Review

eyePhone: Making Stronger Photographs with Your Camera Phone

May 22, 2012

New eBook Available: Your camera phone is always with you, and whether you’re an amateur or vocational photographer, it only makes sense to know how to use it to your advantage. eyePhone: Making Stronger Photographs with your Camera Phone is a stunning 45-page downloadable PDF eBook, full of inspired insights, invaluable tips, creative considerations, and must-have [...]

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When zoom camera lenses creep – who do you call? Lensband!

May 6, 2012

Are you a DSLR shooter and do you own a super zoom lens? If you can answer yes to that double-question, then you’ve probably already heard about “lens creep”, or perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself, on your own lens(es), maybe even quite often. If you answered “no” to the double-question, but you’re considering buying a [...]

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Motorola DEFY XT535 – Quick Review

March 30, 2012

Finally, we welcome a real smartphone that is not only smart, but it is tough as well. Even though many people said that the new DEFY will just be a slightly improved version of the DEFY Mini, it is safe to say that they were very wrong. Namely, the Chinese market is going crazy about [...]

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Top 5 Free Apple Applications for Managing your Finance

March 22, 2012

Managing your finance is very essential. But when you are on the go it becomes almost impossible to track and manage your finance. However, for most iPhone and iPad users there seems to be a solution. Apple applications come for various categories. The category finance is one of the most important categories. Though Apple apps [...]

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LG Rumor Reflex

March 21, 2012

So, here we have another environmentally conscious cell phone that has often been advertized as a smartphone, but it is actually a feature phone – which is the opposite of a smartphone and many people prefer the not politically correct term dumb phone. Now, even though this might have sounded a bit too harsh, the [...]

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David duChemin: “Forget Mugshots: 10 Steps to Better Portraits”

March 13, 2012

Forget Mugshots, 10 Steps To Better Portraits is for every photographer who’s ever wanted to make stronger photographs of people. Written by David duChemin, a photographer whose living and calling for the last 6 years has been creating compelling portraits and people photographs for clients all over the globe, if he could tell you only [...]

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Tamron 18-270mm PZD review – well, kinda, it’s just my impressions!

February 26, 2012

The thing about opinions is that they change from time to time. Just one year ago, I was on about “lens quality” and “pixel sharpness” etc., I was shooting with expensive, good quality glass on my D7000. I even published a blog post comparing the expensive Nikon 24-120mm F4 VR lens with the cheaper superzoom [...]

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Review: Sony PlayStation 3 Wireless Headset (Virtual Surround)

December 4, 2011

Since I listed the Sony PlayStation 3 wireless headset with virtual surround on my top 10 gadgets I want for Christmas list, I’ve received a few questions from TechPatio readers about this headset. Honestly, this headset probably shouldn’t be on the “I want”-list, as I already have it, but I’m just so thrilled about this [...]

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“Beyond Thirds” – A photographer’s Introduction to Creative Composition by Andrew S. Gibson

November 16, 2011

New eBook Available: BEYOND THIRDS is a captivating and inspiring 38-page eBook about taking composition past the so-called rules. It’s a thoughtful, practical book about the way we build our photographs within the constraint of the frame. Andrew S. Gibson moves past the traditional discussion of thirds by showing how a more holistic approach can [...]

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Review: Synology DS411j, 4-bay Network Attached Storage

October 28, 2011

Having just recently purchased on these little fancy NAS boxes I’ve decided to write a brief review of it. I’ve only had it for a few days, nevertheless, being a techie I’ve already clicked just about every button I could find. Here are my observations so far: The NAS itself, which is named Synology DS411j, is [...]

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“Making Light 2: Advanced Use of Off-Camera Flash” by Piet van den Eynde

October 20, 2011

New eBook Available MAKING LIGHT II takes an in-depth look at how to get the most from your off-camera flashes. Piet takes you beyond sync speed and softboxes and gets into the details on working with multiple flashes, modifiers, and triggering systems for both Canon and Nikon. This massive eBook also includes 10 case-studies and [...]

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New photo eBook: “The Inspired Eye 3″ by David duChemin

September 20, 2011

Calibrate your Creativity. The Inspired Eye, Volume 3, is about the creative process behind our photography. Technical proficiency is highly over-rated; if you can make a good exposure, and focus the camera, the rest is about your choices, your own creative decisions in making a photograph. Improving your photography happens when you improve the way [...]

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New photo eBook: “Making Light – An introduction to off-camera flash”

August 17, 2011

MAKING LIGHT is all about producing beautiful photographs with your off-camera flash. These practical techniques are specific to one remote flash so you can forget about all the fuss of using tons of equipment. Learn how to fill in harsh shadows, balance ambient light, rescue fading evening light, or substitute for a complete lack of [...]

