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Purchasing a new lens for your kit can be an expensive endeavor and the more information you know before making a purchase is always useful. You may have noticed that lens manufacturer sites tend to include what is known as a Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) chart. These charts help to give shooters a better idea of the glass performance, but they’re not the end all answer for knowing whether a lens is good or not. Here’s an introductory guide on how to accurately read... more

After my public response to Taylor Swifts open letter to Apple, I didnt quite expect the phenomenal reaction it received. I knew it was provocative. I... more

I’m a documentary wedding photographer, which means there’s a certain way that I work, and a certain style to the photography I produce. The end product of which is an accurate, beautiful document of the single most important day thus far in a couple’s life together. I want my... more

Sony's latest RX100, the Cyber-shot RX100 IV, brings the manufacturer's stacked CMOS sensor design to the 1"-type sensor size for the first time. The 20MP chip, also in the Cyber-shot RX10 II, pushes all the pixel circuitry onto a separate layer, creating room for high-speed processing within the chip. See how it performs against its peers in our studio test scene. Read... more

Polaroid has added a new member to its Cube camera family: the Cube+. Introduced at CE Week 2015 in New York, the Cube+ includes Wi-Fi, which is not included in the original model. As with the first generation, the Cube+ can record 1080p video and uses a single-button design. Read more

Hasselblad is a legendary brand name in the photo industry, but over the past few years the company has taken a hit in the eyes of some photographers by choosing to sell luxury, rebranded versions of Sony cameras. Starting with the Lunar back in 2012, Hasselblad made a habit of taking a popular Sony camera, redesigning the body with luxury materials, and then selling the... more

Adobe Photoshop serves as an important process in many photographers daily workflows. Whether you are fine-tuning your shots from a wedding or simply touching up a photograph of your cat, Photoshop can help you bring your minds visualizations to life. However, you may be utilizing more of your time than needed if you employ repetitive actions without the use of macros.

A macro is a single command that executes a list of instructions. In Photoshop, macros are referred to as... more

New York-based photographer Dana Stirling is no stranger to rejection. In the course of her photography career, she has received numerous rejection letters in various forms and from various sources. Instead of letting them derail her dreams, Stirling has compiled the letters into a... more

In this article, I’m going to share a simple comparison between photos taken with the Canon 1D X, Nikon D810, and Pentax 645z. First things first, this is not a scientific or carefully done test. Dont read too much into it!

This was just because I happened to have all 3 cameras here, and had a bit of time spare. And I like playing around with camera gear.

The most important thing to note is I didnt have the right lenses to do a really fair comparison. This... more

Saturn has 62 known moons, and NASA recently captured three of the more prominent ones together in the same frame. This photograph, taken by the Cassini spacecraft’s narrow-angle camera on March 25, 2015, shows the moons Titan (Saturn’s largest moon), Mimas, and Rhea.

Titan appears out of focus in the shot because it’s the only natural satellite that’s currently known to have its own dense atmosphere — clouds hover over the surface, and the... more

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