One of the things photographers often encounter is a family member or a friend asking for free services. Whether it’s for a birthday, wedding, anniversary, or for a school project, there are always people who…
The problem with picking out photography gear, or a favorite product or service, is that no matter how many photographers you ask, they all have their own definition of “essential”. The biggest differences come based…
Off-camera flash (OCF) photography, in a nutshell, is using a flash that isn’t attached to your camera. There are a number of reasons that you may want to get started with off-camera flash photography. If…
Wild animals are elusive. Unless you’re at the zoo, you may find it hard to even find real wild animals that you can photograph. Then, there’s also the issue of danger. Depending on which wild…
We all have lenses that stay on our cameras for the majority of the time. It varies from photographer to photographer. Some of us love a good and solid prime with fast aperture. Others keep…
What do we mean when we talk about “sharpening” a photo? Yes, we all have an idea of what a sharp image looks like as opposed to an unsharp one. The truth is, you can…
Peak Design are a fairly unique company, who’ve been around since 2011. They are the world’s most crowdfunded active company and have launched over 50 products since they started. I was recently sent three of…
Peter Dazeley, known more commonly as simply ‘Dazeley’ is a world-renowned advertising photographer, working in London, UK. Winner of numerous awards and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Dazeley is also acclaimed for his…
Aside from securing your luggage, travel tickets, and hotel accommodations days before your travel, you should also make sure that your camera or smartphone is ready to travel and take pictures with you. Bringing either…
Autumn is here, and with it comes vibrant colors and long, golden evenings. For photographers, the bright and bold fall colors can transform the surrounding landscapes, presenting photo opportunities to create images that are truly…
You’re a photographer, and a good one, at least you think. You have several years of experience under your belt. You started as a hobbyist, but then gradually discovered that you could turn that into…
Although drones became popular only quite recently, photographers and hobbyists started using it a long time ago. To take better aerial shots, photographers used to rig their cameras to remote controlled model airplanes. So basically,…