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6 Best Cameras For Budding Photographers

The holiday season is upon us, and chances are, somewhere in your family there’s a budding photographer. You’ve been watching as they hone their eye through an iPad lens or the pictures that mysteriously populate your smartphone’s camera roll when your phone goes missing for a few hours (or days). And now, you’re realizing this is a skill and talent they might want to hone further. It’s time to step up their game and begin their gradual and comfortable transition into some more serious hardware. Here are 6 of the best cameras for budding photographers in your family.
One major factor to take into account is something that perhaps the older, more seasoned, veteran photographer in the family might not put too much stock into, but is an absolute must for the younger generation of shutterbugs is Wi-Fi connectivity. This will allow them the ability to be immediately be able to share their images to their favorite social networks, whether it be Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Snapchat or Twitter. The next consideration in getting your kid a camera will most likely be durability and the ‘kid-proof’ element, which is what puts these first two cameras into consideration:

1. Olympus TG3 – On top of being waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, freeze proof, and dustproof (not joking), this thing is packed tight with a 16 megapixel BSI (backside illuminated) sensor, a 25-100mm zoom lens, the capability to shoot in full HD, and the all-important built-in Wi-Fi, GPS, and even a compass. It has a variety of custom shooting modes, as well as some manual modes such as Aperture Priority and Program mode, perfect primers for the next stage, which would bring full manual option. Best of all, it lies at about $350. If you’re on a tighter budget, there is also it’s little brother, the Olympus TG-850 at $199, but it should be known, it’s missing Aperture Priority mode as well as Wi-Fi capabilities.

2. Nikon Coolpix AW110 – Also waterproof, dustproof, shockproof, freezeproof, the AW120 sports a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 24-120mm/f2.8 lens, a 3” OLED monitor, full HD video recording capabilities, as well as Wi-Fi, GPS, and a compass. It’s shooting modes are slightly limited as compared to the TG3, but it’s also $50 less, and you have the option of a really cool orange color.

If your child is at the stage where you’re trying to teach responsibility and ‘the value of a dollar,’ and they’re ready for their first interchangeable lens camera experience, here are a couple of options to consider. These two are both a great way to introduce the casual photographer, who more likely than not use their phones or a point and shoot, to the world of more serious photography, but not intimidatingly so. These options are a great middle ground to get the budding photographer used to more manual controls, and perhaps, familiarity with RAW photography:

3. Samsung NX300 – The NX300 packs a serious punch with a 20.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, full HD video recording, Wi-Fi and all sorts of smart modes, as well as full manual controls and a tilting 3.3” AMOLED LCD on a super stylish retro-design body. Additionally, Samsung has a great and ever-growing line of NX series lenses that run the gamut of focal lengths and functionality. There’s good reason Samsung has pushed their way to the #2 spot in mirror less camera manufacturers and the NX300 is one of those reasons. I shot for months with this thing as an Imagelogger and absolutely fell in love with it. Not to mention, it comes bundled with Adobe Lightroom, making the package all they’ll need to ease a transition into making images instead of just taking them. Right now, you can snag an NX300 with the 18-55mm lens for between $400-450 depending on which day you check in.

4. Sony Alpha A5000 – This camera continually gets high marks from anyone that gets a chance to check it out. It comes packed with a 20.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, has the ability to shoot full HD video, shoots both JPEG and RAW in full manual controls, and, of course, has both Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. Sony has an impressive array of lenses and has built a very solid reputation in the mirror less interchangeable lens camera market, making the A5000 a great choice to help your young gun step up their game a couple notches. This one will also run you around $400.

