Reviews

Software Reviews

• 2016 Gear Recommendations
• ApplicationGap Easy Release
• ArcSoft Portrait+
  
• Aurora HDR 2017 Advanced Lessons Tutorial
• Aurora HDR 2018 for Windows & Mac (Discount)
• Chromix ColorThink Pro
  
• ColorByte ImagePrint 10 Review & Discount
• Collage Maker Pro
• Cradoc fotoSoftware fotoQuote Pro 6.0
  
• DxO Optics Pro
• Fisheye Hemi (discount offer included)
  
• Flixel Cinemagraph Pro (discount)
• FotoMagico 5 (discount)
  
• HDRSoft Photomatix Pro 4.x (4.2 Update)
  
• Imagenomic Noiseware App for iOS Devices
  
• Imagenomic Noiseware Discount & Tutorial (iOS Version)
  
• Imagenomic Portraiture 3.0 Discount & Tutorial
• NEC MultiProfiler - A Must for NEC Displays!
• Nikon Capture NX2
  
• Nik Collection by Google
  
• Noise Reduction Software Comparisons - CONCLUSION (5 products)
  
• on1 PhotoRaw 2019
• Perfectly Clear 3.5 by Athentech (Discount)
• Piccure+
• PictureCode Noise Ninja 2.2
  
• Plotagraph Pro (Discount)
• Portrait Professional 10
  
• QImage Ultimate
  
• Skylum Luminar 4
• Topaz Adjust 5.0
  
• Topaz Labs B&W Effects 2 (B&W Products Comparison)
  
• Topaz Labs DeNoise 3.0
  
• Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI 4.7
• Topaz Labs Glow 2
• Topaz Labs Impression 2
• Topaz Labs Lens Effects
  
• Topaz Labs ReMask 5.0
• Topaz Labs Restyle 1.0
  
• Topaz Labs Simplify 4
  
• Topaz Studio
• Topaz Labs Texture Effects 2.0

Gear Reviews

• Amazon Echo Show - A Good Photo Frame?
• Black Rapid RS-7 & RS-Sport
  
• BlackRapid SnapR Camera Bag + Sling Strap
  
• Breakthrough Photography Universal Arca Plate
• Canon 1D Mark IV New Users Guide / Shoppers Guide
  
• Canon 1D X Mark II
• Canon 5D Mark IV
  
• Canon 5D Mark IV vs 1D X II - an unscientific comparison
• Canon 5Ds
• Canon 5DsR
• Canon 6D (vs Canon 5DM3 & D600)
  
• Canon 6D Mark II
• Canon 7D Mark II
  
• Canon 70D (Part II)
  
• Canon EOS R & RF 24-105mm
• Canon Rebel T6s/760D
• Canon 600EX-RT Flash First Look (ST-E3 RT)
• Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens
  
• Canon 85mm f/4L IS
• Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom
  
• Canon 11-24mm f/4L
• Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III (NEW)
• Canon 16-35mm f/4L vs 16-35mm f/2.8L II
• Canon 24-70 f/2.8L II (vs 24-70 f/4L IS Comparison)
  
• Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM (NEW)
• Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM First Look
  
• Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS vs 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 DO
  
• Canon 100-400m f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
  
• Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS with 1.4X Extender
  
• Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS II at the Zoo
  
• Canon G1X vs G12 vs Fujifilm X10
  
• Canon G15 vs s110 vs G12
  
• Canon G16 vs s120 & Fujifilm X20
  
• Canon PRO-1000 17" Professional Printer
• Canon PRO-2000 Large Format Printer
• Canon PRO-1 Printer (PRO-10 Comparison)
  
• Canon Remote Releases and Cheap Alternatives
  
• Canon SX-80 Pro Photography Projector
  
• DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter - 4k Video
• Elinchrom Quadra Ringflash
  
• Elvid StudioVision 4K Portable Monitor
• Epson SureColor P600 Printer Review
• Epson SureColor P800 Review
• Epson SureColor P5000 Preview
• Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Printer Review
  
• Epson Stylus Pro 4900 Printer Review
  
• Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner
• Expert Shield - THE Screen Protector
  
• ExpoImaging ExpoDisc (Color Balancing Tool)
  
• EyeFi with the Nikon D800 and Canon 5D Mark III
  
• Flashpoint Soft Box (vs Lastolite Ezybox)
  
