Photography Blogs & Tutorials

If youre into light painting, chances are youre following Zach Smidts work. Weve featured his photos before, and recently, one of his stunning shots especially caught my eye. Surrounded by the serene pink sunset, with gorgeous clouds as a backdrop, Zachs model Juli stands reflected in the mirror-like water. The white wings are light-painted behind […]

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Today I used Lightroom Mobile to capture images on the street for the first time. I recently remembered that you can sync images from Lightroom Mobile right to the Lightroom desktop application. This was huge for me as I’m tired of syncing via Airdrop… It legit takes forever to select which images you want to […]

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It’s not often that a behind the scenes or tutorial video goes over the entire process of an image’s creation. Usually, they cover only a specific aspect of it. Often that’s just the gear used, just the lighting set,or just the post work. Great if you want help with a particular element of a shoot, […]

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When I first purchased my tripod it sat unused for several months. In some ways, I was a bit afraid of it, all the effort of having to carry it around and set it up, etc. Would people look at me funny? Was it heavy to carry around? Setting it up properly looked complicated and seemed to take ages. Did I really need one?

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Shooting portraits in the studio with flash can be daunting to newer photographers. They look at the setups like the oneabove and have no idea what each of the lights is doing, how or why. This video from photographer Mark Wallace is a primer to flash-lit portraits in the studio. Mark explains what each light […]

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Sending photos through various apps on our smartphones has become one of the most common means of visual communication. Every month, 17 billion photos are sent only through Facebook Messenger. So, Facebook has decided to improve photo sharing for their users. Instead of 2K, you can now send 4K images through Messenger. To be more […]

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Leica has officially launched CL, the latest addition to their APS-C L-mount series. In terms of design, it leans on the traditional models and even shares the name with their camera from 1973. But of course, its a mirrorless digital camera with modern features. It features a 24.2MP CMOS sensor, and its capable of shooting […]

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With Black Friday and Christmas on the way, there’s plenty of things out there begging for our money. Whether we’re buying a gift for somebody else or for ourselves, we want to get the best bang for our buck. So, in this first part of our 2017 Gift Guide series, we’re going to cover cameras. […]

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Tamron has been specializing in super-zoom lenses for the last few years. You may be familiar with their 16-300mm, 18-270mm or 150-600mm lenses. Their newest super-zoom is an even more astonishing focal length, the Tamron 18-... more

According to BRProud, the US Department of the Interior is proposing to double or almost triple the price of admission to 17 America’s most popular national parks. They say that the prices will double or almost triple the current admission fees during peak season. The proposals would see the cost of a 7-day car pass […]

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