I have been waiting to make this official for some time now. We will be giving away a Nikon D300s and a 35m 1.5 lens at Photoshop World in Orlando next week. The camera will go to the attendee takes the best shot during the “Live Concert Shoot” portion of the concert pre con workshop. [...]

Nikon has posted firmware updates for the  D3X, D3, D700 & D300S DSLRs. The latest firmware allows all four cameras to use the new 64GB CompactFlash cards. Other changes are as follows:

First band up at the 94.9 FM Holiday Hootenanny was the White Rabbits. Not bad lighting but a photo pit filled with what seems like first time shooters. No consideration for the crowd, no consideration for the other shooters and no consideration for the band.

I have being going through my gear and came across a lens that I have used maybe once or twice. I have decided to sell the lens so if you want it or know someone who does, let me know by emailing me at alan@alanhessphotography.com. The lens in question is the AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8D [...]

Well, it is official. Nikon releases the D3s. This is the new top of the line DSLR from Nikon. The big news is that the camera reaches new levels in ISO performance and this is a big one for me because I shoot in low light situations all the time. The question now becomes, are [...]

There has been a great deal made of a (faked) Nikon roadmap that outlines the releases of camera and lenses through 2010. Some of the details include: Nikon D4 15.7MP (more sensitive and with less noise) Up to 16fps with “double exposure” ISO 200-12800 (plus extended range) 61-point AF 1080p video at 30fps CLS control [...]

It looks like an Israeli website Dtown has leaked the first official photos of the soon to be announced Nikon D500. I know there will be a lot of talk about what is good and bad and new and old when this camera is officially announced but the one thing that struck me about this camera is the lack [...]

On February 12th I had the opportunity to photograph one of the legends of comedy, Robin Williams. He was performing for a sold out crowd at the Rimac Arena on the University of California, San Diego college campus on his “WEAPONS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION”  tour. It was one of the more difficult shoots that I have ever done. This [...]