Author: Colby Brown

Contests/Giveaways
Colby Brown

Dell XPS 13 Instagram Giveaway Details

What better way to celebrate the day after my birthday than to announce my next big giveaway on Instagram! Back in January of 2018, you saw me giveaway a Sony a7R III, and now I am happy to announce that I have a brand new Rose Gold Dell XPS 13 9370 (Full Review) to give

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Gear Review
Colby Brown

Gear Review: A Photographers Take Dell XPS 13 (9370) Quad-Core Laptop

When it comes to finding the perfect laptop as a photographer, we are often torn between the choice of getting something fast and powerful or lightweight and portable. While thin and light machines were typically underpowered but provided good battery life, the more powerful laptops were thicker and heavier, often weighing between two or threes

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Social Media for Photographers
Colby Brown

What is Vero, Why Is It Important & Why You Should Be Paying Attention!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you have probably heard about the “new” Social Network VERO – True Social which has risen overnight in popularity with photographers all over the globe. Spend a few minutes browsing your streams on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and you would be hard pressed

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Godafoss Waterfall Iceland Summer Photo Workshop
Gear & Technology
Colby Brown

Top 15 Products & Services For Travel Photographers

One of the most overly romanticized genres in the photo industry has to be Travel Photography. There are a lot of people out there that think travel photographers simply get paid to travel to beautiful places all over the world and that our lives are simply a cake walk. However in reality, most of us

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Sony a7R III Giveaway
Contests/Giveaways
Colby Brown

Sony a7R III Instagram Giveaway!!!

***UPDATE*** Instagram user @seeseedsee, otherwise known as Maria Mae Crispino from California was selected at random using www.random.org as the winner of this giveaway on January 15th, 2018. For those that didn’t win, you can expect more great images from around the world on my IG page, tips and tricks to help you all become

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Tips and Tricks
Colby Brown

32 Tips & Tricks for Getting the Most Out Of Your Sony a7R III

When it comes to purchasing a new camera, most of us are incredibly excited to jump right in and start using our new creative tool…but that process can also be frustrating. Learning all of the new camera menus, features and functionality can be challenging, especially if you are coming from a completely different camera brand.

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Gear Review
Colby Brown

Gear Review: Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GM Wide Angle Zoom Lens

While Sony has continuously been putting out impressive lenses over the last few years, one of the most requested pieces of glass has been a fast ultra wide, especially for landscape and astro photographers. So when the Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GM was announced back in May, it wasn’t suprising to see just how excited everyone was that

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Gear Review
Colby Brown

Gear Review: Sony 12-24 f/4 G Ultra-Wide Angle Zoom Lens

While most of the attention Sony gets these days is directed towards their innovative cameras and sensors, they have consistently been pushing out great glass at a slow but steady pace over the last few years. On May 17th, 2017 Sony announced the 12-24 f/4 G ultra-wide angle lens, filling a highly requested hole in

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A Year in Photos
Colby Brown

2016 – My Favorite Images of the Year

It is that time of year once again where all of us look back at the last 365 days and reflect on our experiences, adventures, challenges, and accomplishments. For me, 2016 was a year of both adventure and change. I was able to explore countless countries including Cuba, Iceland, Norway, Chile and Argentina while also taking much of the last half of the year off to be with my family as we moved from Boulder, Colorado to Eastern Pennsylvania.

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Gear Review
Colby Brown

Gear Review: A Photographers Take on the BenQ SW2700PT 27″ QHD Monitor

With the SW2700PT, BenQ has attempted to create a monitor built specifically with photographers in mind. With its QHD resolution, wide color gamut (100% of sRGB & 99% of Adobe1998), 14 Bit 3D LUT and built in hardware support for color calibration, it has a lot going for it. But does it live up to its hype? Lets find out!

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