MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

The Daily Photo #9- Annie Patton

The Daily Photo #9- January 9th 2016, Annie Patton   This is Annie. When she isn’t filling web orders and chatting with customers on our website, she is very busy being endlessly friendly, upbeat, and just fun to be around. Annie will always brighten your day with a smile and a laugh, so if you ever on our LiveChat […]

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MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

The Daily Photo #8- Scoot is Watching

The Daily Photo #9- January 8th, 2016. Scoot is Watching Scoot,  also know as ol’ Scott Shambaugh, controls all things inventory. He makes sure everything is there, and keeps an eye out for anything out of place. One of the nicest people you ‘ll meet, so give him two high-fives when you see him in the shop! I […]

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MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

The Daily Photo #7- Andrew Clark

The Daily Photo- January 7th, 2016 Andrew Clark Around Midwest Photo Exchange, Andrew Clark is a fixer. He fixes problems and takes care of the engine that runs the place. Never gets mad, and always has your back. If you see him gliding through the shop, tell him that he awesome. He is also a super talented […]

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MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

The Daily Photo #6- Andy Shaw

The Daily Photo- January 6th, 2016. Andy Shaw Andy is one of my oldest friends in Columbus. The front man and namesake of The Andy Shaw Band, a perennial favorite on the Columbus music scene. The Andy Shaw Band also features Andy’s brother Chris, his father Jim, Jesse Michael Barr, featured yesterday, and Jeff Bass… on bass. […]

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MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

The Daily Photo #3- Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan This was a pretty simple setup, but he key was High Speed Sync. High Speed Sync allows you to use a shutter speed that is higher than your camera’s stated flash sync speed. The 5d Mark III that I used can sync with flash at 1/200th of a second. Using HSS, I […]

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MPEX Experience, Tips and Tricks

Fall Food Photography for Beginners

My dad went to the apple orchard last week and went a little crazy, bringing home a fridge-full worth of apples that no one wanted to eat.  I decided it’d be a good idea to make an apple pie, because who the heck was going to eat all those apples? I love fall as much as […]

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Hands-On Impressions, MPEX Experience

Capturing Beauty with the 5DS

Lately, I haven’t been really motivated to shoot or do anything specific with my photography work.  With the rainy and extremely hot summer, there’s not much I’ve been compelled to shoot outdoors.  I wanted to do something special for the new Canon 5DS.  This camera was released with the 5DS R and they both have […]

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MPEX Experience, MPEX Photo Contests

“Print the Street” Contest Winners!

 Results for “Print the Street” National Photo Contest  Sponsored by Canon The deliberation is over and our team of pro photographers have returned the results! Our judges had the task of narrowing down all of our “Print the Street” contest entries to the top three prize winning entries. The judges panel consisted of a group of dedicated photographers, […]

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Gear Review, Hands-On Impressions, MPEX Experience

Unreal Effects with Canon

Most people know that the 5D Mark III is great for portraiture, full-frame photography, but I wanted to show what this camera could do with a 40mm Canon pancake lens and the Canon REALiS WUX6000 projector in our Learning Studio.  The 40mm pancake lens is perfect for street photography and those wanting a lightweight, sharp […]

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MPEX Experience, MPEX Photo Contests

“Print the Street”- National Photo Contest Sponsored by Canon

Street photography is being defined and redefined everyday. Print the Street. The ones defining Street Photography are the ones out in their cities and towns capturing the life that unfolds around them. We want you to send us your best color or black and white street photographs to be considered for the “Print the Street” grand prize, a Canon […]

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