Finally, if your youngster is past the responsibility phase, have proven themselves by making a habit of using the strap, and they’re feeling ready to be enthusiastically overwhelmed for their first semi/pro camera, your best bets might be:

5. Olympus OMD EM-5 – For several years now, and rightfully so, the Olympus OMD line has been the darling of the mirrorless camera world, and right now is a GREAT time to take advantage of . There are rumors that this camera will be replaced soon, meaning that it’s no longer in production, meaning incredible savings on a wonderful piece of machinery. What’s usually a $1000 camera is currently $599, and this for a 16.1 megapixel micro-four thirds sensor with a 1440k dot Electronic Viewfinder, 5-Axis Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, full HD video at 60fps. It’s also dust proof and splash proof. The one potential downside is that it lacks Wi-Fi, but your little shutterbug might be too busy snapping away to even notice. In any case, it is compatible with the Eye-Fi line of Wi-Fi enabled SD cards, effectively turning into a Wi-Fi camera.

6. Samsung NX30 – This is another camera that I’ve had the extreme pleasure of using for the past 6 months as a Samsung Imagelogger, and, well, it has replaced my Nikon D7000 for most uses. Considering that my D7000 kit has been my go-to for almost 5 years, that’s saying a lot. As a matter of fact, most of the images you see on the pages of this blog for posts from the past 6 months have been with this camera. Samsung has been incredibly aggressive and innovative with their cameras, and the NX30 is no exception. A 20.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, fast and accurate auto-focus, 9 frames per second high speed capture, Wi-Fi and NFC, a slew of SMART features including social media uploads and email, full HD video recording, a 3” AMOLED swivel screen, and, again, like mentioned with the NX300 above, an increasingly growing and impressive line of lenses. Also, like the Olympus above, this is also currently on sale from $999 to $649 and also comes bundled with Adobe Lightroom 5. Worth every. Single. Penny.

And some may wonder why I haven’t included any Canon or Nikon DSLRs. I won’t go into a full tirade against their lack of innovation while the other manufacturers continue to churn out technology that the ‘big two’ seem to have slept on, but, well, there seems to be much more dedication to the consumer on the part of manufacturers like Samsung, Fuji, Sony and Olympus these days, especially in pushing the envelope forward in mirror less camera technology. Plus, it’s no longer a secret, thanks to the Samsung Imagelogger program, after years and years of being a religious Nikon DSLR user, I’ve become a proud and unapologetic mirror less convert. Especially with the recent arrival of the Samsung NX1…but that one…that one needs a post all of its own. Coming soon…

And if you missed it last week, here are Ten Fail Proof Gifts For Photographers In Your Circles.

One final thing, please remember, if you use Amazon, use this link or the one right there in the right column on this site. There’s no difference to you at all, but by using this affiliate link, I get a bit of a kickback from Amazon which helps me cover the costs of running and maintaining this site and creating content like this that is hopefully of some value to you. Happy shooting!

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November 28, 2014
The Spirit Of The Mountain Calls Again – Here’re This Year’s Entries!

I can’t believe it’s been a full year since the last one. That photo contest that I was honored to place 2nd and 3rd in last year, the National Park Service sponsored “Spirit Of The Mountain” photo contest? Well, it’s back. I just submitted my two entries, the two you see above, “Family Time” and “Pole Position,” two images taken within the past 12 months in the Santa Monica Mountain Range.

If you happen to find yourself in the area between November 2 and November 23, stop by the Interagency Visitor Center at the King Gillette Ranch. It’s right across the road from Malibu Creek State Park, so make a day of it…trust me, it’s absolutely gorgeous. Oak groves and rock pools and lakes and streams…hard to believe it’s only 35 minutes from Santa Monica and Los Angeles’ Westside.

Anyhow, if you happen to make it on November 2, that’s the opening reception, and renown photographer Tom Gamache, the man behind the beautiful images in Matthew Jaffe’s “The Santa Monica Mountains – Range On The Edge,” will be there to critique the entries. Also, Gamache has his images currently on exhibition at the same visitor center. That there is worth it alone.

The images above were taken on Samsung NX300 and NX30 cameras.

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October 14, 2014
Hoorah! The Samsung Imageloggers (Including Moi) Took Over Rangefinder Magazine.

