A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
TJ’s Daily Blog #55 Michelle Dean Meet Michelle. Michelle is the Marketing Manager at Midwest Photo, which means she makes sure as many people as possible know about our little store. Michelle know how to stay organized even in total chaos, and never drops the ball. She will work day and night if something needs to […]
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TJ’s Daily Blog #53 Kwame Freddy Meet Fred. Fred is the newest member of the MPEX Rental Department, which at this point, is probably the most helpful and friendly rental department in all the land. Fred is cool as a cucumber. He is a portrait photographer, and a musician, and is always looking to do something creative, or at least […]
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LED LIGHTS GET FLEX-ABLE This a guest blog post by Jem Schofield. I love light! I am borderline obsessed with the subject. I probably spend more time looking at, studying, and controlling light than anything else that I do. I work with natural light and with many types of lighting fixtures, including LEDs. LED lighting […]
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The Daily Photo- January 23rd, 2016 Joe Pocs Meet Joe Pocs. Joe is the Lighting Specialist at Midwest. Lighting can be a daunting endeavor for any photographer, and there is always an expert at the shop to help you find the tools that will help you take your lighting to the next level. Whether you just need help finding […]
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Many photographers today do a lot of their photography work on location. This can get tricky with bulky, expensive equipment. Rogue came up with a few videos on how a few speedlights and their products can help transform your photography! If you’re a photographer on a budget, this is a great alternative to buying strobes. […]
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The Canon 6D is an amazing camera. It has Wi-Fi, a full frame sensor, and fantastic image quality. That makes it a great camera for IR shots, allowing you to capture high-res, crisp images that can really take your landscape photography to another level. Learning the techniques for this style of shooting is important being that it is […]
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When I first started working at MPEX and learning about photography, one of the photographers that initially grabbed my interest was Ansel Adams, as I suspect is the case with many photographers. There’s not much that I can say about Adams that hasn’t already been said, but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate how iconic and emotional […]
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This Week in the World looks at tips & tricks, photo news, product releases, and other interesting stories we stumbled across this week. To exit bankruptcy, Kodak is now focusing on offering commercial print services for corporate customers. David Alan Harvey interviewed our favorite Strobist for Burn. Ever seen those cool colorized versions of historical photos? This tutorial shows you […]
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Nowadays, most people seem perfectly happy taking photos and leaving them on their memory cards, keeping them on an external hard drive, or sharing them on the internet. The beauty of digital photography, after all, is how easy it is to snap, upload, share, swap, edit, and save many, many photos without much effort. The downside […]
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UPDATE: Aaron is hosting our first Infrared Workshop on Sunday, May 4 at Genoa Park. Click here to register. Our Tips & Tricks series aims to give beginners, amateurs and professionals alike more ways to approach different aspects of photography and videography. For each installment, we’ve enlisted the expertise of our MPEX staff (or friends of […]
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