Category Archives: gear

battery tester | gear review

Normally, I like to do reviews of sweet, expensive, desirable, amazing, and powerful pieces of gear. Not today. Yes, today I want to talk about an often-overlooked pair of gadgets that every photographer should look into! I’m sure it’s only happened to me, and no one else out there…but I’ll give you the scenario: I...

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    Profoto B1: Field Test | gear

    Lights are a crucial aspect of my work, because if the existing light isn’t great, then I augment that with a strobe light. If daylight is sufficient, then I normally try and use it for a more natural look, but there are many times where I have to make the picture rather than just take it.  Since...

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    • Maddie K. DoucetUm, FUN. Can’t wait to see wedding lighting with this puppy 🙂ReplyCancel

    • Sarah Becker LillardI skipped through the nerdy stuff but the photos are awesome! Heh heh. Just kidding. But really this is why you’re the best photographer in the world! xo.ReplyCancel

    • Greg Brett HarrenAwesome man, love your redneck B1 blueprint, lol. Just ordered two B1’s and one new air TTL trigger from B&H. Any idea when the air remotes will start shipping?ReplyCancel

    • Shuwei Zhangall I can say is I wish it snowed where I livedReplyCancel

    this is how we rollei – personal

    I don’t necessarily think that the camera “makes” a picture better; there are millions of great phone pics out there that could quickly prove that wrong…but there is definitely some great nostalgia in using vintage gear. I’ve put quite a few rolls of Kodak 120 through a 1950’s Rollei. There are many I haven’t shared...

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    • Sarah Becker LillardCheck out my mentor + friend John Bamber’s gorgeous film work! I love them all and can’t pick a favorite! Also, great job as always on the puns John. 😉ReplyCancel

    new lens | personal

    Getting a new lens always a fun event for me. It’s like a different pair of sunglasses. Some of my sunglasses have a brown tint, which gives the world a very warm “Americana” look, while cooler-tinted ones give an 80’s feel. In the same fashion, various lenses give a completely different perspective, and can really...

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    • Sarah Becker LillardLove these, John Bamber! And I know your kids will cherish them forever!ReplyCancel

    getting to know the Contax 645 and P65+ | gear

    I’ve been enjoying shooting lots of film this fall. It makes me uneasy, though…the more film I shoot, the more I love it, but I’m growing a bit wary because of Kodak‘s bankruptcy and such. Thanks to Hollywood, film production hasn’t been shut down, though the prices are steadily rising. In light of all of this, I...

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    • Lindsey Swafford BamberLove these! We are so blessed to live on this beautiful property. We have SO much to be thankful for!ReplyCancel

    • Meredith Lewallen RobertsI love this whole series… my favorite is the look that Lindsey is giving you in the third picture though… priceless! Miss you guys! We are going to come visit hopefully soon!ReplyCancel

    wandering and wondering in Rome | personal

    I recently had the opportunity to visit Rome for Lia + Mark’s wedding at the Vatican. I have always been enamored by Europe in general, and Rome was certainly no disappointment. In fact, it’s beginning to rival Paris, Barcelona, and Texarkana (jk) as one of my favorite cities! Next time, I’ll definitely be bringing my...

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    • Joseph R. BamberWow. Wow. John – these are amazing. You definitely need to make some prints and do an art show with these!ReplyCancel

    • Tammy Rochelle BamberWow! Incredible photos! It’s almost too much beauty to take in. Congrats!ReplyCancel

    • Jenny PerryWow John, these are awesome! I am loving the pantheon and vatican city pictures! You did a great job capturing motion in so many of them as well. This makes me want to push myself more and to buy a tripod already!ReplyCancel

    • Sarah Becker LillardJohn, these are incredible!ReplyCancel

    • Meredith Lewallen RobertsIs it at all weird that when I saw the first image, I thought, “Hmm… I would love to climb that and sit atop the horse!” These are just gorgeous!ReplyCancel

    • Rhonda McKinney BovineThese are truly great photos of Rome! Have to say I love the way you captured the light in the night shots, and the incredible mix of ancient and modern in the fabulous city of Rome. makes me want to go back…..again.ReplyCancel

    • Mark BroussardJohn! So cool. I just now saw these photographs and was swept back to incredible Rome! I especially like the ones taken at dusk and twilight in St. Peter’s Square. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.ReplyCancel

    • Kimberly Doss LacombeThese pictures are awesome!ReplyCancel

    Sarah – bridal fashion {+ training} session!

    Motion Picture Co‘s Sarah recently got married, and we decided to do a combination bridal session and training session for some of our newer employees! Here are some of the favorites that came out of my camera; there will be images from the trainees up on Motion Picture Co‘s website soon! It was crazy to...

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    the Canon 5D Mark III | gear

    The main camera companies have all recently shipped their #newest #best #latest #fill-in-the-blank cameras, and (being a Canon user) I made sure to get my hands on one of the 5D Mark III camera bodies. I’ll try and do a more in-depth review soon, but for now, I just wanted to show one of the...

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