So this Samsung Imagelogger journey has been an extremely unexpected ray of light that just keeps shining brighter as the months go on. In addition to the cameras and gear (as if that wasn’t enough), another huge benefit of this thing is the ridiculous exposure and opportunities we get. Some of us got to go to Photokina on Samsung’s behalf, some of us gave away free NX30s in Times Square a few months ago, some of us had our images used in promotional material and ads, some of us ended up on a safari. Well, this week, some of us had the humble pleasure of taking over a full special issue of Rangefinder Magazine, a pretty influential magazine in the photography industry. It’s the official magazine of WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) and one that is part of the The Photo Group network, the same group that puts on Photo Plus Expo each year in New York City (coming later this month coincidentally…). So here’s a digital version of the issue: http://tinyurl.com/mosgsaq

I won’t tell you what page I’m on to not-so-sneakily force you to flip through these other incredible photographer’s work.

Check out the feature on Laura Winslow and how she uses photography to document her children’s lives – those sunny funny bright images are impossible not to love.

Check out Rinzi Ruiz and how and why he uses his cameras to produce some of the most striking fine-art street photography in today’s modern landscape.

Check out husband and wife team Tim and Staci Landis’ beautifully unconventional pairing and the incredible photographic journey it has led them upon.

Check out how prolific photographer and host of the Candid Frame Podcast, Ibarionex Perello, used the compact nature of a mirrorless system to intimately capture a portion of the fantasy inducing Eiffel Tower standing in stark contrast to an impromptu political protest in Paris.

And finally, you’ll find my image “Family Time,” and the story behind it in there.

How they figured I should be squashed between these people, I’ll never know…but I’ll take it! Anyhow, it’s an incredible honor and I’m completely and utterly humbled to be amongst such an insanely inspiring group of people and can’t wait to see what the next year brings.

In the meantime, if you guys are planning on getting a new camera, call me crazy (I would have too a year ago today), but I can’t say enough about these Samsung cameras. Pretty much every image you’ve seen me post here or Google Plus or Instagram or Twitter since last November has been on one of their offerings, and quite honestly, it’s undoubtedly been the biggest year of growth for me in terms of photography.

The NX300

The NX30

The NXMini

The NX3000

and coming soon (but not soon enough hot damnit!)…the NX1:

Ok then, go shoot some stuff!

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October 2, 2014
A Monday Motivational Kick In The Yahoo – September 29, 2014

“Everything You Can Imagine Is Real.” -Pablo Picasso
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Mmmhmm – This Week’s Motivational Kick In The Yahoo!
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Design!

September 29, 2014
A Collection Of iPhone 6 And iPhone 6 Plus Background Wallpapers

For the lucky ones who managed to snag an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, I figured I’d throw together a collection of my images sized and optimized to serve as background wallpapers to grace the face of your new device. There are several scenes covering various locations from Yosemite to Venice to a gorgeous Grist Mill in Washington. Hopefully there’s something in there that’ll tickle your fancy. The first image will always the iPhone 6 version, and the second one next to it will be the iPhone 6 Plus version. Find the one(s) you want, Right-Click and Save Link As. That should save the full size version. Or you can click on the image, and it will open in another page and you can save it from there. Or, if you’re on the device itself, click the one you want, and then when it shows up full screen, hold down a finger on it, and then choose ‘Save Image.’

And in case you’re new to manual photography, which is a new feature now available on iOS 8, make sure to check out my post from earlier this week, What Apple iOS 8 Manual Camera Controls Means For The Masses.

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All images other than the Yosemite images were taken on Samsung NX30 and NX300 mirrorless cameras. The Yosemite images were taken using a Nikon D7000 before I switched to mirrorless as part of Samsung’s Imagelogger program.

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Wasim Muklashy Photography_Pole Position_iPhone6Plus

Wasim Muklashy_Ferns_Ponytail Falls_Oregon_iPhone6

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Wasim_Muklashy_Skateboarding_Venice_CA_iPhone6

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Wasim Muklashy_Sunflowers_Columbia River Gorge_Oregon_iPhone6

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Wasim Muklashy Photography_Cedar Creek Grist Mill_Washington_iPhone6

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Wasim_Muklashy_Eye In The Sky_Washington_iPhone6Plus

rolling in.

rolling in.

a slice of yosemite layer cake

a slice of yosemite layer cake

half dome after the storm.

half dome after the storm.

el capitan dares you.

el capitan dares you.

