A bag of holding — The Tamrac Velocity 3

I, like many of my photographer brethren and sisteren, am a bag horse.  I have always been a sucker for a new camera bag, always on the lookout for the perfect way to carry my camera and gear.  I’ve had holster bags, shoulder bags of all sizes, watertight cases, backpacks even inserts for briefcases.  But…

A view out my window

I’m a big fan of Boinx’s iStopMotion.  I’ve had it for years and done a number of fun projects with it. In late October, I decided to try an “all-day” time lapse.  The view from my office window provides a good look at clouds coming in from the west.  This video shows what it would…

In praise of old digital cameras…

Many of the photos that appear on mikerophonography are the work of an ancient (well, it came out ten years ago!) Sony Cybershot DSC-S75.  Why?  Well, it’s the one that’s in the basement for one. Oh, and it takes smashing web photos! The DSC-S75 is a 3.2 megapixel camera with a 3x zoom (34-102mm equivalent)…

Striking while the light was golden…

It was a tough day at work, but a beautiful day outside.  When the whistle blew, I decided to put the day and the gorgeous light to good use, so I packed my video camera and tripod and headed to one of my favorite spots — the Monocacy Creek park in Bethlehem.  This place represents…

iStopMotion — the passage of time…

I’ve been a big fan of Boinx Software’s iStopMotion for years.  I created several stop motion animations and time-lapse movies while working for Crayola and earlier this summer found an ideal use for it. We were preparing to add two raised beds to the backyard, but were concerned if they were going to get enough…