Category: Gear

gear and equipment for travel and photography

Close-up photograph of Osoberry blossoming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum

First Signs of Spring

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_15293" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Indian Plum or Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis); Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Willamette Valley, Oregon.[/caption] Looking at my Lightroom catalog, I realized that I hadn't done any serious photography for the whole month of January. That, and a day...Read More

Holiday Sales and Savings

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_15128" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Aspen Trees in Winter[/caption] I hope you're all planning to #OptOutside this weekend, but the holiday sale season is upon us and some of my friends are asking about discounts on apps and gear. So here are some...Read More

Nikon Z7 First Impressions

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2181" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Mount Moran from Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park.[/caption] Like many other nature and travel photographers, I was anxiously awaiting for Nikon to produce a pro-level full-frame mirrorless camera. As soon as I saw the specs...Read More

Oregon Photography Guides

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
I am very excited to announce that I've teamed up with SNAPP Guides to produce photographers guides for Oregon on their very innovative app platform. Take a look at this video to see what it's all about: These guides, for...Read More

Stuff that works: Topaz Adjust photo editing plugin

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Topaz Labs, makers of photo editing software for Lightroom and Photoshop, announced a few days ago that they're running a special on the newest version of their Adjust plugin. I'm a fan of plugins in general, and have found other...Read More