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May 7th, 2013

TrekPak Inserts for Pelican Cases

Posted By Michael Clark
Above is a shot of my Pelican 1510 case with the TrekPak insert set up to carry my Elinchrom Quadra lighting setup. As you can see, I was able to fine tune the dividers to fit the gear just as I needed it to. The TrekPak dividers even allow for diagonal dividers. To create extra space I added the diagonal divider next to the flash head so that I could store a few more cords—and maximize the usable space. If I need to re-organize the dividers, say for camera gear, it is just a matter of removing the pins and rebuilding the divider setup. If you have ever struggled with Velcro padded dividers being generally difficult to deal with then you will love the TrekPak system. You can easily place your gear as you want it in the main compartment and then add the dividers as snugly as you please.
Every once in a while you see something that is so simple and elegant that you smack your forehead and say, “why didn’t I think of that?” Another photographer clued me into the TrekPak inserts for hard shell Pelican cases and after I checked them out online I purchased a kit for my Pelican 1510  
April 29th, 2013

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Posted By Michael Clark
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The Spring 2013 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial about adapting to new technologies, an equipment review of the TrekPak dividers for Pelican  
February 26th, 2013

Choosing a Lighting System

Posted By Michael Clark
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This article is an excerpt from my e-book, Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer. At this point, I want to talk about choosing a lighting system for an individual photo shoot. By lighting system, I don’t mean a certain brand of lighting gear but the type of lighting gear that will actually be taken into  
February 6th, 2013

New e-book: Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer

Posted By Michael Clark
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Click here to purchase Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer I am very happy to announce my new e-book entitled Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer. This e-book is a 277 page e-book and is packed with pretty much everything I know about using artificial lighting in the outdoors. If you are looking to take  
January 28th, 2013

Winter 2013 Newsletter

Posted By Michael Clark
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The Winter 2013 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial about how the learning process never ends, an equipment review comparing the Nikon D800  
January 21st, 2013

On Assignment: NEXTERA Energy Resources

Posted By Michael Clark
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Late last year I was contacted by a green energy company about photographing a few of their wind turbine sites in Dodge City, Kansas. That company, NEXTera Energy Resources, was looking for different types of images than the standard beauty shots of wind turbines and the surrounding landscape. Of course, I still had to come  
December 2nd, 2012

Embracing Risk

Posted By Michael Clark
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Embrace risk. That is the key to improving at anything. Without the willingness to go down the uncharted path, you will not learn, you will not improve, and you will not grow. This might sound a little preachy, but it is a life lesson I have learned again and again as a climber, a mountaineer,  
November 16th, 2012

Fall 2012 Newsletter

Posted By Michael Clark
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The Fall 2012 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial about looking back on sixteen years of assignment work, a review of the new  
November 4th, 2012

Authors@Google Talk now Live on YouTube

Posted By Michael Clark
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A few weeks ago I gave a talk at Google as part of their Authors@Google program. I gave an hour long talk on my work and discussed the realities of working as a professional adventure sports photographer, as well as telling some stories about specific assignments. The talk dovetailed with my new book Exposed: Inside the Life  
October 8th, 2012

Podcast Interview with jpeg@RAW Tonight

Posted By Michael Clark
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Tonight, on October 9, 2012,  I will be interviewed on the jpeg2RAW podcast and you can tune in Live at 6:30 PM MST (8:30 PM EST). We will be talking shop about how I create my adventure sports images and you will have the opportunity to ask questions toward the end of the live podcast.