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Maybe it's not everyone's choice for a 'landscape' lens, but I like using the 85mm focal length for just about anything.
Sony a7R II | ISO 100 | 1/320 sec | F8

There are times when I find myself dreaming of a make-believe world where I don't worry much about camera gear. A world where I've simplified, and simplified, until I'm down to the bare minimum of what I think I need to... more

Episode 232 of thePetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Just starting out in photography and want to learn how to blur your backgrounds when shooting portraits? Here’s a 4-minute video fromSheldon Evansthat looks at how you can... more

On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini space probe plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and burned up, concluding its mission after 13 years in orbit. Two days earlier, Cassini used its wide-angle cameras and captured this beautiful final photo of the planet it had studied for over a decade.

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Moment, the company behind premium smartphone add-on lenses, has just unveiled new... more

There is an almost endless supply of lighting modifiers available on the market right now, some are cheap and some of the better ones are certainly a lot more expensive. But does cost directly relate to quality? Well, a lot of the time yes it does if you’re referring to build quality.

In general, the more you spend, the more well-made and durable the modifier will be. But does that extra money you spend mean you’re getting a better lighting modifier overall? I would... more

Shooting photos of birds in flight can be a difficult challenge in wildlife photography. Here’s a 6-minute tutorial byNature TTLthat offers tips on this sub-genre. Considered by... more

In October this year, I spent 2 weeks shooting in Hawaii. My first stop was Big Island, where a friend and I shot the lava flows of Puu a volcanic cone in the eastern rift zone of Klauea, a currently active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaii (commonly known as Big Island).

The Puu crater has been erupting continuously since January 3, 1983.

I had booked my flights (about 22 net hours per... more

In the first part of this article, I wrote about the camera I've used most in 2017 the Leica M10. In Part 2, I want to write about a camera that I've used very little. In fact, aside from bringing it to my eye and playing around with the reviewable sample that came into our office earlier this year, I've barely even managed to get my hands on it.

That camera is the Nikon D850... more

When we finished our full review of the impressive Sony a7R III, we wrapped it up with a conclusion that started:

The sheer capability of the Sony a7R III is hard to overstate [...] Like the Nikon D850, the a7R III is a camera that you can shoot just about anything with, from landscapes to fast action.

But it seems we weren't the only ones blown away by Sony's newest flagship mirrorless full-frame camera, because TIME just... more

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