I may be the only photographer who has not bought an iPhone. It’s not that I’m anti-Apple. To the contrary, I bought my first Mac back when 512K of RAM was a big deal. Seriously, …

Today is the 10th Annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Since it’s inception in 2001, WPPD has always been the last Sunday in April. Right now, there are photographers in every time zone making pinhole pix …

PixSylated has never been accused of flooding the web with content. Of late, that’s been especially true. Thought I’d do a quick rundown of what I’ve been doing over the past month.
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Speedliting.com Launched PixSylated …

A year ago today, ‘Lessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School‘ debuted as my guest blog on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider. Little did I know that those 13 micro-essays would be the start of a …

This post was updated on Feb 18 and on Feb 20 after Zeiss announced that Compact Primes will be available in EOS mount.
There have been a couple of posts this morning about rumors about a …

PixSylated has a new sister in the blogosphere. Speedliting.com was launched this morning. Now you know the reason that I’ve been so scarce on Px for the past two weeks.
If you are a gear hound …

LensFlare35.com is a great source of information about photographers and photography – both still and in motion. Think of it as one of those tables in a diner where people keep joining the party and …

I’m more than proud to announce that I will be teaching in NYC on Sunday, March 14th. Adorama will be hosting my ‘Speedliter’s Intensive’ seminar  at their flagship store in Manhattan’s Flatiron District (42 W …

The journey to becoming a photographer means that you spend time with other photographers. In today’s digital world, spending time does not necessarily mean “to be in the presence of” — although that is always …

Martin Luther’s King’s famous “I have a dream” speech is as moving and meaningful today as it was 46 years ago.
If you do nothing else on this MLK Civil Rights Day, watch this video and …

“Excuse me? Is that a camera-phone in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?” There’s no doubt that the iPhone has revolutionized the world of “point-and-shoot” photography. With over 1000 photography apps …

My inner-geek loves early January. That’s when the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas. CES is the biggest annual gathering of techies, geeks and electronic gadgeteers on the planet. With 1.4 million square feet …

A lot of people wonder about the value of Twitter. I don’t blame them. I’m not one who wants to learn about every minutia of someone’s life via the machine-gunning of Tweets.
For me, Twitter continues …

I received an email from a student at Brooks Institute this morning. He asked me to share my thoughts on his portfolio site. If he’s got the courage to ask, I’ve got the time to …

When I was a kid growing up in Phoenix, a trip to Legend City was second only to Disneyland in terms of excitement. Although that grand old amusement park has been a memory for more …

As we begin to celebrate the departure of the ‘Decade From Hell‘, I’ve spent a good bit of time looking at photos from the past year and the past decade. Here are a dozen of …

‘Vin as Pablo Picasso by Arnold Newman’

It’s more than healthy to take a break and have some fun… it’s essential. Here are a handful of snapshots I took of my middlest son Vin while touring …

Twitter is a way to quickly share resources and ideas. Here are the Tweets by and about me for the week ending December 20, 2009. Click on the bit.ly links to go to the sites …

Many pro shooters still struggle to accept that the world is changing around us. My friend, Drew Gardner, who shoots commercially in London, is not one to wait for the obvious. Last August, Drew and …

Quick detour: Interested in learning how to use your Canon Speedlites? Check out the Speedliter’s Intensive Seminar. Syl will be hitting 12-15 US cities this spring, with possible stops elsewhere through the summer. Details here. …