September 23, 2014
How Instagram’s Cheesy Photo Filters Have Made Us More Creative

I know.
I was one of those people.
But after rediscovering Instagram the past few months since deleting my original account two years ago as a futile act of defiance after the billion dollar Facebook acquisition, I’ve come to realize, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s far from cheating and it’s actually quite the contrary, it’s incredibly liberating…which just so happens to be a prerequisite for the most creative of all art!
Basically, here’s my take: just because I don’t know how to make something look like an old western scratched sepia photo print in Photoshop, or I don’t have an old western camera with old western film and old western chemicals and an old western darkroom to process in, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be allowed to express a vision that happens to be in the style of an old western scratched sepia photo print. If I had to learn how to do it, or save up to buy all them old western stuffs, I’d end up spending hours, if not days, or perhaps even months, detracting from continuing to engage the original spark of that imagination by developing the story or idea. When I see something and want to see it in an old western scratched sepia photo print sorta way, I can do it with the tap of a button, allowing me more energy to concentrate on refining the overall vision. This, consequently, allows me to be more creative without the fear of technical gibberish slowing me down.
Essentially, with the quick one step filters we actually have tools to help us express a creative vision that runs quicker and closer to the speed that our mind conjures it up. In many cases, it even gives us ideas that we wouldn’t have had before, conjuring up certain emotions and feelings based on how that image looks based on how we decided to treat it. Our imagination becomes something that stays ‘on’ at all times, allowing us to visualize and create and refine and build upon the wily creative spark when the elusive bugger decides to actually show up. Moreover, in my case, it’s allowed me to retool and re-envision many images I already have, and present them to an entirely new audience who may never have seen them otherwise.
And I think we’re all starting to catch up with these sorts of thoughts. Yes, when these ‘toys’ were first brought to market, it was easy to dismiss them as meaningless and short-lived and a ‘fad’ and all that gobbledegook. But heck, we didn’t know any better because we’ve never quite seen anything like that on a mass consumed scale. But since then, even institutions that have prided for over a century about the quality of their images and media output, like National Geographic and Smithsonian and Getty Images, have adopted Instagram and Twitter accounts, and in National Geographic’s case, even has a section in their digital publication format surrounded by that iconic yellow border, dedicated to the Instagram feeds of their photographers in the field. And some of my favorite professional photographers have embraced the mediums as well. In a short 4 years, Instagram has become an institution in itself – creating celebrity Instagrammers that have led to extremely profitable small businesses based on their feeds, while simultaneously building a rabid fan base large and influential enough to command a billion dollar pricetage by Facebook. And, well, if Facebook bought a toy, well, it was a damn expensive one!
Additionally, the fact that most ‘professional’ and ‘prosumer’ cameras these days are equipped with built-in wifi, like the Samsung NX30 and Samsung NXMini I’ve been using lately as part of the Imagelogger program, allows you to immediately take a high quality photo and transfer it to your mobile device for processing and sharing…an idea that seemed preposterously foreign just 5 years ago.
Anyhow, I suppose what I’m getting at here is that I’m finally beginning to let go of the idea that things need to stay the way they are or the way they’ve ‘been.’ After all, in reality, nothing at all has ever stayed the way it’s ‘been.’ Ever. And heck, who would really want it to!? So if I, as a creative, don’t adapt and embrace the tools (and toys) that are available to us in these insanely exciting days, then, well, I’m just gonna end up left by the wayside, while everyone else has all the fun.
Screw that. I wanna have some fun too!
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July 24, 2014
The Proof Sheet – Photography News In Review For The Week of July 7

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Proof Sheet, where each week I’ll post some of the more notable photography news in sweet, chewy, bite-sized, easily-digestible morsels. Click the Read More for this week’s stories.

