Tag Archives: to  How to Attach Your Camera Strap How to Attach Your Camera Strap Did you recently get a new camera? Wondering about how to best attach the camera strap? Well here you go, just for you. If you recall, I did a video on this some time ago. Since then I’ve learned a new technique that is... 
Great video! I needed this on Christmas while trying to help my daughter with her new camera! 
Great idea! Off to switch my camera strap!! 
great tip! seems so obvious, why didn’t I think of that? ; ) 
Hello Mr Weakley, Very clean strap position. Sony original strap is very stiff and hard to bend. It worked great on my Fujifilm 3800! Jack Grateful Thanks Grateful Thanks There are so much reasons to be thankful. I’m thankful for being able to photograph the things I love, in this period of time where the process of capturing light and arranging pixels to form images is so accessable. My many clients who come back time and again trusting me to... by Kent Weakley show 1 comment 
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well Kent!  Video Photo Tip ~ No Fog Camera Lens Photo Tip Friday ~ No Fog Camera Lens A nice quenching glass of ice tea on a hot day looks great with random beads of condensation refracting light and glistening in the sun. This same moisture phenomenon, however on our camera gear is not at all refreshing... by Kent Weakley show 10 comments 
another way to avoid condensing of moisture on cold lenses is to put them into plastic bag and tightly tie it before entering warm room it works for both – camera and lenses 
I had this happen just this summer. However an added problem was the humidity in the air. There was a light fog every morning, everything seemed kind of misty. I guess maybe there’s nothing that can be done with that??? 
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I’ve had this happen quite a few times – however, that’s when I get creative and incorporate the lens fog into my images – nothing like fog on a sunny day.
My main goal was to capture the sunrise. It did look pretty in the fog, because the light rays were very evident, I just had to keep wiping the front of the lens filter to clear it away. We were at the Gulf of Mexico and it was so humid every morning…as my mom says, “Air you can wear”.
AND thank you for your reply and advice!!! I sooo enjoy all of your tips! 
Andrzej, wouldn’t you have the same problem once you got the equipment out of the bag though? Maybe I’m not quite understanding your suggestion.
I think so. Once the camera is exposed to humid air, if it’s still cold it will attract the moist to it. The camera really needs to be warm, or at least the same temperature as the surrounding outside air. Now, if you’re using the bag to keep the moisture off the camera while you leave it outside and let the equipment’s temperature match the air, then that would keep it dry until it was ready to be taken out and used. 
It’s a problem the other way around: I was out making a timelapse video in a field during and after sunset with the camera very low (a tripod’s centre-column above the ground). As the temperature fell, dew formed and mist completely clouded the lens surface. I’m keeping it in the timelapse because the way it builds up still looks artistic, but there comes a point where it’s just going to have to fade out (to black or white, as yet undecided). 
Great idea! I’m also in Florida, and had something similar happen to me with a beach photo session. My camera bag was in the front seat of my car, and I had the air conditioning BLASTING. Very foggy images. So now, I put the camera bag in the trunk of my car so it gets to be the same temperature as the environment. Works well depending on how long I have to drive!  5 Photo Composition Tips Via Italy 5 Photo Composition Tips Via Italy Photographing in Italy was an amazing blessing in the form of an award from Fuji Film for winning their international photo competition. I will never forget the day my cell phone rang and Dave from Fuji started asking me questions about my submitted... 
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Sono tutte bellisime – le foto! Ponte Vecchio at L’arno a Firenze, Siena, Lucca? or San Gimignano? What an awesome, awesome trip. What I wouldn’t do for a chance to reshoot Italy. What an honor! *le sigh* Until that day – these are like soul candy.
Grazie per le gentili parole. Sono sicuro che tornerà in Italia un giorno. Thanks Darcy!! 
Oh such beautiful pictures! I’ve always been drawn to color and bold contrast – that door picture is the BEST! All of them! Such beauty and inspiration found all around, but you’re certainly making wish I was in Italy too. 
really beautiful photography from Italy, a country that I have still not visited, but it is definitely at the top of my list for new places to go! 
If I knew as to make a good photo, I would do it constantly. 
You two…
Amazing, amazing, amazing. I want to be like you when I grow up. 
Kent, Loved the video & especially the bloopers! Glad you didn’t get hurt by the saw. You present a great point about “making” pictures and obviously have spectacular photos to back-up your skill and the process of making great photos. I’m sure your students will get a lot out of your classes and the free content on your blog. Take care, Rick (from Seoul, South Korea)
Hey Rick, Great to hear from you. Thanks for the kind words. We have a big group of people in the Photo Composition eClass right now and it’s a blast. Having fun helping people improve their photography skills is very rewarding! 
Congrats on winning the trip to Italy! I’ll be headed for the first time to the Tuscany area in late August & can’t wait to see all the beauty. We will be staying at a villa in the Arezzo area but will have time to explore the area some. Would love to hear about the time you spent in Siena because we will possibly make a day trip there. Also, I just signed up for your Night Photography 1 class & look forward to learning something new!
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Just kidding. Fog in the air (not on the camera) can be good. If you’re looking for big landscape scenes it might be a problem. Change your game plan and look for small macros and edges where light and fog are mixing. Pastures and flowers usually look great in fog, especially if you can see the fog fading in with the depth of field behind your subject.
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