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New photo eBook: “Andes – the print and the process series” by Andrew S. Gibson

August 2, 2011

Using both film and digital capture, Gibson captures the natural and majestic beauty of places like Machu Picchu; as well as, the rich culture and struggles of the Incas and their mountain lifestyle in a raw and intimate journey that is as much about photography as it is about adventure. Andrew is a gifted teacher [...]

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How to Download Your Favorite Magazines on iPad?

July 19, 2011

As we know that in today’s advanced world we can get any type of information quickly and we can also share it with our friends just by swiping our fingers on screen. People are saying that the trend of reading magazines will pass away and no one will ever want to read out-dated magazines anymore. [...]

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Fuji X100: My First Impressions [UPDATED August 1st 2011]

July 6, 2011

I’ve been eyeballing the Fuji X100 camera since it was announced late 2010. Initially I thought it was too expensive, considering the limitations such as fixed focal length and fixed lens, meaning you can’t zoom (without using your feet, that is) and you can’t change the lens to anything else, like on DSLR and on [...]

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Sony HX9V digital camera – Overview

July 5, 2011

Sony’s latest range of Cyber-shot digital cameras were released in late April 2011 with the DSC-HX9V at the forefront of these new designs. Much like it’s predecessor the DSC-HX7V, the 9V is designed as a traditional compact camera which boasts some top-end new camera technologies. The appearance of the camera is very similar to the [...]

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Photo eBook: “A Deeper Frame” by David duChemin PLUS the Deepest Discount Ever!

June 28, 2011

David duChemin’s first eBook in over 6 months, A Deeper Frame, is an introduction to the discussion about re-introducing the illusion, or perception, of depth that is removed when the camera flattens the three-dimensional world into two. This insightful and inspirational eBook will help you understand principles that artists have understood for centuries, but that [...]

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Flixlab’s iPhone app makes video editing social – without actually editing

June 22, 2011

Flixlab, a brand new iPhone application, is “social video & photo editing” without the need to actually edit anything, you can create and share great movies automatically, add transitions, titles, music etc., all with just a few taps on your iPhone display. The app basically works by sharing pictures and videos with your friends and [...]

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(micro)STOCK: From Passion to Paycheck by Nicole S. Young

June 8, 2011

New eBook Available: (micro)STOCK: From Passion to Paycheck by Nicole S. Young is a jam-packed guide to producing, managing, and marketing your photographs for digital distribution on the micro-stock market. There is a lot more to stock photography than uploading a bunch of pictures and hoping for the best. Nicole shares her industry experience and [...]

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Nikkor 24-120mm f4 (vs Nikkor 18-200mm VR in quick lens sharpness comparison test)

June 6, 2011

I’ve been a happy user of Nikon’s 1st generation Nikkor 18-200mm VR f3.5-5.6 DX lens since I got it for my Nikon D5000 shortly after I purchased the D5000. However, I quickly learned that a fast prime was a must so I also purchased the Nikkor 35mm f1.8 AF-S, which is an amazing (and cheap) [...]

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“Extreme Perspectives” – An Introduction to Mountain Photography

May 12, 2011

A new ebook has just been released by my favorit photography & ebook website, Craft & Vision. Extreme Perspectives, An Introduction to Mountain Photography by Alexandre Buisse is a collection of amazing stories and beautiful photographs from some of the most breathtaking and remote places in the world. This ebook will inspire and excite photographers [...]

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How to Get the Best Buy on Spy Gadgets? – Things to Consider Before Purchasing Monitoring Devices

March 24, 2011

Purchasing gadgets are also the same on choosing clothes in the department store. Not all good looking devices have the features that you want in a spy gadget. As what others say, “Looks are deceiving.” Nevertheless, this is absolutely right. Sometimes, Surveillance Company offers the best outside look but has poor capability. So you must [...]

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Review: Sony Walkman E450 (E453, 4GB)

February 9, 2011

The Sony Walkman E453 is a budget friendly MP3 and video player that comes in five different colors (red, green, black, blue and pink) so you should be able to find one that fits both your style (color) and your bank account (it’s not that expensive). Sony sent me a pink NWZ-E453 4GB to play [...]

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RSS Beacon for iPad – Yet another RSS reader [Review]

November 15, 2010

There’s a ton of RSS readers out there for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad. RSS Beacon is somewhat just yet another RSS reader, but it has a few tricks up its sleeve. First of all, it has the social element, such as sharing to Twitter, e-mail etc., like most readers do nowadays, but [...]

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Review: Nikon Lens Cup (24-70mm, 1:1, zoomable)

November 8, 2010

Hmm, a lens cup. How to review a lens cup. Well, it’s a cup. You can keep hot or cold drinks in it as well as drink from it. I guess that’s about it. But if you want more information… Canon lens cups have been around for quite some time now, though I doubt they [...]

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