My favorite source for professional photography equipment and gear, B&H Photo, is having some great sales and rebates on some of the best cameras and photography equipment. Below you will find a hand-selected list of deals on lenses, printers, compact cameras, flashes, tripods digital SLR’s and more. Please keep in mind that most of these [...]

B&H Photo was kind enough to lend me the Oben AC-1410 and BA-0 ball head to review. The Oben AC-1410 is a 4-section aluminum tripod that travels easily thanks to it’s compact size and light weight, which is the main reason I picked it to review . I travel by bike a lot and like [...]

This contest has ended. TimKainu.com is teaming up with Printlab for our biggest giveaway yet in this months photo contest. The theme will be “reflections”. What Do I Win? 1st Place: Oben AC-1410 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BA-0 Ball Head  ($119.95 value) 20X24 print from Printlab ($90 value) An opportunity to be posted on B&H [...]

Ask me what I want  and chances are, most of the items are digital cameras. Just about anyone and everyone wants to have one of these in their hands, from kids who have dreams of becoming photographers or moviemakers to adults who fancy themselves as budding photographers. So with that said, here is a list [...]

In this weeks “Though Behind the Shot” I’ll be taking a deeper look into one of my favorite photos I call “Explosions in the Sky”, which was taken about a week before the 4th of July  in 2010. The thought behind the shot was to capture a moment in time of all the people gazing [...]

SHOT WITH: Nikon D300S and Tokina 11-16mm lens at ISO 200, f/11, 20 seconds To truly make the most out of composition techniques, it is important to understand the photography basics first. What is photo composition? Why Is Composition Important? Composition is the arrangement of the elements in the photo. Composition doesn’t just exist in [...]