Billed as a 3-in-1 bag / sling strap / hand strap combo, the BlackRapid SnapR20 is a cleverly designed bag and strap system catering towards compact camera users. The main drawcard with this bag is the ability to use it in three different configurations – as a strap and bag combo, a sling strap alone, or just as a wrist strap if you’re really travelling light.
BlackRapid SnapR20 3-in-1 Camera Bag/Strap Review
March 5th, 2012 
Julian Tan 
Posted in Accessories, Articles, Bags, Featured 
Tags: Bag, BlackRapid, Camera Bag, Camera Strap, Case, Review, SnapR, SnapR20 
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DIY Flash Bracket for Under Five Dollars
March 14th, 2009 Keith Alan Flash brackets allow flashguns to be placed off-camera and help eliminate the dreaded deer-in-headlights look.
Here’s how to make your own Flash Bracket for under $5.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Flash/Lighting, Technique Tags: DIY, flash bracket, flashguns No Comments »
ASUS Eee PC 701 4G – A Photographer’s Perspective
May 21st, 2008 Julian Tan Every photographer dreams about having a portable computer on a shoot. We take a look at the ASUS Eee PC – an ultra-portable from the that boasts a 7 inch screen, compact form factor and reasonable battery life.
Posted in Articles, PC & Software, PCs, Software Tags: Asus, ASUS Eee, Laptop, Linux, Portable Storage, Xandro No Comments »
Wall Mounted DIY Digital Photo Frame
March 20th, 2007 Rob Will In search of DIY excellence, Rob Will takes us through the process of building a large, wall mounted digital photo frame, using an old laptop and LCD monitor.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Technique Tags: Digital Photo Frames, DIY 11 Comments »
Sensor Cleaning with the VisibleDust Arctic Butterfly 724
February 4th, 2007 Julian Tan Sensor cleaning is one of the necessities with Digital SLRs, if one is interested in blemish-free photos. In this article, we look at dry sensor cleaning in general, as well how the Arctic Butterfly 724 sensor brush from VisibleDust performs this task.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Reviews, Technique, Tools Tags: Arctic Butterfly, Sensors, Tools, VisibleDust No Comments »
Putting Together a Budget DIY Lighting System
March 25th, 2006 Adrian Broughton A lighting system in photography seems to be a fairly expensive area to get into. Thankfully, this article will show you how to put together a flexible and robust lighting system that is both useful and relatively easy on the hip pocket, for under US$75.
Posted in Accessories, Articles, DIY, Featured, Flash/Lighting, Technique Tags: Digital Cameras, DIY, Lighting System, Sto-fen Omnibounce 68 Comments »
Hand-Colouring Black and White Images with Photoshop CS
March 22nd, 2005 Adrian Broughton Just before Christmas I scanned a heap of old family photos, including many black and white ones in need of some restoration. In this tutorial, Adrian Broughton takes us through a step by step on hand colouring photos in Adobe Photoshop CS.
Posted in Articles, Featured, PC & Software, Post Processing, Software, Technique Tags: Adobe, Coloring, Colouring, Photoshop 6 Comments »
Shuttertalk Interviews Jamie Ferguson
September 7th, 2004 Julian Tan Shuttertalk takes time out to interview Jamie Ferguson from Studio J Media, event photographer extraordinaire – renowned for assignments such as the 2003 Melbourne Cup, Gold Cost Indy for Redline, Australian Swimwear Model of the Year, Miss Indy, V8 Supercar, QC Girl, Miss West Coast, Summergirl, and more.
Image Sorting and Rating Made Easy with Pixort
July 7th, 2004 Julian Tan If you’re like me, then shooting photos (and lots of them) is easy, but the headache comes when it’s time to sort and manage them, especially when you’ve bracketed or taken similar shots. With Pixort from JottoSoft, the sorting, selection and rating process becomes much easier.
Posted in Articles, PC & Software, Post Processing, Software, Technique Tags: EXIF, Histogram, Image Rating, Image Sorting, Jottosoft, Photo Management, Pixort No Comments »
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