The Many Types of Blur: Part 1 – Focal & Optical Blur
With the exception of the rare “happy accident”, unintentional image blur can be quite frustrating. When it comes to photography, blur refers to anything within the image that is visually obscured in...
View ArticleMay is National Photo Month!
Definitely our favorite month and we hope to share it with you! Recognized by Congress in 1987, this month expect to see a lot of photo tips, photo contests and (of course) PHOTOGRAPHY! A couple things...
View ArticleYour Challenge This Week: Wildlife Photography & Citizen Science
For us here in the desert it is already starting to get hot, reeealy hot. Soon it will be too hot for us or the animals to be active outside during the day. So before that happens for our last...
View ArticleThis is your last chance…
Here is what we came up with for the Wildlife Challenge (Click on Image to Enlargerize) This is your last chance… Phone-ography Food Silhouette Wildlife You have until Monday June 4th, 2012 to post...
View ArticleNational Photo Month Wrap-Up
National Photo Month has come to an end and we don’t know about you but it was a blast for us! Just to recap here are the challenges and the photos we took to challenge you (click to embiggenate them):...
View ArticleThe Many Types of Blur: Part 2 – Motion & Obstruction Blur
In Part 1 of this series you learned about focal and optical blur. Now it’s time to get familiar with two new types of blur: motion and obstruction. It’s been a little while since Part 1, so here’s a...
View ArticleBack to Business
We’re certain you’ve noticed our absence over the last several months and for that we apologize. CRIS has been in a constant state of transition following the exit of one of our largest customers...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Camera Error–Help!
If this post finds you amid a frantic attempt to resolve a camera error you’ve encountered mid-shoot, take a deep breath and don’t panic. Chances are we can’t help you out of this rut...
View ArticleFlash Diagnosis: DEAD!
In case you haven’t heard, CRIS is the exclusive US service center for Manfrotto Distribution, which includes Manfrotto, Gitzo, Avenger, Elinchrom, Metz, Rotatrim, Lastolite, Kata, and National...
View ArticleInfrared Conversion for Digital SLRs
Here in the desert, the lack of greenery doesn’t give us much reason to explore infrared photography. However, being a service center for customers nation-wide, we often get requests to modify DSLR’s...
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