Category Archives: Tripods

Holiday Gift Guide: For the Adventurer

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Shopping for the adventurer in your life this holiday season? Check out our favorite photo gear picks below, and give them the perfect gift to help capture photos on their upcoming travels or next adventure. Photo Gloves – designed to keep your hands warm, the index finger and thumb tips fold back so you can still easily operate your camera while shooting in colder climates. Available in both 4-layer and knit ($24.95 – $34.95) Image:  @raysupply For photographers, travelers, commuters… and everyone in between, the Wandrd Prvke 21 backpack is the perfect combination of camera bag and all-around pack for travel. Special photo bundles start at $264.00, available at … Continue reading →

DIY Photo Tip – How To Take Your Own Family Portrait

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Thanksgiving is almost here and that means the holiday season is upon us again! Time to start planning all those family gatherings and creating new memories. And what is the best way to preserve your memories than with a photograph or video? Whether you hire a professional portrait artist at LarmonStudios.com to create a family heirloom, a family photo enthusiast with a sophisticated DSLR or you with your iPhone or other mobile device, photos and videos are always at the center preserving memories. Family First Before all the parties and gatherings begin, there is the “what to do for this year’s holiday … Continue reading →

Landscape Photography Tips

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We’ve all experienced let down after we’ve gone on vacation or even for a Sunday drive in the country through a beautiful landscape, you stop at several “Kodak Moment” signs at a scenic overlook to create beautiful images; you get home and anxiously review your images only to be disappointed! You images have no dynamics, they are for lack of other words flat and boring! You think to your self, “how can this happen to me?” Believe it or not but our eyes have been trained to view everything horizontally or in a landscape orientation. We have television, cinema and … Continue reading →

Tripods – Stability on the Go

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Keeping your camera stable, most notably hand movement, is critical to creating tack sharp images. Know matter how large or small, your favorite camera will benefit from one of our many ProMaster Tripods. Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite photographer. ProMaster’s ultra-portable keychain tripod is colorful, compact and light, the keychain tripod attaches to your keychain or camera bag. With your tripod handy you’re prepared for any situation. Stop by Larmon to check out our vast selection of tripods and don’t forget to ask one of our experts to see our colorful collection of ProMaster’s Keychain Tripod.  

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Shoot Sharp Video and Stills with Your Smartphone

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If there’s one technique that video experts recommend when shooting video using a smartphone, it’s to shoot video horizontally. Image orientation is particularly important when uploading to YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, SnapChat and other video sites, and if you shoot vertically, your video will contain those black bars on the side that are distracting for viewers. However, if you make this mistake don’t freak out, there is a free app that you can download that will rotate your video orientation to remove the ugly black bars.  The next biggest issue most smartphone users have when taking stills and especially video is camera shake or vibrations. To … Continue reading →