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Shooting in Canyons at Midday

Varina Patel —  June 7, 2012

Midday light definitely isn’t ideal for most wide-angle photography. But here’s a situation where bright, harsh light was exactly what we wanted… At least indirectly. In this quick video, I show you the lighting conditions we were working with in Mule Canyon, and how reflected light enhanced the colors in the photos we want to capture.

And here are a couple of the images I took that day. Pretty incredible place, isn’t it?

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FStop Loka

What’s in your camera bag?

Varina Patel —  May 24, 2012

Since we get this question a lot, I thought I’d answer it with a short video.

This is my Loka bag from f-stop (www.fstopgear.com). I absolutely love it. And at the end, you’ll see my other Shibata bag from the f-stop Millar Series. Which I also love. ;)

So now, the question is… what’s in YOUR camera bag? :) It’s pretty amazing how much stuff can fit into one of these bags if you make an effort!

By the way – I should point out that this bag looks a bit bigger than it really is in this video. The wide-angle lens on the video camera makes objects closer to the lens look larger, and those that are further away look smaller. So, because I’m further away than the bag – I look smaller and the bag looks bigger. The bag fits me very well, and Jay loves his too.

For bonus points: How many lens cloths do I have? Ha!

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