The Portland Metro Photographic News

by Tom Hubbard

This article may be considered blasphemy by those die-hard, heavy-duty DSLR users in PMPN land.  But, there are times in my photographic life when lugging a big DSLR seems like extreme overkill.  For years, I've craved a full-featured small camera that would compliment the quality and flexibility of my professional equipment -- something that I could throw in my camera bag and that my wife would find easy enough to take pictures...

After months of teasing us with two public betas of Lightroom 3, Adobe has finally released the finished product. Whether you’re currently a Lightroom user or not, you should pay attention to this latest version. That’s because Lightroom has matured into a complete workflow solution for most photographers – especially those shooting RAW.

What is Lightroom?

PMPN Picks SmugMug.com

PMPN is frequently asked by to suggest a photography hosting/sharing provider.  We have researched many of the current popular hosting services.  We have gone through the sign up and website creation process for s...

a product review by Tom Hubbard (11/11/2009)

For exhibiting photographers, one of the most time consuming, costly and frustrating experiences is packing valuable pictures for shipping.  I consider this on-going and thankless event a total waste of my time.  Yet, it can’t be avoided.

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by Tom Hubbard

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing ThinkTank Photo's ShapeShifter Backpack.  At the same time, the nice folks at ThinkTank asked me to take a look at their newest, heavy-duty professional pack called the Rotatio...

by Tom Hubbard

On my list of photographic topics to pursue for PMPN readers has been "self publishing" of photo books.  Granted, it's a popular Internet topic, but I was hoping to shed some new light on the topic.  So, I started with organizations like Blurb.  I even registered with some sites to get the full publishing experience.  All these companies are offering services to produce true photographic books in sizes from 7 inches by ...

Another stimulating season of photographic workshops is upon us.  For me, that means a couple of cameras, some lenses, filters, a flash, data cards, battery chargers and all the computer gear necessary for downloading, editing and sharing images during workshop classes.  Oh yes, my tripod, can't leave that behind.  The challenge is cramming all that camera and digital imaging gear into airplane-compliant suitcases and camera bags while remaining "portable".

by Tom Hubbard, PMPN, June 8, 2009

Since olden times (the 1970s), I have had a fascination with infrared photograhy.  There is something about the delicacy and fragility of the fantasy-like pictures born from infrared photography that I find compelling.

Using infrared film was a tricky proposition.  Because the camera metering of infrared light was impossible, the results were never known until the film was processed.  The only solutio...