Meet Melvin. He is a rechargeable AA battery - one of those fancy ones that come charged and hold there charge up to 85-90% even after a year of sitting unused. Actually Melvin is a group of AA batteries. I named them Melvin.

Why do I name my batteries? Good question.

It’s like candy for your workflow.
These are my first reactions to the Radiopopper flash communication extender accessory thing-a-ma-jig. I plan to do an updated review in a few months after I’ve beat them up prison style and made ‘m my flash slaves. The comments are based on my use for just these two separate photo […]

Guess what the man in brown brought me today. Yep. The Radiopopper P1s that I ordered. I’ll be writing a first impressions review of these camera flash helpers next week, but in the tradition of great gadget premieres I wanted to give the Nice audience a Radiopopper unboxing video. (BTW this was shot with […]

Your compact travel lighting set up is only as compact and travel-y as your longest tool.
So what happens when you decide you want to add some bounce light to your photograph, but you got nothing to hold your bounce card/lightdisk/XX-tighty whiteys?

Ever heard of an ND filter? The ND stands for neutral density (not “now darker” as a clever fool might think). Neutral density basically means it makes things look dark without changing the color. They are also known by the elite as sunglasses for cyclops monsters. So if you’re a photographer looking for a new […]

Giottos makes a padded tripod case that measures 7″ x 22″ and sells for a cool twenty dollar bill. Must be crap, right? Well about two years ago I bought it figuring, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Well, let me warn you right now: DO NOT EAT THIS BAG!

Ever had a hot dog on a stick? How about a popsicle? That’s on a stick. You like popsicles, right? Sticks make everything taste better. But what does it do to a photograph?