Think Tank Blog

I was thinking about how I edit and what I listen to when I am editing and realised that I always have to have music on and that I edit/work differently depending on what music I'm listening to... This comes as no surprise I guess, but It did make me wonder "DO other photographers listen to music while working, what do they listen to?"  One very fun example was this Spotify playlist that our friend Renee Robyn shared a little while back (I'm listening to it now...) which is largely pretty upbeat.  Don't know who Renee is, you should, she's...

Win Larry Chen's Camera Bags! (No, not these ones!) Win a new Airport International and a Retrospective V2.0 of your choice!  How To Enter? 1. You must be following us (links below) on Instagram, please, or if you don't do that Instagram thing, you can skip and just leave a comment below. And... 2. Leave a comment below and let us know which size Retrospective shoulder bag you would choose if you won? 3. Closes 7 pm next Friday (21st) night, Santa Rosa time, terms and conditions here. Make sure you're following us on Instagram ( Here) Make sure you're following Larry on...

Now that the Nikon Z series has launched, we thought we'd suggest a handful of the ideal camera bags to match your new purchase (you're going to buy it, right?)  Nikon Mirrorless Z Launch Event  1. Our first suggestion is our recently released Photocross 13 with its weatherproof design and sling-style convenience, it's certainly ready to be as mirrorless as you want to be... 2.  The camera backpack of choice right now would likely be our MindShiftGear Backlight 18L ( L is for lovely * ) and would make the perfect long haul or day backpack for your new Nikon...

We asked on Twitter "Do you remember the first time you saw a photograph and thought to yourself ‘I want to do that!’ - Share a memory with us" And among the many interesting replies, Sid's tweet stood out... Follow Sid Here "I am pretty sure this photo of me as a wee lad was taken at the moment I saw a Polaroid for the first time. This must have been 1979 or 1980-ish. Photography captured my heart since that day" Follow us on Twitter, we'll be sharing some of the other messages people sent.