My fans and followers know me primarily as a photographer, writer and bacon lover. But I’ve also been dabbling in video for the past few years. It’s mostly been in the form of camera intros and reviews, as well as to test the video features and performance of cameras I’ve reviewed. But I’ve also shot […]
I’ve attended a few ski resort closing days in the past and they’re always tons of fun. Skiing slush in a T-shirt is cool (as long as you’ve got the right wax on your skis), the silly costumes and vintage ski gear are entertaining, but mostly it’s the party atmosphere and camaraderie with fellow snow […]
This past weekend I attended my fifteenth Sea Otter Classic bike festival. It takes place at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, every spring and has all kinds of bike racing, tons of vendors and lots of product demos. My primary goal was photos of new enduro products at Sea Otter for Italian mountain bike Web […]
This week at the annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Sony unveiled a new full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera capable of capturing 4k video and able to shoot at sensitivity levels up to ISO 409,600. The new Sony Alpha A7S is based on the groundbreaking Alpha A7 and A7R, introduced last […]
I just came back from a great weekend of mountain biking and photography in Southern Utah, near Virgin, Hurricane and Zion National Park. I’ve done a lot of road trips in my life and shot a lot of Southern Utah mountain bike photos on some of these same trails. But this trip was more significant […]
Welcome to Photo-John’s new Web site! We’re officially open for business! This site is the official home of Photo-John Professional Photography Services and all the stuff I love! I actually haven’t had my own personal Web site since about 1999, so this is long overdue. Sure, I have a Facebook page, a Flickr account, Twitter, […]
I bought the Platypus plusBottle about a year ago for backcountry skiing. It’s a soft, completely collapsible 1-liter (34 ounces) water bottle with a push/pull cap that I carry inside the pocket of a light softshell jacket. I started ski touring a few years ago to get more untracked powder, keep up my cardio in […]
I love small cameras. If you’ve been following my camera reviews for any amount of time, you should already know that. I’m usually willing to sacrifice some performance and image quality in order to have a camera that’s easy to travel with, carry in my pocket, or pack into the mountains. I also shoot a […]