Photography Blogs & Tutorials

I find long exposures to be great fun, especially once you start really stopping down the light and extending that shutter to ridiculous lengths. The costs of getting started, however, can add up very quickly. In Mathieu Stern’s latest video, which features long exposure photographer Thibault Roland,we are shown how we can get started very [...]

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Nikon have released a somewhatsubstantial V1.10 firmware update for the Nikon D5, addressing many issues that have been reported by customers. The biggest being the record time limit for shooting video. Electronic vibration reduction has also been added whenshooting movies, while stills shooters receive a few very welcome additions for shooting through the viewfinder. A [...]

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Recording audio off the camera is as vital to filmmakers as getting the flash off the hotshoe is to photographers. Just as there are different options with off-camera flash, there are also a number of different microphone options when it comes to off-camera audio. In this video from Adorama TV, David Day walks us through [...]

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In this blog post, Im going to walk you through the shoot I did for My Bike Store Challenge riding with cyclist Ayman Habeta. Ill begin by explaining a little background on how the shoot came to be and then Ill illustrate a photography technique I like to use in this. Camera Gear List Camera: [...]

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If you enjoy photographing mother nature and waterscapes, one particularly fun exercise is to capture the beautiful characteristics of the ocean shore. If you are in the right place at the right time, you can create images displaying the delicate balance between the awesome force of a powerful wave crashing into the shoreline, juxtaposed with the calming ebb and flow of the water cascading over the rocks.

Follow these tip to help you capture great action shots of waves:

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Gigapixel images have taken off like crazy over the last couple of years. With devices like the Gigapanand similar products becoming so readily available and the massive increase in sensorresolution lately, they’re becomingeasier and easier to create. While typically used to document sportingor political events, or to show off an entire city, this is the [...]

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The humble spud gun, which may or may not be illegal to actually use, own or even make where you live, is a wonderful thing. Packed into this potato launching barrel of fun, however is a lot of very cool looking science. A month or so ago, Destin Sandlin of YouTube’s Smarter Every Day, built [...]

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Im a strong believer that there are no rules when it comes to composition in photography, only guidelines. The rule of thirds is misnamed (but guideline of thirds is not nearly so catchy), and while it is helpful for newcomers to photography realize that you can often improve composition by placing the subject off-centre, it is not a rule.

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After long drawn out speculation and worry, the FAA have finally confirmed and released the regulations regarding commercial drone use.The short version is that they’re fine with it and being able to do it is relatively easy, as long as you’re over 16 years old. Posted to the FAA website, the new “107 to Title [...]

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One of only 359 ever made, this particular Nikon Nikkor-P 1200mm f/11 lens is probably one of the most pristine examples still around, and now it can be yours if you have a spare $6,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Up for sale on eBay by usernikon_and_wine, the lens is being describe as “nearly [...]

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