Articles from Lee Morris

So, you’ve got two or more internet sources and you want to combine them to create one faster, more reliable connection? Here’s how to do it.  

For my entire life, I've been not only a Windows user but a MacOS hater. I've loved Mac hardware but I could never get past the annoying limitations of their software. All of that changed when I bought the new M1 MacBook Pro.  

As a photographer and videographer, I need a lot of fast, redundant, widely accessible storage. Let me show you my setup.  

For the last couple of months, Patrick and I have been moving into our new homes in Puerto Rico and building out personal studios in each. Let me show you what I've built.  

Do you occasionally transfer many memory cards at the same time? Do you also need a Thunderbolt dock that allows you to attach multiple peripherals to a computer with a single cable? Well, I have the perfect product for you.  

Patrick and I have recently moved into new homes in Puerto Rico, and we have each been building our individual studios. I knew removing the echo from my concrete room was going to be difficult, but I didn't realize it would be this hard.  

Sennheiser recently sent me six different microphones from $49 up to $999. Does spending more money really get you better audio quality? You be the judge. 

This mic comes with a 1/8 headphone jack or USB-C. It's a quick, cheap, wired lav that could be used with a smartphone, computer, or directly into a camera. 

Kyle Hart has been making photo/video products we love for over a decade now. We love our Rhino Slider, but it's never been big enough for long dolly moves. The Rhino Dolly is here to change that.  

I own a ton of photo and video gear, but if I had to keep only what I could fit in a single backpack, this is what I would choose.  

The Rode Videomic Go II certainly isn't the best-sounding microphone at $99, but there is no doubt it's the most versatile.  

Luminar software has been leading the industry when it comes to artificial intelligence photo editing for years, and now, they are taking things even further with Luminar Neo.  

I've been editing exclusively with Adobe Premiere for over 12 years now, but today, I decided to give Final Cut Pro a try on a real project. Final Cut impressed me.  

Warning: although Photoshop was used to identify the guitar, this isn't really photography-related, but this story is too good not to share.  

Light & Motion has become known for making high-end, battery-powered, water- and weatherproof LED lights. The Reflex is similar to their other constant lights, but it can also flash. 

I'm a Windows user, but I fell for the hype and purchased a $3,500 M1 Macbook Pro. Will it be good enough for me to leave my custom-built desktop? 

I could write an entire book on my experience in the first 24 hours with this laptop, but instead, I'll point you to the video above to get a glimpse of how things are going. 

For the last week, I've been playing with the new DJI's completely reimagined modular action camera system, the Action 2. Aspects of this new system are ingenious, but it is far from perfect. 

The iPhone 13 Pro is here, and it certainly has the best cameras of any iPhone, but how much better? And is it really worth the upgrade?  

For the first video, I decided to compare the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro to last year's iPhone 12 Pro. 

https://youtu.be/wAhn6NJHLG8

I've been one of the loudest critics of Apple's current Thunderbolt-only laptops, but they've quietly admitted their mistakes and brought back HDMI, SDXC, and MagSafe in the new Macbook Pros. I'm going to give them another chance.  

Today Apple announced the all-new Macbook Pros with in-house processors, old ports... and a notch.  

The new iPhone 13 models are here. Let's take a deeper look into the photo and video features of each phone.  

Small, affordable cameras with small sensors and small lenses are doomed to produce images with deep depth of field, but what if you could add shallow depth of field in post?  

Every photographer has been faced with the task of photographing subjects in front of beautiful sunrises or sunsets. Ideally, you'd have a light, but if you don't or the subject is too large to light, you're going to have to fix the image in post.  

Profoto sent us a couple of newly released softboxes. Let's test them out.  

GVM recently sent me their new 50SM lights, and in this video, I do a quick overview and put them to the test filming a puppy adoption video.  

Have you ever seen a complete 360X180 degree panorama on Facebook and wondered "how do they do that?" Today, I'll teach you.  

While many lighting brands today are trying to simplify their products, the Fusion TLC Raven arrives as the most feature-rich wireless trigger ever made.  

The Fusion TLC Raven is a remote radio trigger for wireless strobes or remote cameras. What makes it special? As far as I know, it does everything any other trigger can do plus way more. 

The original Rode Wireless Go was probably the best microphone system for the money when it came out. The new version, the Rode Wireless Go II, is better in every single way and still incredibly affordable.  

I recently filmed a quick dance music video with famous dancer Marquese Scott. Here's how I pulled it off. 

 Markquese was planning to come to Charleston and dance for a promo video for my product Hat Mask Clips. While he was here, I wanted to take full advantage of him. I thought it would be fun to film an additional video for his fans. 

My new product, Hat Mask Clips, is now live on Kickstarter.  

Unlike the Fstoppers Flash Disc, Hat Mask Clips weren't made exclusively for photographers, but photographers may still use them. Like me, you probably have to wear a mask every day, even when you're on a photo or video gig, and Hat Mask Clips may make dealing with your mask a little easier.

Pye Jirsa, world-famous wedding photographer and owner of SLRLounge.com, has created a new podcast, and I'm thrilled it has nothing to do with photography.  

Last year Westcott released the FJ400, a battery/AC powered strobe. If 400watts is overkill for you, Westcott has now released the FJ200 and FJ80 and all three lights work with the same remote system.  

My favorite feature of the FJ400 was the universal remote (FJ-X2m) which works with Canon, Nikon, Sony with an adapter, FUJIFILM, Panasonic Lumix, and Olympus.

Ansel Adams is possibly the most recognizable name in photography. Most photographers claim he is the greatest landscape photographer in history. But what if you were shown his photos mixed into a group of other horrible photos? Would you still see the genius?  

A few days ago Patrick and I posted two images and asked you to vote on your favorite. What we didn't tell you was that one was taken with an iPhone and the other was taken with a Nikon D850. The majority of you chose the iPhone shot as the better photo.  

Update: The results are in. Patrick and I are once again competing to see who can photograph the same model best. It's up to you to decide. 

The two images are below and further down are two questions. Please answer the poll to let us know which one you think is best and who you believe took each shot. 

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­Michael Grecco’s brand new book, "Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978–1991" features more than 160 previously unseen photos from the heyday of the explosive punk rock movement in the United States. Working for the Associated Press in Boston as a photojournalist at the time, Grecco freelanced for local cultural media outlets, including the legendary radio