EyeFi, the makers of those wonderful wifi enabled SD cards for you DSLR, along with influencer marketing agency Evolve!, apparently did some research together, the results of which were released this week – an infographic that displays what they consider to be “The Top 30 Most Socially Influential Photographers.” Jeremy Cowart, Joe McNally, and Peter Klesken top the list, followed closely by Chase Jarvis, Adam Bouska, and Jimmy Chin. As expected Scott Kelby, Trey Ratcliff, and Thomas Hawk made the list. Click here to check out the entire infographic.

Building on the success of their #DitchDay event in NYC last month in which Samsung gave away thousands of their NX30 mirrorless cameras, they’ve now partnered up with Amazon for their own version of that DitchTheDSLR event, this one called SamsungNXLive. On Monday, July 14 at 10am Pacific, head over to this link, where, accompanied by a live photography training session, you’ll be able to trade in any of your DSLRs for $250 dollars off of a Samsung NX30 or NX300.

Indonesian photographer Herman Damar captures some of the most idyllic, charming, joyfully warm images of everyday children in everyday village life in Indonesia. What you see are moments that seem like they’re plucked straight out of a fantasy or fairytale, making them even that much more difficult to believe that they’re real. But they are. And if you don’t check ‘em out, you’re certainly missing out. Click here to view them all over on PetaPixel.

Japanese website Nikkei leaked an image this week of what is supposedly the first image taken with Sony’s new curved sensor, one that apparently closer mimics the way the human eye works. The technology behind it aims to eliminate vignetting and soft pixels in the corners that is typical of images from the camera sensors we’ve grown to know and use. Click here for the leaker and the image.

Perhaps in an effort to combat the inane Idiocracy-esque state of our mainstream media, the BBC College of Journalism decided to blow the door open on their journalism training resources for the next year, letting the public in on all their courses and sessions and documents that they use to train their own journalists (yes, I know it’s surprising, but in some parts of the world, journalism actually requires more than a miniskirt and a microphone). Some of the topics include smartphone journalism, ethical journalism, secret filming, and documentary making. Click here to get edumacated.

PopPhoto.com reported this week that Vision Research releases “the fastest camera on the market,” The Phantom v2511. Apparently this beast is capable of moving through 25,600 frames per second. Um…yeah! Madness. Click here to read more about it at PopPhoto.

July 11, 2014
How To Photograph Sunsets, Silhouettes And Starbursts For Your Summer Snaps!

Being in Southern California, we get a lot of wonderful light during the final hours of most days, so naturally, a lot of my photography happens during that time. Consequently, I find myself in position to photograph sunsets a lot, many of which can prove to be quite spectacular, and one of my favorite effects is to catch sun stars (also called starbursts) and silhouettes during this time. I’ve been asked more than a few times what my methods for sunset photography are, so figured I’d share a few tips to help you catch those perfect sun shots during your summer adventures. Click past the break here to see the tips.

1. Silhouettes – If it’s a silhouette that you’re trying to capture, such as the deer along the ridge in the image above, or the palm trees in the foreground of that sunset sky in the image in this link, then I usually shoot in Aperture Priority mode and meter for the brightest spot on the scene, usually the sky just around the sun. I’ll then use exposure compensation, the little button that with the +/- symbol that normally looks something like the one below here, to underexpose the image by about a stop, sometimes even two full stops, and if I’m feeling particularly crazy, sometimes up to 3 full stops, depending on how bright the light happens to be that day or time of day.

Exposure Compensation Button

I do this so that the bright light isn’t obscenely overexposed to the point you lose all detail. Finally, if necessary, I”ll bring up some of the details in post in Lightroom using the shadow and highlights sliders to taste. Remember…this is art.