• Fujifilm GFX 50S with 32-64mm
• Fujifilm X30
• Fujifilm X100s
  
• Fujifilm X-E2
  
• Fujifilm X-Pro 2 & 16-55mm f/2.8
• Fujifilm XQ1 (vs X20 & Canon s110)
  
• Fujifilm X-S1
  
• Fujifilm X-T1 (includes 18-55mm & 23mm lens reviews)
• Fujifilm X-T30
  
• Fujifilm X-E1, X100s, X20 & X10 Compared
  
• Fujifilm XF 56mm
  
• Fujifilm XF 10-24mm
  
• Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8
  
• Gary Fong Flip Cage (great for iPhone and P&S support)
  
• Gitzo Primer (understanding the coding system)
  
• Gitzo GT1541 - Perfect Travel/Hiking Tripod
  
• Gitzo & Other Tripod Recommendations
  
• Google Glass Part I (Part II Conclusion)
  
• GoPro HD Hero 2 Motorsports Edition
  
• GTI PDV-2020ex - Professional Desktop Viewer
  
• Hoodman Hood Loupe 3.0 and Cinema Kits
  
• Impact C-Stand (Avenger quality without the price)
  
• Induro Carbon Fiber 8X CT014 Tripod
  
• Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK Mini-PC Windows Photo Editing System
• ioSafe 1515+ NAS (Powered by Synology)
• Lexar USB 3.0 Dual-slot Reader
  
• Leica Tabletop Tripod & Large Ball Head
  
• Lowell Rifa eX 66 Pro Light Kit
  
• MindShift Gear Rotation 180° - Hiking Camera Backpack
• MindShift Gear Panorama - Smaller Day Hike Backpack
  
• Meural Digital Canvas (Photo Frame)
• Meural Digital Canvas 2.0 (Nov 2017+)
• NEC PA242W Monitor Review (PA241W & PA271W Review)
  
• NEC PA271Q-BK 2018 Review
• NEC PA302W Monitor Review (PA301W Review)
  
• NEC PA322UHD 4k for Pro Photo & Video Editing
  
• NEC EA244UHD 4k Display
  
• NEC SoundBar Pro Display Speakers
  
• NEC SpectraSensor Pro (powered by X-Rite)
  
• Nikon 1 V1 (includes 3 lenses)
  
• Nikon D5 (Nikon D4s)
• Nikon D500 with 24-70mm f/2.8 VR & SB-5000
• Nikon D610 (D600 vs Canon)
  
• Nikon D7200 (and older model links)
• Nikon D750 - Yeah, you want this one!
  
• Nikon D810 (includes SIGMA 50mm Art & Otus 55mm)
• Nikon D850 (includes 24-70 VR & SIGMA 135mm Art)
• Nikon Z7 with 24-70mm F/4 S Z-Mount Lens
• Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II with 12-40mm PRO
• Panasonic GF6 & LX1
  
• Panasonic DMC-G7 (Features 4k Video)
• Pelican Cases - A Traveling Photographer's Friend
  
• Peak Design Travel Tripod - Ron's favorite in 2020
• Pocket Wizard Mini TT1, Flex TT5 and AC7
  
• PocketWizard Plus III
  
• Promote Control
  
• Quantum QFlash & Custom Brackets Rotating Flash Bracket
  
• Rode VideoMic Pro HDSLR Microphone
  
• Rogue Gels (Color Correction Only Version)
  
• Rogue Grid
  
• Rogue Softbox and Diffusion Panels
  
• Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit
  
• Selfie Stick Comparison (Looq, Polaroid & iStabilizer - 5 Models Tested)
  
• Sennheiser MKE 400 HDSLR Microphone
  
• SIGMA 120-300mm
  
• SIGMA 24mm Art Series
• SIGMA 35mm Art Series
  
• SIGMA 50mm f/1.4 Art Series (includes comparisons)
  
• SIGMA 85mm f/1.4 Art Series - the best art series I've tested
• SIGMA USB Dock
  
• Solux 3500k Daylight Balanced Bulbs
  
• Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master Lens
• Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G Master Lens (inside Review)
• Sony a6000 (includes 16-70mm lens)
• Sony a6300 - 4k video
• Sony a6500
• Sony a7 (includes Samyang lens)
  
