If you’re into photography, chances are Instagram is one of your primary social media channels. As such, it is important that you know how to effectively plan, design, and layout your grid to give you better visibility and engagement. You’ve probably seen those Instagram accounts that just suck you in – you may not be …
Best Camera Strap: We reviewed 17 and picked our favorite
We spent weeks talking with all the major camera strap manufacturers, testing more than 17 camera straps hands on, testing them in the field, and analyzing every angle of each strap. In the end, there are a lot of great straps on the market filling every niche from the leather strap for hippies or vintage-lovers, …
How to Get Pro-Quality Sports Photos in a School Gym
High school gymnasiums can offer a multitude of photographic opportunities – basketball games, crowd shots and other school events. But they can also have the most abysmal lighting conditions around. Just how do you get a clear photograph in a dark, often mixed lighting environment? With a little bit of know-how and preparation you can! …
How Photography Business Owners Can Stay Focused
What should you be accomplishing right now? Were you working on something and then randomly decided to read this article? Now, don’t run off and go back to work quite yet. I was just trying to make a point. If you’re anything like me, when you’re working on your computer you often find yourself distracted …
Turning your iPhone into your back up camera with Pictar
I am the very definition of a hobbyist photographer. I work a full time job, doing photography mainly on the weekends and when I travel and do not do paid shoots, although I have sold some images through stock websites. Because of that, I try not to spend too much money on my camera gear. …
How to Take an iPhone Photo with the Sun in the Background
Follow these tips on how to take an iPhone photo with the sun in the background and you just might want to make shooting into the sun your new rule.
How to find focus at night: A simple step-by-step guide
One of the biggest challenges when photographing at night is capturing images that are in sharp focus. The reason is really pretty simple and should come as no surprise. Our cameras have a much more difficult time ‘seeing’ when it is dark, just like we do. Depending on how dark it actually is, and the …
My Favorite Low-Cost Options for Underwater Photography Cases
Whether you are planning a Caribbean getaway where snorkelling coral reefs will be on the itinerary, or you just want to get better photos of your kids in the pool – at some point the photographer in you is going to demand a shot that can only be achieved by getting IN the water with …
Lens Filters: Which filters do photographers actually need?
What filters do you need and how do you figure out what size is best? These are certainly questions that many new (and some experienced) photographers, who have never used filters, ask all the time. It can get a little complicated but it really just comes down to a couple that you really need. I’ll …
Long Exposure Noise Reduction: What It Is and How to Use It
As a night sky photographer, I spend much of my time pushing my camera sensor to its limits by shooting at very high ISO settings and/or capturing exposures ranging anywhere from a few seconds to ten minutes or more. With these long exposures, especially when shot at high ISO settings, the potential exists for the …
Loupedeck Hands-on Review: The ultimate Lightroom accessory
Two weeks ago, I came in the front door of my house feeling lower than I had in a long time. I had just come home from the hospital where my brother had just suddenly died. As I walked in the door, I saw a box from Loupedeck on my front porch that they had …
4 Ways To Do Sky Replacement
This article is not an actual sky replacement in the truest of terms. When I think sky replacement, I think of removing an ugly sky and replacing it with a better one I photographed on a different day. This is not that article. Mind you, you can do this with what I will teach you. …