Category: Blog

How Pre-Owned Gear Can Save You Money This Holiday

The results may be rewarding, but buying photo and video…

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Stunning Light Painted Polaroid Portraits Mix the Old with the New

The Polaroid instant camera may conjure images from the 90s,…

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Soratama Lens Add-Ons Let You Shoot Floating Crystal Balls

Soratama is a system of lens attachments invented over in…

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A Perfect Camera for Dad

The Leica Q2 Monochrom is really good. I liked using…

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46.7 Megapixels, 28mm f/1.7 Fixed-Lens

Leica has announced the Q2 Monochrom, its latest monochrome camera…

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‘The Differences are Mostly Imperceptible’

Marques Brownlee, also known by his channel brand-name MKBHD, has…

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My 10 Year Search for the Perfect Camera Brought Me Back to APS-C

In 2015, I fully committed to switching from my Nikon…

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Sony Launches Airpeak, its AI Robotics Drone Project

Sony has announced a new project for drones in the…

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Nikon 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR Review

The Nikon 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR is a…

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A Trio of Soda Can Cameras for Tinted Solargraphs

Three years after launching the original Solarcan, photographer Sam Cornwell…

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The Conda Camera Strap Can Transform into a Tripod

Frii Designs is launching an unusual camera strap design that…

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The Differences Between Color Grading in Lightroom Versus Photoshop

The School of Photography has shared a detailed 19-minute video…

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Wine Country Camera Has Introduced Version 2 of Its 100mm Filter Holder

Wine Country Camera has opened pre-orders for the 100mm Filter…

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5 Clamps and Brackets Every Studio Shooter and Strobist Needs

What even is a ‘studio shooter’ today? Years ago it…

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FFS, My Camera Should Be Better Than My Phone…

Dear camera manufacturers, I am deeply annoyed that my phone…

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Canon Patents Designs for RF 50mm f/1.4 and RF 35mm f/1.4 Lenses

A new patent filed by Canon Japan shows multiple optical…

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The New DJI Mini 2 Stays Small, Adds Support for DNG RAW and 4K Video

DJI has announced the Mini 2, the second iteration of…

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This Hong Kong Man Has Spent 60 Years Collecting Vintage Camera Gear

The South China Morning Post published this 10-minute short film…

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The Snaperture Camera Multi-Trigger Has a Laser for Gauging Distance

In addition to the typical time intervalometer, Snaperture is a…

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One Year With the Sony FE 35mm f/1.8

After a little over a year of owning the Sony…

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Panasonic Unveils Compact Lumix S 85mm f/1.8 for L-Mount

Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 85mm f/1.8 for L-Mount,…

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Canon’s New Full-Frame Camera Can Shoot at ISO 4,500,000

Canon has announced the latest generation mulit-purpose cameras, the ML-100…

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Canon Adds 70-200mm f/4 L and 50mm f/1.8 STM Lenses to RF Lineup

Canon has announced the 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM and…

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How to Add Believable Snow to an Image in Photoshop

PiXimperfect is an excellent resource for learning Photoshop techniques and…

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How and Why I Built My Own Bellows-Style Dynamic Digital View Camera

Why does someone build their own camera? Maybe for technical…

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Photographer Declares Nikon Z6 II the Go-To for Weddings and Events

Wedding photographer Taylor Jackson has published his thoughts on the…

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Hasselblad Unveils XH Converter 0.8, a $950 Adapter and Speedbooster

Hasselblad has announced the XH Converter 0.8 which adapts H…

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9 Things That Make Leica Rangefinders Different from Other Digital Cameras

If someone would ask me what digital camera brand is…

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Yongnuo Announces Oval-Shaped Flash With Built-In Modeling Light

Yongnuo has announced a new flash that includes a built-in…

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My Process for Creating Insect Portraits with Macro Photography

Each print that I create is a composite of hundreds…

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