Blog - Page 2 - Acratech

Panoramic Photography

Posted by Leigh Diprose and Scott Dordick on 2nd Oct 2018

When traversing the environment locally or internationally sometimes a wide-angle lens isn’t wide enough to tell the full story. To truly capture the splendor of the scene sometimes you need help w … read more

Four ways you can improve your macro photography.

Posted by Leigh Diprose on 27th Aug 2018

Use a ball-head on your tripod.One of the biggest macro tips we can provide is to use a ball-head, like the Arcatech GP Ball-Head. When using one of these versatile heads, you can position and rep … read more

How to Photograph The Milky Way

Posted by Leigh Diprose on 24th Jul 2018

How to Photograph The Milky WayPhotographing our closest disk-shaped galaxy has mesmerized many photographers and observers including Galileo Galilei, who was first to distinguish the individual c … read more

Joe Edelman's Review of our Acratech Viewing Angle Gauge

Posted by Scott Dordick on 10th Jul 2018

Joe Edelman did a review of our Acratech Viewing Angle Gauge. Joe has an amazing ability to inform and entertain. Check out his youtube video: … read more

Photographing Fireworks

Posted by Leigh Diprose on 2nd Jul 2018

The Fourth of July is almost here and many of you will reach for your cameras hoping to catch the big finale of a firework show.In the process of setting up a shot have you ever been to an event wh … read more

Have you been waiting for Canon and Nikon to go mirrorless?

Posted by Leigh Diprose on 22nd Jun 2018

Camera technology was very different years ago. Cameras were bigger, megapixels smaller and the price to own one of the latest pieces of tech was significantly higher. These days through innovation … read more

Do you have any photography trips coming up?

Posted by Leigh Diprose on 7th Jun 2018

No matter how far you have travelled, there is always more to explore - ask any photographer! Travel photography is one of those genres we all aspire to pursue - even if we don’t end up travelling … read more

Photographing the Southwest

Posted by Scott Dordick on 29th May 2018

We just got back from a 2 ½ week trip through some amazing and beautiful parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Our midpoint destination was our daughter's graduation in Boulder, … read more

A review from National Geographic Creative Photographer Jonathan Kingston

Posted by Scott Dordick sharing Jonathan Kingston's review on 14th Feb 2018

The Acratech GP ballhead and its little brother the GP-S are - in my opinion - the finest tripod ballheads ever created. I have been using the GP ballhead for nearly a decade. In that time it has … read more

Come join us for some fun and flower and macro photography.

Posted by Scott Dordick on 9th Jan 2018

Come join us for some fun and flower and macro photography. We will be at Descanso Gardens on Saturday January 13th at 9:15 AM for our free flower and macro photography meetup (you will have to … read more