Last week, I was presented with quite the challenge. I had to photograph a band, outdoors, at night. With no lighting. Needless to say, I was less than thrilled with how the images came out. At ISO 16,000, they were underexposed, noisy and in some cases suffered from motion blur.
Setting up your own studio or working in one for the first time? You definitely have to familiarize yourself with the tools of the trade before getting started. Among the most important of these are lighting equipment and accessories such as studio light stands. However, these are often not “one
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.
Update, August 25, 2021: Tamron has announced the launch of the Sony E-mount version of the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3. The lens will go on sale beginning September 24, 2021. Preorders are now available through B&H. Launch details for the Fuji X-mount version are not yet available. Late Tuesday evening, Tamron announced
Anytime there is good light, I try to make a portrait. It keeps me sharp, and it’s fun. I often approach strangers when there’s good light and say, “Hi, I’m practicing my photography, and there’s some great light right here, would you help me make a portrait?” I’ve met hundreds
I’ve just started practicing a new sport: Climbing. It reminds me when I was starting photography… And how we all start at the bottom.
The last thing you want to be while traveling is weighed down and overburdened with gear. So, lenses for travel photography need to be compact, light and offer no compromises when it comes to image quality. Fortunately, there are many options on the market today that are all of these
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 since they aren’t typically powerful enough for my needs. So
I had almost 100 photos of the starry sky. I had taken these in succession while waiting for the Milky Way to appear. I wanted to turn this into a short time-lapse video. But there was one issue — the previous old time-lapse software I had used stopped working. After
Light on location isn’t in our control, and can make or break our images. I was working on a project which included capturing postcard-type images in and around San Francisco. A huge challenge with this project was that I was doing it on my own time, which wasn’t much. That
You can perform selective coloring in Premiere Pro. If you want to change the color of an object in your video, simply use the Lumetri Color panel. Select the clip and open the Hue Saturation Curves section of the panel. You’ll find a number of available curves, but the Hue
I’ve always had an excitement in capturing the macro world. Over the years I’d read a bit here and a bit there to pick up some new techniques and try out ideas. If you want a shortcut to get into macro photography, you don’t have to spend that time searching