• Sony a7R Mark III - Camera of the Year 2017
• Sony a7R Mark IV
• Sony a9 with 24-70mm GM
• Sony DSC-RX1 (Full Frame Compact Camera)
• Sony DSC-RX10
  
• Sony RX100 IV (Sony RX100 III)
• Sony RX100IV in the hands of a pro that destroys DSLR shots
• Sony RX100 V vs iPhone X
• Sony NEX-7
  
• Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD vs Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L
• ThinkTankPhoto Bag Reviews Index & Special Offer
  
• Tripod Recommendations
  
• Variable Neutral Density Filter Comparison (B+W, Bower, Hoya, Singh-Ray & Tiffen)
  
• Wacom Intuos Pro
  
• Wacom Cintiq 13 HD
  
• X-Rite ColorMunki Photo Color Management Solution
• X-Rite ColorChecker Passport
  
• X-Rite i1Display Pro and ColorMunki Display Colorimeters
  
• Zeiss Otus 55m f/1.4
  
• Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4

Book & Video Review List

• A World in HDR by Trey Ratcliff
  
• Art of Boudoir Photography with Speedlights
  
• Art of Boudoir Photography - A different book than above
  
• Best Business Practices for Photographers
  
• Beyond Portraiture
  
• Digital Portrait Photography & Lighting
  
• Exposure Solutions
  
• Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
  
• Getting Started in Boudoir Photography
• Google+ for Photographers
  
• HDR Workshop DVD by Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com
  
• Hot Shoe Diaries
  
• How to Make Money with Digital Photography
  
• Ipad for Photographers 2nd Ed (recommended)
  
• Layers
  
• Learning to See Creatively
  
• Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It
  
• Light, Science and Magic
  
• Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios
  
• Mamarazzi - Great Book on Kid Photography
  
• Mastering Photography
  
• Off-Camera Flash Techniques
  
• On-Camera Flash Techniques
  
• Oz to Kansas: Black & White Conversion Techniques
  
• Photgraphers Guide to Making Money
  
• Photo Recipes Live: Behind the Scenes by Scott Kelby
  
• Photographers MBA
  
• Photographically Speaking
  
• Photoshop Compositing Secrets
  
• Photoshop LAB Color
  
• Photoshop Masking & Compositing
  
• Professional Photoshop, Fifth Edition
  
• Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers using Photoshop
  
• Professional Secrets of Natural Light Photography
  
• Scott Kelby's 7 Point System
  
• Sculpting with Light - Techniques for Portrait Photographers
  
• Secrets of Great Portrait Photography
  
• Shooting in Sh*tty Light
  
• Sketching Light
  
• Speedliter's Handbook by Syl Arena
  
• Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
  
• The Adobe Photoshop CS6 Book for Digital Photographers
  
• The Digital Negative
  
• The Digital Photography Book - Volume 1 (2nd Edition)
  
• The Digital Photography Book - Volume 2
  
• The Digital Photography Book - Volume 3
  
• The Digital Photography Book - Volume 4
• The Digital Photography Book, Part 5: Photo Recipes
• The Digital Print
  
• The Moment it Clicks
  
• The Perfect Print DVD Series by Randy Hufford
  
• The Photoshop Channels Book
  
• Understanding Canon DPP
  
• Understanding Composition
  
• Understanding Exposure
  
• Understanding Shutter Speed
  
• Welcome to Oz 2
  
• Zen of Post Production

Services Reviews

• Bryan Peterson Workshops Review
  
• BorrowLenses.com - great camera and accessory rentals too!
  
• KelbyOne (Discount Offer) - best video training on the web
  
• LensRentals.com - includes discount offer
  
• The Perfect Picture School of Photography (PPSOP) by Bryan Peterson
  
• Photoshop Elements User - (Discount) Tutorials and more
  
• REDIpix.com - Home of Dazzle Backlit Printing
  
• Ron Martinsen BlackRapid Customer Appreciation Workshop
  
• Ron Martinsen Photography Workshop Postmortem
  
• Ron Martinsen & Gary Parker Workshop Postmortem
  
• WhiteWall HD Metal Review & Discount
• WhiteWall ultraHD Acrylic Review & Discount
• Zenfolio - The best place to store your photos online