Photography Blogs & Tutorials

When I first got my digital camera, words like Aperture and ISO were foreign to me, and it took me a couple of weeks of reading and studying alotbefore the lightbulb turned on in my head. You might be feeling a little confused, and you may even feel like you will never get your camera out of Auto mode, because it’s just too hard to understand.

So, ifyou are unfamiliar with your camera, or just starting out, you might appreciate a little explanation of the basics. Sometimes... more

The Samsung Saga has taken one heck of an interesting turn. According to trusted sources of Mirrorless Rumors, the reason Samsung is shutting down its camera business is because Nikon has acquired all Samsung sensor technology. In the report, Mirrorless Rumors says the acquisition could very well be made public in a month or so [...]

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Can a 6 Inch Slider (15cm) be a working tool for videographers? Turkish gear makerEdelkrone says yes and putting their development money where their mouth is. Edelkrone just introduces Slider One, a tiny slider that fits right at the top of a tripod. The Slider can be a great companion ifyou know how to use [...]

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Taken at ISO 800 (shutter speed of 30 seconds and aperture at f/8.0)

ISO has long been called the third corner of the exposure triangle, but was it really? In the film days you couldnt even change your ISO, except by changing your film. In the early days of digital, you could change your ISO after each shot, which was a definite improvement. But, if you dared to increase the ISO, your picture would probably end up with a lot of digital noise in it. The reality... more

Sometimes you need an on-white photo, especially if you are shooting products. But not always there is an on-white setup available. This of course if you don’t count the bathtub. Polish strap makerEupidere needed to take some photos of their newly released leather straps. They opted out of studio / table top session and instead [...]

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In the Layers Styles panel at the bottom of the first tab “Blending Options” is one of the unsung heroes of Photoshop that gets overlooked so often, and I think it is because it seems a little weird or scary… so today i am going to try to eliminate some of the confusion and hopefully give you a reason to take the Blend if sliders for a spin… er… a slide.

“Blend if” works on the amount of tonality the element or its background has according to... more

In the Layers Styles panel at the bottom of the first tab “Blending Options” is one of the unsung heroes of Photoshop that gets overlooked so often, and I think it is because it seems a little weird or scary… so today i am going to try to eliminate some of the confusion and hopefully give you a reason to take the Blend if sliders for a spin… er… a slide.

“Blend if” works on the amount of tonality the element or its background has according to... more

Weve seen our fair share of interesting pinhole cameras, but in terms of cleverness, this one is going to be hard to beat. Thats because, its just as much a book as it is a camera. Its a creation of artist Kelli Anderson, called This Book is a Camera. As the name of the book [...]

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As a photographer who lives and shoots in the Midwest (United States), I know all too well the pain of shooting in frigid temperatures on an annual basis. Ive tried all kinds of gloves, mittens or hybrids to keep my fingers toasty while shooting, but none have proven to be the perfect pair, leaving at [...]

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Today, Adobe has updated its Creative Cloud video tools with features it first showed off at IBC and Adobe MAX earlier this year. The updates bring a host of new and revamped capabilities for Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Audition CC. Below, well dive into some of the details of the updates. Native [...]

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