Photography Blogs & Tutorials

If you think there are enough action cameras on the market already, Raymond Wang doesnt want to hear it. Thats because he and his award-winning teamare creating Mokacam, an modular action cam that they claimwill bethe worlds smallest 4K camera. Currently being funded on IndieGoGo, Mokacam is a WiFi connected action camthat features a 16 [...]

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While Android users got some love from Adobe today, iPhone users appear to be getting some from Apple. Today, Apple introduced version 9.2 of iOS. Inside the update are a plethora of bug fixes and smaller features, but one in particular stands out for photographers, at least. Now, you can transfer photos to your [...]

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I operate my photography business on a shoe string budget. This started out of necessity, but continued because it became abundantly clear to me early on, that I would rather spend the money I earn from photography towards black t-shirts, home dcor, five dollar lattes, and bills. Mainly bills, but no sense in pretending the other indulgences don’t factor into my take-home pay.

I started my portrait business with a Canon Rebel, kit glass, and a prayer. As my business grew I... more

Back in October, Adobe announced iOS users no longer needed a paid Creative Cloud subscription to use its Lightroom for iOS 2.0 app. Now, Android users have the same luxury version 1.4 of Lightroom Mobile for Android is now free for all users. While not as powerful as its desktop equivalent, Lightroom Mobile is [...]

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HDR, or High Dynamic Range, photography originally started as an attempt to correct the limited dynamic range for standard camera sensors, compared to what the human eye can see or perceive. This is not a new concept, but in case youve never heard of it, allow me to explain.

Back in the day, camera sensors had an average dynamic range of about 57 stops, where our eyes can easily adapt and recognize ranges from 11 to 14 stops.... more

It’s true that movie makersare using big gear which helps them get great results. But it is also true that a big portion of those results are not only attributed to gear, but also to matriculates planning and careful attention to details. Filmmaker and youtuberSimon Cade made it a point to shoot with aCanon T3i [...]

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Photoshop 2015.1 (released this December), has a surprise and it wasnt promoted very well. You had to go digging to find it. When I came across it, my eyes lit up. Here is the link on how to activate them: Heres a run down on the differences, using the link above to elaborate on. Healing [...]

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Film photographers, prepare your hearts (and wallets…if you’re lucky enough). This is the Filmomat, an automated film processor capable of developing both color and black and white in almost any format you can throw its way. The man behind the machine is German photographer Lukas Fritz, who spent a year building the Filmomat out of [...]

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Did you know that when traveling with your image stabilized (IS) lens, it’s suggested that youturn off the IS functionality? Neither did I. Until today. Posted as a PSA by Redditor momonto, he quotes an unknown reference he found some time ago that says you should always turn off image stabilization on your lens before [...]

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If you are reading this you probably find photography exciting, maybe even so exciting that from time to time you forget changing your camera settings according to the subject you’re shooting. You have probably already missed at least one amazing shot, just because you forgot to change the ISO or shutter speed.

You are not alone. This happens to both amateurs and professionals, however there are a few simple tricks to avoid ever missing that shot again due to... more

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