There’s a great podcast I listen to each week, and it really helps with my creativity. It’s called Writing Excuses, and it’s intended for fiction authors. Their topics, however, often apply to all creatives (one I especially liked was this one about using your experience to influence your work). It’s
You’ve heard the old “Your oven makes great cakes” thing before, right? In a recent article a comment someone posted prompted this whole thought process in my head. I feel it is a topic worth discussing … again. The gear comment Here is the comment and my reply: “So, in
When you buy a lens online or in a brick-and-mortar store, one thing is bound to happen; you’ll be asked if you want to purchase a UV filter. The real question, though, is, do you need one? Put a hundred photographers in a room, and you can ask them whether
This morning, Adobe announced a big update to Photoshop on the iPad, focusing on one-tap tools that help you adjust photos in an instant. Here’s what’s new: Content Aware Fill One of the landmark features for Photoshop, Content Aware Fill, is now available on the iPad. This easy one-tap step
Micro Four Thirds has a pretty good selection of really neat lenses. Oddly, a lot of those are third-party. It’s nice to see Panasonic and Leica get together to make a couple of really cool lenses. The Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 ASPH is one of those lenses. The Panasonic Leica 10-25mm
We all know that we need a solid camera and quality lenses to create great landscape images. However, there’s so much more to landscape photography than those two items. A whole host of accessories on the market can make our landscape photography lives easier. In this roundup, I will share
Haven’t tried experimenting with long exposure photography before? UK-based photographer and YouTuber Jamie Windsor will definitely inspire you to finally give it a go in his latest video. It may seem daunting at first, especially if you’ve already seen some highly technical tutorials in the past. However, creative long exposure will most
While it may seem like common knowledge, we were all beginners once. Let’s talk about freezing the action. If you’re photographing a moving subject like a dog running, it’s easier to capture that perfect pose with Burst Shutter Mode. This is like a motor drive on a conventional ILC camera.
This morning, Mylio unveiled the next-generation version of Mylio Photos, which adds several new features and an upgraded experience. Mylio Photos lets you access photos and videos in one secure and connected library, without the need for the internet or cloud. What is Mylio Photos? Mylio Photos creates a private
Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are the art world topic of the minute. Although the NFT itself is a unique code stored on a cryptocurrency blockchain, most NFTs represent a digital file that can be displayed and traded online. But what if you want to hold your crypto art in your
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and an image they’ve chosen. Chuck Savadelis is a photographer and filmmaker, presently semiretired. His interest in
Author portrait photo session — magazine cover Had a quick portrait session for an author who was getting images together for a magazine cover and article. I was able to complete the photography part of the job in one hour from the time I showed up to unload my gear,
