Expert Shield Screen Protectors Customer Service:

This is just a short post about my experience with Expert Shield’s great customer service:

A couple of years ago, Expert Shield contacted me and asked if I wanted to to review their product (you can check out my review).  I took them up on their offer, and they were kind enough to send me a few screen protectors for my cameras and even my iPhone.  Overall, I was completely happy with their product; it’s reasonably priced, it works great, it’s clear, and it really does protect the screen.  So when I purchased my new iPhone 6 Plus a couple of months ago, I bought an Expert Shield screen protector for it (I really do use a lot of the products I recommend 🙂 ) because my numerous fishing trips definitely took a toll on my old phone’s screen. [continue reading…]

Gitzo GT2542 Mountaineer Review:

I’ve been using my tripod a lot more often in recent years.   I’ve also noticed that over time, my needs have changed, so while my old tripod has given me many years of faithful service, it was time for an upgrade.  There are some great tripods out there from a lot of different manufacturers but since I’ve been using Gitzos for what feels like forever and I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them, I knew I wanted another Gitzo.  Gitzo has one of the best reputations in the photo industry and I definitely think their praise is well-deserved.  My last Gitzo was extremely reliable, survived through everything I threw at it, and gave me nothing but trouble free service.  But since there are quite a few tripods in the Gitzo line and buying a decent tripod set up can be pretty expensive, it took me many months to finally decide on which one to purchase.  In the end, I found the Gitzo GT2542 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber tripod was the best fit for me. [continue reading…]

Itoya Art Profolio Multi-Ring Mounting Board Review:

In my last post, I reviewed the Itoya Art Profolio Multi-Ring Refillable Binder, and how I was using it to showcase some of my work.  Overall, I am very happy with the binder but with one exception.  I wanted something different than the supplied PolyGlass refill sheets.  This lead me to the Itoya Art Profolio Multi-Ring Mounting Boards. [continue reading…]

Itoya Art Profolio Multi-Ring Refillable Binder Review:

Printing work is still one of the best ways to view and share what you’ve created.  In my opinion, nothing has the same impact as a large print.  I recently bought a fully equipped Macbook Pro with Retina Display, and a decent photographic print still gives me more of a “wow” factor.  It’s not just the visual effects that gives a print such an impact; it’s also the fact that unlike a digital file, a print is actually tangible.  To me, a print is sort of like a reward or the final culmination of all the work I had to do to get my photo to it’s final stage.  This includes going out there and finding a photograph worth printing and coming home to process it.  The best part is nowadays, you don’t always have to pay a huge sum to get a decent quality print, which should be even more incentive for people to show their work in print form.  For months, I’ve toyed with the idea of finding a new way to display my photographic work to people, and to just have some prints for my own personal collection.  That’s how I ended up finding the Itoya Art Profolio Multi-Ring Refillable Binder. [continue reading…]