Photography Blogs & Tutorials

I always find it interesting to read about the things cameras survive that the manufacturers could never have foreseen. X.Fire and ice, car crashes, months under the ocean, rocket engines, and even babies. Photographer Brian Maneelyrecently discovered just how tough andsealedhis Pentax K-5 IIswas. While photographing a wildfire, it wasdoused with pink fire retardant and [...]

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Seascape photography isn’t something that’s really been high on my list. I’ve lived near beaches almost all of my life, but they’ve been a bit toofeatureless for my photographic tastes. If you arelucky enough to live near a picturesque coastline, photographer Karl Taylor offerssome greattipsin his newvideo. Some of the tricksalso workaround lakes, rivers and [...]

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Raise your hand if you ever lost/bricked/killed an iPhone or an Android*. Raise your other hand if that phone has lots of photos that you will never see again. That could be quite sad, and I have a friend who lost their iPhone today, so instead of going all “I told you so” on him, [...]

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Canon filed a patent for a 28-560mm f/2.8-5.6L IS lens just a few short months ago. Now, they’ve taken out the image stabilisation and filed another. Many believed that the previous filing wasjust another patent that would never actually exist in the real world. This new filing suggests that it might happen after all. It’s [...]

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Bridge Camera is a general name for digital cameras that have some degree of manual control, a long range zoom lens and a viewfinder – but usually not interchangeable lenses. They are somewhere between a point and shoot camera, and a full DSLR.

Between those three shared properties there are many models to choose from. Use the following information to decide if there is a room for one in your kit, or if it is a good first camera to enter the world of photography.

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If youre like me, you might have a hard time staying inspired in your photography. Here are 7 tips which have personally helped me. 1. Shoot in boring places One of the problems I have is that I always blame the location of where I live from preventing me from making great photographs. For example, [...]

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Nikon’snew 105mm f/1.4E EDisn’t officially available until the end of the month. A few lucky peoplehave managed to get their hands on one, though.On that short list are photographersLindsay Silverman and Vincent Versace, who have both posted sample shots to social media. Ialways find it interesting to see what comes out aftera new lens is [...]

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One of the best ways to grow your photography is by working on a personal photography project. As a professional photographer, I am always working on personal projects. Its a way to keep myself inspired, and to feel challenged to grow. It’s also a great way to keep my portfolio fresh, try out new ideas, and grow my vision as a photographer.

Shooting a place more than one time gives you the opportunity to capture the place in the perfect light. I had... more

A huge thank you to everyone who entered our recent contest to win one of 10 copies of Corel’s AfterShot Pro 3 Photo Editor Software. This was an After themed competition, and so many of you shared your beautiful photographs, that we encourage everyone to go back and scroll through the comments section to... more

Stabilization gimbals are a big thing now (My guess is that they be the most commoditized item at the upcoming photokina show). I mean you can get a decent gimbal for as low as $200 for an action cam/phone or $700 for a mirrorless camera. Those used to cost thousands just 3 or fouryears ago. [...]

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