Author: Colby Brown

Asus Transformer Prime – A Travel Photographers Tablet?

In December of 2011 Asus released the successor to its popular Transformer Android tablet, dubbed the Transformer Prime. Sporting the first quad core processor for any tablet, Asus’s incredibly popular keyboard dock and Google Android’s latest operating system called Ice Cream Sandwich, there was a lot I was looking forward to with this device. As a full time photographer that

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Mobile Photography
Colby Brown

Twenty Apps Every Android Photographer Should Have

Over the last five years, there is no doubt that Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices have dominated in the photo industry. Not only did they constantly receive the best applications first, but often times developers would only develop for IOS, leaving Android users out to dry. On top of this, there was a general mindset that if you

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Canon 1Dx Full Resolution Sample Images

Canon has just released a series of full resolution sample images demonstrating the power of the full frame Canon 1Dx at various ISO ranges.To view the FULL RESOLUTION images, just click on the corresponding thumb-nail and wait for the image to load.All of these images are copyright of Canon INC and were not taken by

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A Quick Look At Canon’s New 24-70 2.8L II Lens

In London, Canon has announced the successor to the highly popular 24-70 2.8L wide angle zoom lens. The new lens features fully redesigned optics that are said to offer amazing clarity, image quality and durability. It is both smaller and lighter then its previous model, allowing it to overcome some of the complaints of the

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Sneak Peek

  Adobe has started to release a series of videos that demo some of the new features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 that is set to be released at some point in 2012. This post will continue to be updated as the videos are released. You should have no issues being able to upgrade from Photoshop

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LOVE IT OR HATE IT…THE FUTURE OF SEARCH IS HERE

This past week Google announced its somewhat controversial “Search Plus Your World” feature to Google Search. When you are signed into your Google account (Google+, Gmail, YouTube…) you will now begin to see aspects of Google+ show up in your search results. This is an optional feature that can be turned off, but you can

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Thoughts and Reflections
Colby Brown

Behind the Lens: The Power of an Image

As I was walking around my parents house this holiday season, I came across an image of myself as a wee little lad. Not only did I do a double take, but I had to run and grab my son so that I could take this photo to show the similarities between my son Jack

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Contests/Giveaways
Colby Brown

Announcing the Pay it Forward Holiday Giveaway

The reason Google+ is such a great place for photographers is because of the community that has developed here. No one person has made this place what it is, but instead it has taken all of us. In the spirit of the Holidays, I wanted to do one last giveaway this year that focused on

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