Photography Blogs & Tutorials

The 4th of July is still a few months away, but theres no harm in getting an early start on editing firework photos. To explain how to properly blend together multiple exposures of fireworks, photographer Jimmy McIntyre has shared an in-depth tutorial. Throughout the video, which comes in at exactly seven-and-a-half minutes, McIntyre explains the [...]

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ISO is just one third of the exposure triangle. But, it stands out as the most interesting due to the fact that year after year, camera manufacturers are making it easier and more feasible to shoot higher and higher ISOs. To get down to the basics though, Tony Northup has shared an Ultimate Guide to [...]

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Processing a good landscape image is a lot like getting a good haircut…it should look good, but people shouldn’t really be able to tell you’ve had anything done. Now while that may be a slightly funny (hopefully) analogy, it really is a good way to approach the editing of your landscape photos. Ideally, the image should be developed to its full potential in accordance to your vision, while stopping well... more

Yesterday, we shared a fairly basic tip of how to properly put up a light stand. Today, were back with another basic tutorial. This time, its how to properly attach a camera strap. While this might seem up to personal preference or insignificant, its important to realize that more often than not, a camera strap [...]

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Speedlights often go hand in hand with shooting portraits on the street, especially at night, but small flashes have one big issue. Due to their size, theyoften give very hard, harsh and unflattering light, especially if you’re forced to use one on the hotshoe. After being asked to photograph a night time outdoor music event, [...]

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A lot has been written about the drawbacks of autofocus performance from mirrorless cameras. Most of this focuses on the tracking of moving subjects an area where the phase detection autofocus found in digital SLRs is still superior (although the gap is closing).

But when it comes to focusing on still subjects, the mirrorless camera is a better tool. Surprised? If you’ve never used a mirrorless camera, you may be. Let’s take a look at the reasons why.

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In the past, Roger has shown us time and time again, that internal dust and other artifacts rarely have an effect on the image quality produced by your lenses. With how complicated the optics in a lens are designed, lenses are rarely affected by these small flaws such as lens dust. That said, every piece [...]

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Every city has two lives. The one that happens while the sun is in the sky and another when it crosses the horizon for the night. This unique time-lapse by filmmaker Matel manages to capture both of these sides by combining day and night into a side-by-side time-lapse video. Captured during a trip to London [...]

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Ricohs Pentax K1 camera has proven to be a respectable full-frame camera that puts the Pentax name back on the map. One of its main features is its magnesium alloy body, which Ricoh claims is thoroughly weather-sealed. To test just how weather-sealed it truly is, YouTuber Studient Richard decided to do the unthinkable; rub mud [...]

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Sun flares can add beauty and drama to your photos.Cameras and lenses are designed to cut down on flare – so when it comes tosun flares, you are a rule breaker right from the start.

In this article, I share 14 tips to help you get started photographing sun flares:

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There are norules with sun flares, they’re all aboutcreativity.You can capture themat any time of day, and with these easy tips you’ll be out... more

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