Photography Blogs & Tutorials

If theres one thing Ive learned about shooting on a beach, its that sand gets everywhere. No matter what camera bag the gear is in or how well its taken care of, sand will inevitably end up everywhere. Despite this, theres one place sand should never be, regardless of where else it might magically appearon [...]

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We’re all beautiful. Sometimes however, we have imperfections that can be a distraction (most often they are magnified in our minds and really not as bad as we think). In this tutorial, I am going to show you how you can use a basic Photoshop tool, the Clone Stamp, to create clear, natural looking skin in your photos.

It’s always a good idea to work on a separate layer when editing or retouching images in Photoshop. Once you have your image open, you should create... more

Lenses are getting better in quality with each passing year. But, no amount of technology put into the IQ of a lens can change physics. Sometimes, especially when using wide-angle lenses, you end up with slightly distorted images due to limitations in the lens or camera. Thankfully, these things are considerably easy to correct in [...]

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Please note: all focal lengths mentioned in this article are in reference to 35mm full frame sensors.

There are photographers that favor the convenience and flexibility of zoom lenses, and those that favor their sharper, lighter and cheaper counterpart, the prime lens. Note: some modern zooms do have prime-like optics. Often, its your line of work that will make that decision for you. Whichever variant you favor, you owe it to yourself to experiment with different focal lengths... more