2. Starbursts – If I’m looking to get the starburst effect such as in the image of the tree canopy above or the Topanga Canyon sunset in the image in this link, it’s best to stop up to f16 or even smaller, usually best at about f18 or f22. Then I’ll frame the shot so the sun is partially obstructed by a tree/hillside/ridgeline/building/leaf/something. Shooting at that small aperture is what will give you that starburst you see in some of them. The effect is a result of what is called light diffraction. In essence, this is when light waves bend around something in their way, causing the waves to spread out. In this case, the ’something in their way’ are the diaphragm blades in the lens. The number of blades inside your particular lens will dictate how many points you get in your starbursts. Typically, the higher end lens will give you more points and a cleaner starburst, but these days, pretty much any lens will give you more than satisfactory results.

3. Dusk/Twilight – If the sun isn’t directly in the shot, but you’re looking to capture the dusk/twilight light like the one of the Pacific Coast Highway you see above, then I typically expose for the sky if I’m looking to silhouette or darken the mountains/landscape. Conversely, I might decide to expose for the mountains to get some detail in there, and then use exposure compensation to stop down about a stop or so in order to not blow out the sky too much, still preserve some visible detail in the mountains, and still be able to capture those surreal colors that happen in those 15-20 minutes of perfect twilight after the sun sets behind the horizon. I’ll often also set the white balance to ‘cloudy’ even if it’s not cloudy as it helps warm up the scene and saturates the colors a bit. A few minimal tweaks of the shadow, highlights, and sometimes the contrast and vibrance sliders in Lightroom, and you’ve got yourself some awfully purty colors!

One final tip is to make sure your lens is clean, especially when shooting images where the sun is a major component such as lens flare or starburst shots. Otherwise, you WILL get very visible unwanted dust specks and artifacts in your images.

Well, I hope those tips help you during your summer adventures. Let me know if they help you capture some fun shots. I’d love to see them!

By the way, all the shots you see above were shot on either the Samsung NX300 or the Samsung NX30, both of which are mirrorless cameras and provided to me as part of the Samsung Imagelogger program. Both of which I absolutely highly recommend and have turned into my primary cameras. If you decide to purchase through Amazon, try the links above! They’ll take you directly to the cameras I used and they’ll show me a bit of love for sending you that way…

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June 12, 2014
Photofocus Does It Again – Notch Up Another Point For The Samsung NX300

I’m absolutely humbled to have my second Featured Image on the Photofocus homepage. This is crazy. Thanks to Melissa Niu, Scott Bourne, Richard Harrington and the entire Photofocus team for this ridiculous honor. Words cannot express how appreciative I am. Had to share that.
Meanwhile, Part 2 of the Mirrorless Camera Pacific Northwest Photo Trip coming up soon. I’ll be sitting on a train for 7 hours today from Portland to Spokane, so that should give me plenty of time to wrap that bugger up. If you missed Part 1, “To DSLR Or Not To DSLR, That Is The Question,” just click the title there to the left. And considering both those Photofocus featured images were shot on the Samsung NX300 for their Imagelogger program, that provides just another point on the board for mirrorless. The rest of this trip ought settle that score once and for all. And if you missed the first image Photofocus featured, check it out by clicking here.

April 25, 2014
The Samsung NX30 – The One Time Less Zeros Puts A Smile On My Face.

A lot of you already know that I’ve been playing with the mirrorless cameras lately as one of Samsung’s Official Imageloggers. They started out by sending me the gorgeous brown leather skinned NX300 and a myriad of lenses to play with and I’ve had a lot of fun with those buggers for sure. Well, in this next stage of the program, they’ve sent out the brand new NX30, and I couldn’t be more excited! As much as I love the NX300, the one thing that my old-fashioned mind couldn’t quite get past was not having a viewfinder, so, well, that alone sold me. This one might actually get me to finally Ditch The DSLR after all! Can’t wait to share some images from this fine feller, can’t imaging it’s going to take me too long…but in the meantime, check after the break, I’ve thrown together a quick gallery of some of my favorites from the NX300 over the past few months. I have a feeling the Samsung NX30 is going to prompt a post like this soon as well. Enjoy.

March 12, 2014