Summit Creative Tenzing 50L Roll Top Bag - Your next bag? A Review

A new camera bag company, Summit Creative has appeared on the market and they asked me to take a peek at the new bag line and to let you all know my thoughts. I’ll admit that I was a bit hesitant to review the bag since I’ve been with F-Stop Gear for a few years as an ambassador and I have enjoyed that bag and I still do. However, I felt the insight I might be able to provide due to that partnership would be valuable to someone looking at purchasing the bag. I will say I’m staying with my F-Stop for now and I’ll explain why at the end.

NiSi True Color ND-Vario variable ND reviewed by a square filter guy

A few weeks ago I was approached by NiSi to review their new True Color ND-Vario Variable ND Filter. For those that have worked with me you might be cringing now. For those that haven’t, I’m not the biggest fan of Variable ND filters. There I said it. My past experiences with Variable ND filters have been disappointing to say the least. So when NiSi approached me to test and review their new True Color ND-VARIO PRO you can imagine that was a little bit hesitant and somewhat skeptical. Nevertheless, I accepted the opportunity to put my money where my mouth was.

First Impressions of the new V7 Filter System from NiSi

In the last few weeks there has been quite a bit of buzz in the filter world over the new V7 Filter system from NiSi. I was lucky to get my hands on one just before the big release on October 1st and I’ve been using it over the past few weeks. To be honest, I really didn’t think that there was much to improve on and wasn’t expecting a new system this soon. However, after seeing the improvements that were made, I feel that the V7 has only made the best filter holder easier to use then ever.

5 Ways to Get Stunning Light in Your Landscape Photos

I recently did a guest article for Shutterbug sharing 5 ways to get better stunning light in your Landscape photos. I give you tips on how to recognize, shoot and plan for better light. These tips are sure to help you capture better shots during your next photography outing.

Adobe Lightroom Presets - Good or Bad?

So should you invest in presets? This question I have asked myself and now I’m going to explore with you. Are they really worth if you want to improve your editing? My past stance and personal opinion is that they would be bad for your overall editing and learning. However, after really thinking about this over the last week I think there are some positives and negatives to presets. Let’s lay them out.