I’ve had the Canon 135 f/2L series lens in my possession for over two months now, and it has completely exceeded initial expectation - now sitting in the line as my favorite lens, ahead of the marvelous Canon 24-70 f/2.8L.
Sharp wide open at f/2, super fast autofocus, a beautiful smooth depth of field at low [...]

It has been my goal for some time now to attend a wedding as the main photographer, a goal I completed over the weekend down in Christchurch, New Zealand - a two hour flight from home.
Overall I found the whole process rather relaxed. My flight arrived in Christchurch the afternoon before the wedding, and I [...]

I’ve been thinking abut the way I use the computer a lot over the past seven days. A majority of thinking has gone into the process so far and as the week has past, I’ve noticed developing trends regarding which applications I’m using most frequently.
While a switch to a MacBook Air may or may not [...]

Shawn Blanc -
I wanted to do my own personal, “real-life” benchmarks to see how the three current Macs in my office compare to one another. Also, I was secretly hoping to discover an excuse to sell the Mac Pro, keep the laptop, and move to a one-computer work-flow. (Let’s face it, syncing sucks.)
Shawn is at [...]

I try out dozens of new applications each and every week, and get along well with a handful of software developers . Based on my experience with Macintosh software, I have my own standards and my own personal opinion on what makes a Mac application exceptional in its field.
My three points of consideration? Interface, simplicity [...]

The MacBook Air could easily be the only machine - (37signals) -
For a laptop, those other things are exactly what the Air is optimizing: Thin, light, and sleek. But what I continue to be impressed with the most on the Air is simply the build quality. The MacBook Pro has OK build quality, but the [...]

Shawn Blanc » Pro-Portable: A Review of the New MacBook Pro -
Although I originally didn’t intend it to, the MacBook Pro now has become my primary computer. Which naturally leads me to the next logical question: Do I even need to keep the Mac Pro? The answer is no.
I don’t need the Mac Pro. The [...]

Last evening I arrived back in Auckland, New Zealand after spending twelve days in Australia on board the Pacific Star cruise liner, and three days in Sydney on the tail end. While holidaying has left me refreshed and energized, it also opened up many new photographic opportunities along the way - cruising was a perfect [...]