Using an on-camera flash at an indoor event is probably the simplest way to make pictures of small groups look their best. At weddings, parties
Almost everyone enjoys making a solid fall color photo part of their image capture each year. Sometimes you find yourself more successful than others. Here
Darcy Evans is a freelance photographer specializing in candid pet photography. I had a chance to sit with him and ask for his 3 top tips for creating great pet portraits.
Reflections is a new series of short but sweet reviews that focuses on camera gear and accessories that are designed to make your life easier.
With the colors changing and cooler temperatures coming, it’s a great time to experience all that fall has to offer. Our friends over at Adobe
The ultimate creativity conference is less than two weeks away, and you can register for free! For the second straight year, Adobe MAX is going
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The fact that this complex blur and bokeh effect is editable on the iPhone is amazing. The A15 Bionic chip inside the camera is so fast that this couldn’t be easier. While you’ll typically get the focus right while shooting, you’re free to experiment or change your mind afterward. Editor’s note: All
We all have had experiences where the lighting isn’t perfect — either inside or outside. And we might think we need to boost our ISO, change our aperture or play around with exposure compensation. Often, there’s one simple switch you can make. Instead of using matrix / evaluative metering (which
Low and slow, baby! That’s just what it takes to shoot in low-light situations. Fortunately, for us as photographers and videographers, there are plenty of cameras with IBIS on the market now. What’s even better is that IBIS technology has been perfected. So, just what does this mean for us
A beautiful backdrop can make or break a studio shoot. I used to buy the cheap ones online, which took forever to arrive, were really difficult to remove the wrinkles and folds, and didn’t last very long. What you save on buying them is quickly dissolved by how often they
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time once again for us to give spooky portraits a shot. As always, we want to be as creative with it as possible, so we need all the ideas and inspiration we can get. Today, let’s revisit six cool ideas from a creative
The iPhone 13 is a definite step up on many fronts. The quality of the captured image is noticeably better (even under tough shooting conditions). However its important to note that the actual resolution and bit depth for both photos and videos remains unchanged. So when we speak of image
The Fujifilm Link Wide Smartphone Printer is aimed at creators who want to bring their smartphone (or traditional camera) snaps to life. I’ve had our hands on a pre-production model and the Instax Link Wide app for a few weeks. Here are my initial thoughts. The Fujifilm Link Wide Smartphone
If you shoot film on the side, among the most useful skills you can learn is digitizing your negatives. Thinking of home developing? You will definitely need to scan your negatives afterwards. There are several ways to scan 35mm film slides and negatives today. But if you just want to
Panoramas are a great tool to capture cityscapes, especially when shooting sweeping skylines that cannot fit in the usual 3:2 or 4:3 ratios. Another benefit is that the added resolution that comes with stitching a panorama will also allow you to create massive high-quality prints. Photographing a cityscape panorama can
The Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM was the first affordable prime lens to hit the market for Canon’s RF mirrorless cameras. It’s was a far departure from the expensive L series lenses that came before it. Still, this lens was welcomed with open arms by those who needed
Using an on-camera flash at an indoor event is probably the simplest way to make pictures of small groups look their best. At weddings, parties and fundraisers, friends and families are together for a short time and they are surprisingly willing to be in a photograph. It’s best to use
Almost everyone enjoys making a solid fall color photo part of their image capture each year. Sometimes you find yourself more successful than others. Here are a few ideas to ensure more keepers. Be aware of the science Knowing the science of leaf color change can help you predict better
Darcy Evans is a freelance photographer specializing in candid pet photography. I had a chance to sit with him and ask for his 3 top tips for creating great pet portraits.
Reflections is a new series of short but sweet reviews that focuses on camera gear and accessories that are designed to make your life easier. For a little while now I’ve been testing out the Ruggard Rain Shield. Here’s my quick look at it. Editor’s Note: B&H photo sent us
The fact that this complex blur and bokeh effect is editable on the iPhone is amazing. The A15 Bionic chip inside the camera is so fast that this couldn’t be easier. While you’ll typically get the focus right while shooting, you’re free to experiment or change your mind afterward. Editor’s note: All
We all have had experiences where the lighting isn’t perfect — either inside or outside. And we might think we need to boost our ISO, change our aperture or play around with exposure compensation. Often, there’s one simple switch you can make. Instead of using matrix / evaluative metering (which
Low and slow, baby! That’s just what it takes to shoot in low-light situations. Fortunately, for us as photographers and videographers, there are plenty of cameras with IBIS on the market now. What’s even better is that IBIS technology has been perfected. So, just what does this mean for us
A beautiful backdrop can make or break a studio shoot. I used to buy the cheap ones online, which took forever to arrive, were really difficult to remove the wrinkles and folds, and didn’t last very long. What you save on buying them is quickly dissolved by how often they
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time once again for us to give spooky portraits a shot. As always, we want to be as creative with it as possible, so we need all the ideas and inspiration we can get. Today, let’s revisit six cool ideas from a creative
The iPhone 13 is a definite step up on many fronts. The quality of the captured image is noticeably better (even under tough shooting conditions). However its important to note that the actual resolution and bit depth for both photos and videos remains unchanged. So when we speak of image
