Gadget Bag

Next-Gen Photo Printers

Printing is about sharing. Prints are tacked to the wall for all to see or given outright for others to treasure. Making prints at home heightens the pleasure of sharing your images with others.

Gadget Bag: iPhone Apps

We’ve largely ignored camera phones in OP because they just haven’t been part of the nature photographer’s main photo-shooting toolkit. ...

Gadget Bag: Organizing Your Images

So much has been written about digital workflow for photographers that it sounds like something that would be nice to have. The truth is, you already do—all of us already do.

Gadget Bag: Photo Backpacks

This time of year, just about every outdoor photographer is enjoying the late-summer weather and some quality time with nature and a camera. ...

Filters For B&W Photography

Every photographer who shoots black-and-white (digital or film) should own at least six filters for their SLR.

Hard (Drive) Decisions

You can set your watch by it—well, your calendar, anyway. Within 30 days of buying a new 12-megapixel camera, photographers everywhere are smacking themselves on the side of the head and asking, “Where am I going to keep all of these large image fil...

Gadget Bag: In A Flash!

Strobe. EFU. Speedlite. Speedlight. Flash. No matter what you call it, a portable electronic flash unit is one of the most important accessories any photographer can own. But many who mainly shoot outdoors overlook the possibilities. Flash photography...

Gadget Bag: Keeping Track

For nature photographers, once we come back home with cards full of inspiring images, it can be quite a challenge to get all of those images sorted out and organized. Big memory cards have made it easy to shoot digital images by the hundreds, and...

Gadget Bag: Publish or Perish

Few things in life are more gratifying than seeing a photo that you’ve taken published in a book. Books have a sense of permanency that suggests that your pictures will last forever. Thanks to today’s modern online picture-book publishers, you can beg...

Gadget Bag: Plug-Ins For Nature Photographers

Ask any group of photographers to name the most important plug-in, and you’re sure to start an argument. That’s because plug-ins have become an essential element of nearly every photographer’s creative process. They’re so diverse in their applica...

Gadget Bag: Special-Effects Camera Filters

Mention the word “filter” to a young shooter, and he or she probably will think you’re talking about a Photoshop plug-in. ...

Gadget Bag: Ultralight Carry Solutions

We expect a lot from our gadget bags. They have to be comfortable, durable and fashionable, but still versatile enough to hold everything we want to carry.

Gadget Bag: That’s A Wrap

There are times when no gadget bag will do. When you’re out shooting with one D-SLR and two zooms, a bag can just get in the way. Even so, it’s still important to protect the lens that’s not on your camera. That’s when you reach for a wrap or a floppy...

Gadget Bag: Travel Zooms

Whether you call them “travel zooms,” “walkabout lenses” or simply your “go-to glass,” zoom lenses that cover the 18mm to 200mm range (or thereabouts) have a place in everyone’s gadget bag.