http://www.photographerbuzz.com Your source for tips, techniques, reviews, and breaking news about photography. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/03/04/canon-5d-mk-ii-firmware-update-to-support-24p-video/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/03/04/canon-5d-mk-ii-firmware-update-to-support-24p-video/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:03:16 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=402 Canon has released their new firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II!  The 2.0.3 update adds 24p video and is changing their 30p video frame rate to 29.97 to comply with TV production standards.  They are also adding for video, new audio level controls as well as a new histogram display and exposure modes. More [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/03/04/canon-5d-mk-ii-firmware-update-to-support-24p-video/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/02/20/photography-101-workshop-starts-thursday/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/02/20/photography-101-workshop-starts-thursday/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:08:30 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=387 Kevin Gourley Photography has added a SECOND Photography 101 Workshop starting February 25th since the first class in 2010 sold out so quickly.     Now the second class has just a few seats left! If you’d like get a good introduction to the fundamentals of photography and learn how to take great photographs, [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/02/20/photography-101-workshop-starts-thursday/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/01/14/canon70-200lii/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/01/14/canon70-200lii/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:10:57 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=371 Canon has quietly introduced a new version II of their very popular EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS zoom lens!  Its predecessor is truly an outstanding lens, and with the introduction of this new version, Canon is sure to catch the attention of serious photographers. Canon claims to have increased the speed, performance and optical quality of [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2010/01/14/canon70-200lii/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/12/22/great-classes-2010/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/12/22/great-classes-2010/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:03:32 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=365 Photography 101 Workshop - Fundamentals of Great Photography Hosted by Kevin Gourley Photography Studio – Austin, TX 5 Nights! Tuesdays 7-9pm – February 2 through March 2, 2010 SOLD OUT Thursdays 7-9pm – February 25 through March 25, 2010 SIGN UP TODAY! Painting With Light - Creative and Fun Light Techniques in Photography Hosted by Kevin Gourley Photography Studio – Austin, TX Tuesdays [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/12/22/great-classes-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/07/27/kodachrome-nostalgic/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/07/27/kodachrome-nostalgic/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:15:05 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=324 When Kodak announced in June that they were ending the production of Kodachrome, I must admit I felt a bit sad.   Here I don’t even USE Kodachrome any more!  I’ve been shooting all digital for 6 years.   And yet, I can’t help but feel like I just heard that an old friend whom [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/07/27/kodachrome-nostalgic/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/24/photovision/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/24/photovision/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:30:59 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=276 Make sure you check out PhotoVision if you would like some great instructional videos on professional photography!  Every other month, they send out a 2 hour DVD with great information and video tutorials and interviews with pro photographers.   Right now, for a limited time, they are offering a great special on a year subscription [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/24/photovision/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/09/canon-professional-services-usa-finally-on-the-web/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/09/canon-professional-services-usa-finally-on-the-web/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:10:41 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=270 I see Canon Professional Services (CPS) USA is finally on the web!   See:  www.usa.canon.com/cps   While CPS has been in existence prior to this new website, it’s been a bit surprising that they had no website and that everything was handled manually “the old fashioned way” with paper forms, etc.   It’s great to see CPS [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/03/09/canon-professional-services-usa-finally-on-the-web/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/22/warranty-issues/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/22/warranty-issues/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:25:03 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=250 I’ve run across an interesting dilemma: Whether to use lenses that are not of the same brand as my DSLR camera body.   I was recently told by a Canon rep that if I use a non-Canon lens (such as a Tamron, Sigma, etc.) on a Canon body, this voids my warranty.   In my [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/22/warranty-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/11/dslr-eyepiece-affecting-exposure/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/11/dslr-eyepiece-affecting-exposure/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:28:20 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=229 I’ve been into photography for a long time, but it seems I am always learning something new.   What I learned today though, actually surpised me.   (How can it be that I never knew this?)  What I learned was that my DSLR can actually have its light metering system completely fooled by light entering through [...]]]> http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/02/11/dslr-eyepiece-affecting-exposure/feed/ 0 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/01/24/value-of-local-camera-store/ http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/01/24/value-of-local-camera-store/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:53:10 +0000 admin http://www.photographerbuzz.com/?p=143 http://www.photographerbuzz.com/2009/01/24/value-of-local-camera-store/feed/ 0