Many of you have been waiting for this very blog, an explanation for my sudden switch from Haida Filters to NiSi Optics USA late in 2019. This is long overdue, but now I’ve found some time to sit down and explain what made me switch companies. Many of you who are reading this may have in fact invested money into the Haida System and by all means it is a good system. When you are in a position to be able to try different systems like I am, then you get the benefit of changing without much of a monetary loss. Am I recommending that you sell your Haida System and jump to NiSi? Maybe, but no. Your Haida System still is good, but I’m sure if you are currently using it you’ll relate to much of what I have to say in this review and comparison of the two systems. However, from this point forward I will be definitely suggesting to my clients to purchase NiSi products because it truly is the best system I’ve used in my photography career. There are many reasons for my switch to the V6 System by NiSi. There are both equipment reason as well as the business side of things. One of my reasons for putting this off for so long was because I needed time to really use the new equipment, experience working with NiSi over a few months, and really soak up everything.

I sat down recently with my good buddy Steven J Magner after not seeing his face for nearly 10 months to record a podcast. He's been busy with a new baby girl and building his businesses, he's all grown up! Since we are both stuck at home due to stay at home orders in California, we figured we'd jump on the bandwagon a bit and record a video chat. We caught up on life, our careers and the how the covid-19 crisis is affecting our daily lives. I hope you'll enjoy it.

I recently did a guest article for Shutterbug sharing 5 ways to get better stunning light in your Landscape photos. I give you tips on how to recognize, shoot and plan for better light. These tips are sure to help you capture better shots during your next photography outing.

So should you invest in presets? This question I have asked myself and now I’m going to explore with you. Are they really worth if you want to improve your editing? My past stance and personal opinion is that they would be bad for your overall editing and learning. However, after really thinking about this over the last week I think there are some positives and negatives to presets. Let’s lay them out.

Just in time for tonight’s fireworks shows I have a guide to help you get great shots. Taking great photos of fireworks isn’t very hard and once you have the right settings you’ll be able to capture great shots. Overall, the settings are a means to get the right exposure for your shot and your shutter speed will be a big factor is the final result. Shutters ranging from 1/5th of a second to 60 seconds may look good depending on the desired amount of fireworks you want to capture.