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Prep Your Eyes (and Camera!) for the Great American Eclipse!

If you live in the United States, chances are that you’ve already heard about the Great American Eclipse, coming to a sky near you on August 21, 2017. The reason this eclipse has everyone so excited is that this total eclipse of the heart sun will span the U.S. from coast to coast – starting […]

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The MeFOTO Roadtrip Air: Tough and Tiny Travel Tripod

A few years ago, MeFOTO released their wildly popular selection of travel tripods in about every color of the rainbow, with four different height options and their five year warranty. With everything from a small tabletop option to a full-sized-yet-compact tripod, they are a very attractive option for the traveling photographer. Late this year they seemed to […]

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MeFoto: A World in Color

MeFoto is known for good, sturdy tripods that come in various colors. But did you know about the other products MeFoto is offering? What about the SideKick 360? Or their cool new filters? Check out these products at our store here!  To showcase these products, we decided to do a high-key and low-key shoot in […]

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Forget All That Noise! Shooting Stills with the Sony A7s

  The first mirrorless cameras had a tough time competing. It was the birth of EVF’s (electronic viewfinders), the cameras had small-ish sensors, most had slower autofocus performance and of course, they were smaller. Some scoffed at the idea of carrying around a  “toy” instead of their “Pro DSLR”. Fast forward to today, and Panasonic, Olympus, and Fuji are […]

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Gearing Up: Making Memories for the New School Year

Kids grow up so fast, don’t they? It feels like just yesterday that everyone was having fun in the sun (probably because for a lot of kids it was yesterday), and now they’re already back in school, pencils and paper in hand, ready to fill their little heads with incalculably important lessons. Then, soon enough, the school […]

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is coming up, and that means you’ll want to get dear old mom a thoughtful gift. So we put together a Mother’s Day Gift Buying Guide to help you think of something thoughtful to give her. Kelly Moore Bags, various prices We’ve written about Kelly Moore Bags previously, but we never get tired of suggesting […]

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Gearing Up: Selecting the Proper Tripod

Different types of photography require different environments. For every kind of environment, there are tripods that work better than others. That’s why we asked Tim, our tripod expert, to give us some pointers about what different types of photographers and videographers should look for when selecting a tripod. Wildlife photographers often encounter uneven terrain, a need […]

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