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Batteries You Should Buy For The Sony A7, A7r, A7s

After shooting with the A7r for the last 6 months I’ve decided to do a write-up on batteries and what batteries you should buy for your Sony mirrorless camera.
The Golden Rice Terraces

After my fourth visit to Japan, I finally got the landscape photo I always wanted. It encompasses everything I love about Japan in a single shot: the golden sunset over the island-filled seas with the rice field terraces in the foreground. Everything was perfect for this shot, which rarely happens to me. The weather was…
How I Got The Shot – Above Tokyo

My most popular posts often include a breakdown of how I get some of these shots and my different photography techniques. So, with this night-building shot in Tokyo, I’ve decided to do a detailed write-up sharing a few basic techniques because shots like this are a little more complicated than your normal landscape. Above Tokyo…
Nara Japan And The Toji Temple

It took me a while to process all the photos from Nara Japan. I shot more landscape stuff despite it being the middle of the day. Everything here is also shot on the Sony A7r.
Solvang Poppies

Here’s another shot of Solvang from last weekend. The poppies are in bloom this time of year in Cali. Some areas further north of Los Angeles almost completely cover some hillsides. They are also great foreground objects, with some windmills from Solvang in the background. For this photo, I pulled out Nik’s Color Efex Pro.…
Beneath The Windmill – Solvang California

My wife with her umbrella in front of a windmill in Solvang. This town has some interesting history. It was founded by a few Danes who wanted to preserve the traditions of Denmark. Many of the buildings were built in the same style and to the same standards. It really feels like you’re in a…
Dansk Bangeri of Solvang

My wife and I adventured to Solvang, California, again this last weekend for a little getaway trip. I thought it was such a cool town the last time I was there, but I never ended up with any great photos, so I went back for a day with that goal in mind. You can see…
Sony A7r and Landscape Photography

For those of you considering purchasing a Sony A7r for Landscape photography, here are some of my experiences.
Cool Lightroom Sharpening Trick You Probably Didn’t Know About

Over the years as Lightroom has evolved, it’s become a tool that can almost do everything you could ask for, aside from serious retouching and artistic design.
Countdown To Japan

The countdown begins. I am doing the Japan tour again in just three weeks! This time, it will be different; I’ll travel with friends, and my goals will be slightly more of a street photography style with the Sony A7r. That camera is so well adapted to that style that I might as well take…