It’s always nice to be able to tether your camera to the computer, but being wired sucks.  Howabout wireless tethering for only $50? Now that’s what I’m talking about!

Peter Tsai has come up with a really clever–and simple–method of wirelessly tethering his Nikon D300 to his computer without shelling out for the $700 Nikon WT-4 transmitter.

Using a few pieces of equipment, most notibly a pair of CablesUnlimited Wireless USB dongles, one on the computer, one on the camera of course, he’s able to simulate a physical USB connection via Certified USB Wireless.  Within reasonable proximity to the receiver, the transfer speeds are way beyond normal Wi-Fi.  Best of all, a pair of these are only $50!

The downside is, these adapters do require an external power supply via AC adapter, however Peter’s rigged up an AAAx4 power pack that’s been soldered in.  A small price to pay for wireless connectivity to your comuter on the cheap!

If any of you have given this a shot–or a similar wireless tethering–leave some comments on your opinions and thoughts.  I’ll be getting around to trying this with my Canon somewhat soon hopefully, I’d like to think it will work on most cameras that mount via USB.

[Petek via Gizmodo via Wired]

SoCal’s up-and-coming rockstar photographer, Jasmine Star, has quite the following amongst other aspiring photographers.  Her transparency, personality, and zest makes her work irrisistable to follow.  She loves to show of as much fun and endearing humanity through her blog as possible.  But she also goes above and beyond answering questions that many of her fans pose to her.

In the most recent FAQ she’s posted on her blog, she goes over use of flash versus no flash, as well as some cool tips on her usage of Kubota Photoshop actions.  She also links to an older blog post some two years old about something else worth paying attention to.

Jasmine Star’s off-camera reception lighting setup is pretty simple–oddly simple, to be honest.  Rocking a Photoflex LightDome shrouding an oldschool Sunpak Auto 838 attached to her beloved PocketWizard, she sidelights and backlights the reception with the one light just in one position most of the night.  Basic, effective, and dramatic.

One of my more favorite examples of her lighting is an example given in the same post, a great shot of the bride and groom.

For more of Jasmine’s awesome work, hit up her photography website at http://www.jasmine-star.com and her blog at http://jasminestarblog.com.