Stephen Harker is a professional photographer since 1977 in the fields of architecture, commercial realty, and environmental portraits. Personal projects include Route 66 travel photos and the beauty of nature in California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas. Currently providing commercial photography and teaching in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Steve has written 10 articles so far, you can find them below.
The story, as I heard it, was that after Dr. Land took a picture of a young relative, the child asked, “Why can’t I see it now?” Sometime after that, the instant photography market was born. In these days of digital imaging and social media, it seems that few people even think about that original
Studio strobes from the Paul C. Buff, Inc. of Nashville Tennessee have been popular among professional and other serious photographers mainly due to one reason — they are good! Besides being great studio strobes, they are also very reasonably priced. The Alien Bees model line up is pretty much the cornerstone of the great reputation
Among the hottest current trends for gadgets, technology, and even gifts, is wearable technology. It’s not a fad, like Pet Rocks or Gangnam Style were. I would define a trend as something that picks up rapidly in popularity, but has long-term staying power. Mobile telephones, for instance, were a trend in the late 1980s, and
Wearable technology is the current Next Big Thing. Fitness tracking and other health-related monitoring is one of the primary reasons for the current popularity of smartwatches. Apple Inc. recently released in September 2018 the latest version in the line of Apple Watches, the Apple Watch Series 4. What Does an Apple Watch Do? Apple Watch
How wide do you want? Sigma’s ultra wide-angle zoom is very wide, very fast, and very good. Designed for APS-C format cameras, it has the field of view equivalence that a 15-30mm lens would in full frame. Many wider zooms for the cropped format are relatively slow lenses, this zoom has a fast maximum aperture
Vanguard’s Alta Pro tripods are an excellent tool for the outdoor photographer. Or indeed, any photographer wanting flexibility in a tripod. It seems odd to talk about a tripod being both flexible and stable. The main reason we use tripods is to stabilize our camera rig. The flexibility comes in with how many different ways
Nikon and Nikkor lenses have had a stellar reputation for several decades. For good reason, too. Nikon optics are sharp and very well made. The Nikon 35mm f/1.8G lens for full-frame (FX) cameras is among the best lenses of its type. The Basics In full-frame 35mm format, 35mm is one of the most useful focal
The AlienBee line of studio strobes from Paul C. Buff of Nashville, Tennessee has been a favorite of studio and location photographers for some years. Anyone desiring a compact and extremely reliable strobe with a very compact form factor will do well with an AlienBee strobe unit. DigiBee strobes are the newest offering from Paul
Nikon has a long legacy of making high-quality lenses. Nikon and Nikkor optics are well known and appreciated in 35mm film photography, various formats of digital photography, medical tools, enlargement lenses, industrial application optics, large format lenses, and sporting optics such as scopes and binoculars. The Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR is praised by
The Nikon SB-5000 is a top of the line speedlight for Nikon digital SLRs and film SLRs. It uses i-TTL for exposure control and can be used off-camera singly or in groups of multiple flashes. While it is compatible on camera with most of Nikon’s current offerings, it is truly at home on professional level