Saturday March 27
 
11:32
 
Flickr Clock Photoframe for iPad

I received notification today from Apple that Flickr Clock Photoframe for iPad has been preapproved. That means the application will be one of a select number available on the iPad launch day – fantastic news!

For iPhone users, the original Flickr Clock Photoframe is available now on AppStore.

Thursday March 25
 
13:18
 
Flickr Clock Photoframe

Now available from AppStore, my new app!

Flickr Clock Photoframe turns your public Flickr photostream into an iPhone clock, and it costs less than $1. Always with you and connected to your photostream – Flickr Clock Photoframe is a fun way to bring your photos to life!

Click here to get Flickr Clock Photoframe now from AppStore!

Thursday February 18
 
11:27
 
Are your photos worth $5000 to you?

I was looking though the photos I’ve taken since getting the D90 in Lightroom.

Most of my photos are “memories” type photos – ie, photos of family, friends, etc.

As a result, a lot of them are indoors, in bars, in the evening, etc so I always knew I use high ISO a lot, but looking in Lightroom I was astounded to see just how many shots I had at ISO 3200 and ISO 6400. Thousands.

It got me thinking. OK – a D3S is a lot of money at about $5000.
But later in life, what is going to be more important to me?
Looking back at grainy D90 ISO 3200/6400 photos and thinking “I saved $5000″, or looking back at ISO 3200/6400 photos which are almost perfect (in terms of noise)?
In that context – saving our memories – isn’t $5000 worth it?

Heck, I look back at my pre-DSLR photos and wish I’d bought a DSLR sooner. It’s irrelevant to me now that I “saved money” by waiting until they became affordable.

I’m really beginning to think that maybe blowing $5000 on a D3S isn’t such a bad idea…

Thursday December 17
 
19:29
 
Autofocus accuracy & shallow depth of field

After publishing my Tamron f2.8 VC samples, I’ve been asked a number of times directly about focus accuracy, with some people wondering whether they have focus problems because they get variation between shots.

Since this question keeps coming up, I’ve written a page on the issue: Autofocus accuracy & shallow depth of field. Hope it helps people understand camera sensor limitations with f2.8 lenses!

Thursday December 17
 
18:20
 
I’m a double flasher

One of the reasons I bought the D90 was to experiment with wireless flash. I already had an SB-600, but what you can do with one wireless flash is limited.

Yesterday I bought an SB-900 – the more powerful big brother of the SB-600. I’ve not had time to use it yet, but with two wireless flashes, it should be fun.

What’s the point of having multiple flashes? How does it improve image quality? Why is Nikon wireless flash good? Have a play with this demo from Nikon and you’ll see.