Photography Blogs & Tutorials

With NAB often comes new announcements from DJI. This year, there are two big ones for serious filmmakers. There’s the DJI Force Pro, offering full remote control and manoeuvrability over the Ronin 2, Ronin-S and other gimbals. Also announced today are the new DJI Master Wheelsalso offering remote gimbal control with high precision in a […]

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Leica has just announced a new addition to their SL zoom lens family: Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35 f/3.54.5 ASPH. Its made for Leicas full frame mirrorless SL system, and its made to let you take a wider view of the world. With the new 16-35mm, Leica aims for architecture and landscape photographers, but this lens can also […]

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Few things dampen photo-taking spirits more than rainy and gloomy days. Especially if you are on a trip to an exciting location and the clouds and wind are conspiring to keep the sun from those beautiful, but hidden, landscapes you know exist.

Fear not, intrepid photographer, there are still many subjects for you to capture on gray, gloomy days. They may not be what you typically shoot or what you really want to be shooting. But that doesnt mean you cant stretch your creative... more

In 2010, photographer and filmmaker Ivo Nrenberg approached Canon with a request for an impossible lens. He needed a long zoom 4K Super 35mm lens, designed for needs of wildlife video production. Canon said challenge accepted, and the CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm T5.0-8.9 was born. Narrated by Canons Larry Thorpe, this video outlines the specs of this […]

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Weve written about building a brand as a photographer or a filmmaker. Branding sure involves a lot of aspects and requires effort and skill, but have you ever thought about sound branding? Sonic branding experts Andrew Stafford and Steve Milton discuss this topic for WIRED. They explain the psychology behind many sounds youll instantly recognize. […]

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If youre looking for a little something to boost your ideas for wedding and engagement shoots, photographers Phil Chester and Sara Byrne(AKA PS Photo Stuff) have just the thing. In less than two minutes, they demonstrate some of the most popular poses for photographing couples. You can use them to jumpstart your creative process and […]

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She came in for her senior session. Her hair was a mess of tangled waves, unruly and uncooperative. Her face was covered with freckles and dotted with acne. She wasnt model proportions and the clothing she wore required careful adjustment to keep it from bunching up in places. She was sweet and shy, a girl […]

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When learning any new skill, its universally agreed that you need to put time into it to grow. Theres a popular theory by Malcolm Gladwell that it takes 10,000 hours to master any skill. That theory is pretty controversial these days, but the number of hours isnt important. Whats important is that you must put time into learning a skill if you want to become better at it.

Photography is no exception. Ask any of the photographers you admire how long they have been developing their... more

In this article, I will give you some tips on how to choose the right or best ISO for landscape photography.

The challenge as a beginner

Choosing the ideal settings in different scenarios is quite challenging as a photography beginner. We’ve all been there and I certainly know your frustration when your images don’t look as good as you want.

There’s so much to think about including; the composition, the perspective, the camera gear, do you need filters? And what... more

It seems that ProGrade Digital really isn’t messing around here. Early last month, they said they were going to skip XQD in favour of its next-generation replacement, CFexpress. Today, ProGrade Digital announces a new 1TB CFexpress card capable of transfer speeds up to a whopping 1.4GB/sec. Also announced today are three new 64GB, 128GB and […]

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