As an amateur photographer, I’m always looking for sources of good information on my craft. I’ve found many, and I intend to dedicate a page of this site to them. The one best source of information for me has been the website and podcast of Scott Bourne et. al. “This Week In Photography“.  The site itself is a simple WordPress blog, but Scott posts regularly about all things photographic.  The hour-long podcast each week covers news, listener questions, tips & tricks, and usually includes an interview with a well-known photographer or industry insider.  For example, their interview with Tom Hogarty of Adobe convinced me to store all my photos in DNG format.

Grace

Recently, Scott switched over from Canon to Nikon.  He sold all of his Canon gear through his website via Google checkout and I was lucky enough to obtain one of his items – an off-camera cord for my flash (Canon 480 EX).  I’ve been experimenting with holding my camera with my right hand, and the flash one- to two feet away in my left hand.  To the right is a photo of my favorite model using this technique.  No Photoshop here, just an auto-tone with Lightroom.