Anchorage School District Drops Girls Hockey?
I could go on and on about how defective the administration for sports is at the Anchorage School District (ASD), and how worthless the Alaska Scholastic Activities Association (ASAA) are from my point of view, but I really do not have the time or energy to write a negative book like that, and I do [...]
Review: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Sigma Corporation of USA sent me one of their Optical Stabilizer versions of their 70-200mm 2.8 DG HSM to review for this site and for the Fred Miranda website. Let me start off by saying, I am not a pixel peeper. I typically do not pull down an image and zoom in to 100% [...]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to All. Here is a little Christmas dance for you courtesy of one of the ball boys at the CU and Northern Arizona basketball game last week. dancing kid from Carl Auer on Vimeo.
Last Minute Christmas Gifts are here
I have opened a artwork gallery here with some select images of Eagles, dogs from the Iditarod, photos of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and more will be added in the coming days. Click the gallery bellow to be taken see and purchase all of the photos in the [...]
ThinkTankPhoto Airport Antidote
ThinkTankPhoto Airport Antidote I really need to apologize Doug Murdoch and Brian Erwin at ThinkTankPhoto. I was sent this bag by ThinkTankPhoto to review this bag years ago for www.fredmiranda.com, but right after they sent the bag to me, my mom went into the hospital for her heart surgery, and with her recovery, it took [...]
Sigma 120-300 F2.8 Review
This review is long overdue. I originally did a small review on Fred Miranda’s Digital Darkroom back in 2006 right after I got this lens originally. I had shot a volleyball game only with it, and I liked the lens. Now, 6 years later, I have shot a lot more. This lens has been used to [...]
Slow Shutter Shot of Softball Pitcher
I think this might be my first tip or tutorial for 2012….and it is August. Anyway, I shot the Arvada West girls softball team against Boulder yesterday and near the end of the game I played around with some slow shutter speed shots of the Arvada West pitcher. Here is a little tutorial and a [...]
Wheeeee!!!! We are back up!!!
Well, after arriving in Denver, I have not done much but look for a car and house. Looks like I have found a car that I will get tomorrow, but we are still looking for a house. And of course while I was busy with the home/car search, my website got hacked. I believe it [...]
Denver Bound
I admit, I have known this for sometime, but decided only to tell a few people to start off. I wanted to wait for the basketball banquets to officially make the announcement. I missed the girls banquet (no one told me when it was), but at tonights Boy’s Basketball Banquet at Eagle River, it became [...]
Possible Digital Photography Workshop
I am considering putting together a workshop for after high school football season is over. If there is interest in coming to it, please let me know. My idea for this first workshop would be something on the order of – “Introduction to Digital Photography” I am thinking about a 3 hour workshop, with it [...]
Vagabond
So, I picked up a piece of equipment that I am pretty excited about using. Not a camera, or a lens. A battery. But not just any battery. A Paul Buff Vagabond Mini battery. This battery is going to change the way I shoot senior portraits and location portraits. So, it is a battery, big [...]
Facebook Fan Page
Thats right, I have a Facebook Fan Page. You can click the image to the left to view the page that will be updated often with little posts about shoots, photography related information, and more. It is not replacing this website or www.digital-eos.com , but will be an enhancement to this site. You can also [...]
Photoshelter Blog
So last week I got an email from Grover Sanschagrin over at Photoshelter where I host my media and senior photos. Grover, one of Photoshelter’s founders, and a member of the SportsShooter higher ups was writing a blog post on the 8 Best Business Practices for Event Photographers and he wanted my input. So, I [...]
Sandisk Extreme Team – UPDATED
So, Sandisk, the best compact flash card maker (in my opinion), is running a contest. The winner of the contest becomes a member of the Extreme Team for one year. The SanDisk Extreme Team is a group of professional photographers whose vision is as uncompromising as their equipment. I would love to become a member [...]
Sports Illustrated Surprise
Last Thanksgiving I shot the Great Alaska Shootout for Icon SMI. They had asked me to shoot it, and I did, and kind of forgot about it. Not the games, but working with a wire service, after you shoot, edit, caption and FTP, you are on to the next thing. Over 4 days, 6 teams, [...]
Senior Posters – Baseball and Soccer
I really wanted to post these sooner, but I got side tracked with other projects but better late than never. For high school sports, I work with the booster clubs to do special posters for the seniors that are either presented to them at senior night or at the end of season banquet. The spring [...]
ThinktankPhoto Video and Contest
I have not posted things for a while because I have head the lovely Spring Creeping Crud that is floating around, but I wanted to share this video with you and details of a cool contest my friends at ThinkTankPhoto are putting on. See contest entry info at http://www.facebook.com/thinktankphoto?v=app_4949752878 Some more new posts coming soon….
Could this be the future of photojournalism
Most of us realize that the recent problems with the economy have effected almost every part of our daily lives, and it did not do anything to help the already troubled newspaper business. I have seen for quite some time the failing of newspapers, magazines and print media. From newspapers either cutting back on staff [...]
Best Bags Ever
The photographer minds at Think Tank Photo are coming out with a new bag that looks fabulous. No, their bags are not cheap, but they are by far the best photographer bags and accessories you can find. Find out more information on their new bag at Rob Galbraith DPI and check out the other gear [...]
A New Look!
For the past 6 years a majority of my photo business has been youth sports, with local little leagues, rec leagues, and high schools. This business has been handled through www.digital-eos.com But a lot of my local customers were unaware that I did anything beyond youth sports. They are surprised to see me sitting baseline [...]
