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Martin Belan

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  • The Photographers Ephemeris
    Photo Gear,  Photography,  Travel

    Top iPhone Apps for Travel Photographers

    My iPhone has become one of the most valuable pieces of gear that I carry with me when I travel for photography.  It’s small, convenient, and fills a variety of my needs with the multitude of Apps available from the…

    By Martin Belan
  • Ready, Aim, Fire
    Photography,  Travel

    Civil War Reenactment – Mock Execution

    One of my favorite parts of photography is telling a story with my photographs.   Photographers have the ability to communicate emotions and drama through their photographs.  Telling a story with photographs helps to engage and captivate your viewers, and…

    By Martin Belan
  • Union Army Advances on the Confederates
    Photography,  Travel

    Hale Farm and Village Civil War Reenactment

    Each year, Hale Farm and Village in Cuyahoga Valley National Park hosts a two day civil war reenactment.  This is a realistic reenactment where the participants live in camps, dress the part, cook over open fires, and relive civil war…

    By Martin Belan
  • Canon LP_E6 Battery with Red Circle
    Photo Gear,  Photography

    Canon 7d – Cannot Communicate to Battery Error Fix

    Two days prior to a photography trip to Yellowstone while charging and checking my batteries, I received the error “Cannot Communicate to Battery” while inserted a freshly charged battery in my Canon 7d. The camera still appeared to have power. However, the…

    By Martin Belan
  • Ranking Your Photos in Adobe Lightroom
    Photography,  Software

    The Value of Ranking Your Photos

    I recently attended a photography workshop in Yosemite. For an icebreaker for the workshop, we had to share our 10 favorite photos for the group. I had never ranked my photos so this was somewhat of a daunting task. However, it turned out…

    By Martin Belan
  • Wine Sunset
    Photography

    Should You Start a Picture-A-Day Project?

    Project 365 or Picture-A-Day projects have become a hot trend for digital photographers.   Typically, a photographer will take a picture a day and share these pictures on their website, Flickr, or some other photo sharing site. Flickr is packed with Project…

    By Martin Belan
  • Taj Mahal
    Photography,  Travel

    India Travel Photography Blog

    I’ve recently returned from an 8 day trip to India visiting New Delhi, Agra, and Hyderabad. This was primarily a business trip but I did manage to find some time for photography. Our first stop was New Delhi where we stayed…

    By Martin Belan
  • Lyn Photo Viewer
    Photography,  Software

    Software Review – Lyn Photo Viewer for Mac

    Lyn is a browser-based photo viewing application for the Mac Operating System. It works on Mac OS X 10.4 or later. It’s currently listed as a public beta that is set to expire on January 15, 2011. Lyn is a very intuitive…

    By Martin Belan
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