Category: How-to

Visit the new McPhotoVideo.com website and enjoy a wide-ranging selection of my photo and video portfolios from projects I’ve tackled,

The LinkStation 421e ($120 street) may be the fastest, most versatile DLNA-enabled NAS device in its price category. Just add 2 hard drives of your choosing for up to 8TB of blazing storage.

New DSLRs with Auto HDR features can create high dynamic range images in just seconds, but are the results worth the convenience? Check out my cover story in the Dec. 2011 issue of Outdoor Photographer Magazine.

HD video of Tropical Storm Irene storm damage and flash floods in Hopewell Junction, NY on Aug. 28, 2011. All stills and video taken with Sony SLT-a77 camera.

HD video demonstrating the low light still-photo and HD video capabilities of the new Sony SLT-a77. Taken with a pre-production camera.

Get a bird’s eye view of where I traveled, and a multimedia tour of the dive sites and islands I visited while on assignment for UNESCO.

If you’re heading North of NYC to catch the great skiing in March, stop by Starbucks in Fishkill, NY off RT. 9 and I-84 to see my photo exhibit of nearby nature attractions.

Sunny Anaheim hosted its first PMA convention last week. Wish I could have stayed longer and avoided the North East’s Nor’easter: 30 inches of snow, no power, disaster area, no water, and worst of all–no cable TV during Olympics!

Michael J. McNamara, award winning photo journalist and editor of the McNamara Report (www.mcnamarareport.com) has recently completed two photo & video documentaries for – OUR PLACE – The World Heritage Collection (http://ourplaceworldheritage.com/).

What do you pack, and how do you carry it all by yourself, when your assignment includes everything from underwater photography to shooting wild Tree Kangaroos on the other side of the world?