Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Every year, on the cusp of true, Rocky Mountain summer, I travel to the high country to photograph butterflies. For a brief couple of weeks, during the height of the alpine meadow bloom, when lupine and mallows turn acres of open space to blue and pink, Montana’s butterflies make the most of their short season. […]

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  Even though in body image stabilization (IBIS) isnt compatible with Fujifilm X-mount, this could change in their future cameras. According to Fuji Rumors, Fujifilm is working on the possibility to bring IBIS to their new camera models. As Fuji managers Takashi Ueno and Shusuke Kozaki pointed out earlier, they didnt want to compromise the […]

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The inverse square law (ISL) is one of those principles of photography that drives people crazy. It’s a fairly simply concept that’s broken down into a rather confusing sentence. It states that the intensity of an effect such as illumination or gravitational force changes in inverse proportion to the square of the distance from the […]

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I am an amateur photographer, but I make around $500 in revenue from my photos each month. Photography is a hobby for me, but it can be an expensive hobby at times. This money pays for photography software, computer hardware, and lenses, so the hobby I love doesnt cost a dime. This article will discuss how I did this with microstock, and provide tips on how you can do the same.

Making your first buck

In 2010, I wanted to improve my photography so I purchased an entry-level DSLR... more

The debate whether the gear matters or not is probably never ending. And while I generally always place the idea above gear, I still believe gear matters in many other aspects. But what does a veteran photographer has to say about this? What really makes a good photo? Photographer Jesse James Allen has created a […]

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Zoom creep or lens creep is one of the most annoying shooting-related phenomena, occurring when the zoom lens barrel extends due to its own weight. Fortunately, theres a simple and basically free way to resolve it. This video from Dr. Jake Newman shows how to use a rubber band to prevent the zoom lens from […]

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The rolling shutter effect creates weird patterns in the videos shot on most devices with CMOS sensors. Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day has created a fantastic video that explains this effect in a series of examples and comparisons. As Destin points out, even the past three years he would film the effects of the […]

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As anyone who follows me on Facebook will know, I recently purchased a new photographic photography camera system camera body and lenses. This wasnt an upgrade, however, and was, in fact, a downgrade. I got myself a Canon 100D, which is the smallest, cheapest, lightest entry-level DSLR on the market today (Canon call it: […]

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Smartphones have certainly gone a long way and they can take fantastic photos and videos. However, not all of the inspiring shot on smartphone commercials were really shot that way. Technically, they were, but often with so much additional gear that the smartphone was probably the least important component. This video from Marques Brownlee explores […]

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We all make plans and we all have expectations. Then when portrait photography, we want these plans to work well. Weve got customers to please, memories to create and stories to tell. Plus clients have expectations. They want their pictures to look a certain way. Theyve hired you to recreate that vision.

As a professional, you need to be ready for anything

So when the best-laid plans fall apart, youve got to adapt. If youre shooting portraits professionally, you need to remember that... more

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