Happy Independence Day everybody! Enjoy the food and fireworks. Try not to get burned!

Nobody likes broken umbrellas except for umbrella repairmen, right? Who's with me? So, how do you stop your umbrella-ed light stand from pulling a Mary Poppins in even the slightest of breezes?

How fast can you be ready to shoot? I'm not talking available light here. I'm talking a nice, creamy, soft serve, off camera strobe-filled umbrella light. Adding a $12 part to your current setup, you can be ready to shoot in moments flat.

About a month ago I posted an article persuading the Nice readers to check out Fine Art Photographer Dominic Rouse. Dominic emailed me and mentioned I might be interested in watching a video he made with an explanation of the image "Hang'er". Um, yep!

Boy, you folks sure do love a barn door. As far as the barn doors I reviewed goes, there are none left to be found in the US or abroad. I just spoke to Josh over at B&H (great guy). He said they contacted the manufacturer and the barn doors will take...

This fun item first came to my attention over at Make magazine's blog. Corbis has posted instructions and printable templates to help you create your own pinhole cameras. They are quite beautiful. Although I don't really use film anymore, I can't help but be drawn to the idea of the make your own camera. This could be a fun project to do with your kids / parolees / girlfriend's cat huddled ...

This entertaining video is from the Showtime series (and radio series) This American Life. This particular clip is about human nature, perception, memory, and point of view, very important elements to me in the art of creating compelling art. It's not about photography directly. But if you notice something that seems to be a fairly universal component of human nature and can figure out how to communicate it in an ...