Damned Good Photography (on a budget)

OK, you want to do some killer photography and have a friend that has said “yes” to being a model for your shoot. Perfect. But using your camera’s built in flash is not going to help you take a good set of photos. What do you do?
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The Canon 7D

Ever thought about buying a darned good still photography camera? But then, someone starts talking about shooting video for a commercial? Well look no further than the Canon EOS 7D. It does both still photography and video really well.
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What is a 12X or 20X Zoom Lens?

OK, first – quit thinking of it as a 12X or 20X optical zoom lens, that’s a marketing gimmick name and not really information a photographer or cinematographer can use. By itself, the information is worthless; it just means “20 times the zoom from its widest setting”.
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Figuring Out Your Lens: Flange Focal Distance

Has someone given you a lens for your camera, but it doesn’t fit and you’re left wondering what mount it is (so you can buy an adapter)? Here’s a quick and easy way to figure out where the Film Plane of your lens should fall in order to help you in making a more educated guess…
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