A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
You know our staff. You love our staff. You trust our staff. That’s why we asked our staff to tell us their most highly recommended products of 2013. Tim recommends the Fuji X100S The Fuji X100S made a huge splash when it was released earlier this year. David Hobby praised its high sync speed, its […]
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I graduated from Solon High School in 2004. At the time, we were a formidable Division I powerhouse when it came to OHSAA football. Over the past 9 years, the Solon Comets have had some ups and downs, but this year they snuck into the playoffs with an amazing last-second field goal in the final […]
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I’ve exalted the virtue of mirrorless systems before on this blog, and I still stand by my claim that mirrorless are great alternatives, both for their size and their flexibility. Not to mention that they just keep getting more and more powerful (see: Sony Alpha 7 and 7R). The Nikon 1 AW1, Nikon’s latest in the […]
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Fall is in the air, and so is our October Photo Contest, FALL COLORS, sponsored by Lowepro. To give you a leg up, we decided we’d scour the internet for the best tips on photographing fall foliage. Photojojo suggests, among other things, photographing around “sunrise and sunset for the best light and color.” Get tips on […]
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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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The 3rd annual Midwest Photography Expo is quickly approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. What’s the Midwest Photography Expo (or, as we lovingly refer to it, the MPEXPO)? The MPEXPO is a three-day photographic extravaganza, featuring a full tradeshow with more than 25 photo-gear companies represented; over 30 classes and workshops covering […]
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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. Guess who’s back, back again: Kodak‘s officially emerged from bankruptcy and is back to making film stock through their new commercial printing venture. Sony officially unveiled some exciting new still and video cameras that […]
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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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This Week in the World looks at tips & tricks, photo news, product releases, and other interesting stories we stumbled across this week. This week we became the only authorized photo specialty dealer in the United States to carry Kessler video production products. Check out our selection of Kessler sliders and tracks, including the super smooth and adjustable […]
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The Photo Frosh Photo Challenge is a newbie’s attempt to complete all thirty of these prompts while (hopefully) learning something in the process. Ever since the LP180 was announced, I’ve been getting manual flash fever. I don’t really use flash, like ever, but I’ve been wanting to learn manual OCF, so why not now when we have the best […]
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