 5D Mark II is on sale at Best Buy for $2,100, or $400 off the regular price: Canon EOS 5D Mark II 211-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera – Black

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Are You on 500px?

July 9, 2011

If you are, I could use some new buddies: http://500px.com/mcomeau

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REVIEW: Sekonic L-308S Light Meter

July 5, 2011

Product: Sekonic L-308s Flashmate Incident, Reflected, and Flash Light Meter Price: $233 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H (same price everywhere) Recommended Accessories: AA batteries (which you should have in your bag already) You know those light-meter thingies with the white plastic domes on them that photo assistants wave in front of models’ faces? They’re actually pretty freaking [...]

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Nik Software’s Snapspeed Software for iPad

June 7, 2011

If I owned an Apple iPad, I’d be buying Nik Software’s newly-announced Snapspeed photo app right now. If it’s 1% as good as Nik’s Complete Collection of Plugins, then it’s a no-brainer at just $4.99. Snapspeed is a collection of filters and special effects that allow you to creatively edit photos directly from your iPad. This includes settings [...]

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Visit My New Photography Website

May 25, 2011

I just wanted to invite ApertureLand readers to visit my newly-launched photography website. It’s something I put off for a long time, but a recent run-in with Chase Jarvis gave me a much-needed kick in the @$$ to take my portrait work to the next level. I’ll still run this site for Aperture and gear-related [...]

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Profoto, Pocketwizards on Sale at Adorama

May 16, 2011

Adorama is running some pretty awesome sales right now. They have the Profoto D1 500/500 Air Studio kit for about $300 off at $2,099. This package includes two 500 w/s monolights, stands, umbrellas, case, and Profoto’s Air radio-control system which will save you a couple hundred bucks on a Pocketwizard. Speaking of Pocketwizards, Adorama chopped [...]

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Adorama Running 50% off Sale on Pre-Paid 16×10″ Prints

May 11, 2011

Heads-up: My favorite pro print lab Adorama is running a 50% off sale on pre-paid 16X20″ prints. Basically, you buy 10 or 50-count packages of 16×20″ prints, and then order in the future as you need them. Kodak Matte, Glossy, and Lustre papers cost just $5 each, and the amazing Metallic paper will set you back [...]

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Benro Carbon Fiber Tripods on Sale at Amazon

May 10, 2011

FYI for you deal-hunters: Amazon is running sales on Benro carbon-fiber tripods. There are some pretty steep discounts: Benro C-058EX is 64% off at $129 Benro TRCB069 is 56% off at $259 Benro C-258EX is 32% off at $323 All these tripods can hold a pretty decent amount of weight, so they’ll have little trouble [...]

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More Fuji X100 Images!

May 5, 2011

(this guy is obviously pissed that his Fuji X100 hasn’t arrived yet) I had a blast shooting my Fuji X100 again today! It’s the funnest camera I’ve ever owned! Why? Because it’s light, quiet, and easy-to-use – the ultimate incognito street machine! And oh yeah, it helps you get decent pictures: Read my Fuji X100 [...]

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