Scott Wyden Kivowitz is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, Spider Holster ambassador, a father, photographer blogger, and educator. Scott is also the author of multiple photography ebooks including the topics of long exposures, panoramics, and street photography. Get his free Lightroom video series, Fundamentally Lightroom, to help you simplify your Lightroom workflow, and also receive his free photography guides collection as a thank you.
I have spent three months with the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 lens for the Nikon Mirrorless bodies with a Z mount. This lens rivals the classic F mount lenses, which have been in Nikon’s lineup for decades between D and G type lenses.
For years I have struggled with something that is quite silly. You see, I have a bunch of lighting equipment. Some are compact, some are larger. I seriously dislike lugging around big lights. I also seriously dislike using tiny speedlights
Photographers are constantly looking for ways to save time in their workflows, whether that’s keywording, editing, sending work from Lightroom to their websites, writing blog content or posting on social media. One of the biggest things photographers are looking to
Times and technology have changed drastically since IPPAWARDS launched in 2008. So I sat down with Kenan, the founder of IPPAWARDS, and asked some questions that you might be wondering yourself. Can you tell me about IPPA? How did you
Back in 2015, I predicted this day was coming. Sure, this was a pre-mirrorless era for Nikon. So the Z brand did not exist. At the time, I thought the camera would be called the Nikon MF. You can read
There is an inherent trade-off in having any lens designed for full-frame size sensor cameras: It is much longer and has much more length than it does effective diameter. At the same time, lenses designed for cropped sensors are shorter,
As photographers, we often find ourselves faced with endless choices of gadgets and gizmos that could aid in our artwork. Today I want to share a few items that you could find useful in your camera bag, closet or drawer.
Before we dive into if you should really use a Variable Neutral Density filter, you first need to understand what that type of filter is. In addition to reducing the amount of light passing through the filter and in turn
Please charge your batteries before every photo session. That is my public service announcement for you. I share this sentiment because someone I was helping out made the mistake of not charging a battery recently. At least twice a week
The Genaray 34″ Spectro LED Baton Light is impressive, but not without some faults. The 4-light Pro Kit, sent to me by B&H, is very useful in a variety of scenarios. The lights can be a valuable part of any
When just starting out in photography the typical person will begin their journey with the camera set to Auto. Using this mode tells the camera to choose the ISO, shutter speed, aperture, flash and focus. To be honest, the Auto
How do you go about photographing a surprise proposal photography session? How do you price them so they’re attractive to clients, yet profitable for you? Some of the popular requests we get at our studio are for surprise proposal photography
Photographers are constantly looking for ways to save time in their workflows, whether that’s keywording, editing, sending work from Lightroom to their websites, writing blog content or posting on social media. One of the biggest things photographers are looking to
Times and technology have changed drastically since IPPAWARDS launched in 2008. So I sat down with Kenan, the founder of IPPAWARDS, and asked some questions that you might be wondering yourself. Can you tell me about IPPA? How did you
Back in 2015, I predicted this day was coming. Sure, this was a pre-mirrorless era for Nikon. So the Z brand did not exist. At the time, I thought the camera would be called the Nikon MF. You can read
There is an inherent trade-off in having any lens designed for full-frame size sensor cameras: It is much longer and has much more length than it does effective diameter. At the same time, lenses designed for cropped sensors are shorter,
As photographers, we often find ourselves faced with endless choices of gadgets and gizmos that could aid in our artwork. Today I want to share a few items that you could find useful in your camera bag, closet or drawer.
Before we dive into if you should really use a Variable Neutral Density filter, you first need to understand what that type of filter is. In addition to reducing the amount of light passing through the filter and in turn
Please charge your batteries before every photo session. That is my public service announcement for you. I share this sentiment because someone I was helping out made the mistake of not charging a battery recently. At least twice a week
The Genaray 34″ Spectro LED Baton Light is impressive, but not without some faults. The 4-light Pro Kit, sent to me by B&H, is very useful in a variety of scenarios. The lights can be a valuable part of any
When just starting out in photography the typical person will begin their journey with the camera set to Auto. Using this mode tells the camera to choose the ISO, shutter speed, aperture, flash and focus. To be honest, the Auto
How do you go about photographing a surprise proposal photography session? How do you price them so they’re attractive to clients, yet profitable for you? Some of the popular requests we get at our studio are for surprise proposal photography
I sat down with Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski to talk about their upcoming Lightroom Virtual Summit, taking place May 3-7, 2021. Although Dave has hosted the Photoshop Virtual Summit in the past, this is the first Lightroom Virtual Summit,
Sometimes the simplest things can produce the most results. Sometimes the least expensive things can open up more doors than you ever thought was possible. Sometimes photography feels like magic. White backgrounds are such things. Below, I will be sharing
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