Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Inevitably a time comes around in when a budding photographer decides to start “taking this seriously”, “discouraging image theft”, and my personal favorite, “gaining exposure”. And they do this of course, with a watermark. Now mind you before I get to the nitty-gritty of why this is Bullock’s, I’ll cover the surface level problem with […]

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Lenses are an integral part of photography or filmmaking. Well, unless you’re using a pinhole camera. But field of view, focal length, and crop factors can be confusing for newer photographers. This video from The Basic Filmmaker goes over the basics of what they all mean and how to convert “focal length equivalency” for non-full […]

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Ring lights are a big love-hatething in the world of photography. Some people are actually quite passionate about the catchlight it can present in a subject’s eyes – believing that there’s onlyone way to use a ring light. But ring lights can produce some wonderful light on your scene, especially when used off-camera. And that’s […]

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Sometimes taking a neutral position on things like color balance isn’t really the safe or smart thing to do – sometimes it’s downright dangerous!

Gray Balance Versus White Balance

The camera term for color balance is White Balance, although we measure gray cards rather than white surfaces. Why? The difference isnt about semantics, its about math.

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The whole issue of privacy in a public place seems to keep coming up. People want their privacy, I get that. But they want it in public places, where everybody else can see. While privacy advocates might object to cameras being pointed anywhere near their general direction, they seem to forget they areseen by potentially […]

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How can you, as a photographer, best use lighting to your advantage? Working with different kinds of light can be a challenge for even the most seasoned photographers. This often leads to a common suggestion: Point your shadow at the subject. Yet certain underutilized less popular types of lighting can actually enhance your photographs.

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It looks like Huawei didnt learn anything from their previous mistakes when it comes to deceptive marketing. In the latest advertisement for Nova 3 smartphone, the company has once again passed off a DSLR photo as a photo taken by a smartphone camera. And once again, they got busted. The ad was published by Huawei […]

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Nikon mirrorless camera is about to get launched. But did you know you can turn any DSLR camera into a mirrorless? No? Well, in this video, Eric Rossi is gonna show you a hilarious“DIY trick” that turns every DSLR into a mirrorless camera. And the best of all is it doesnt even have to […]

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Although Samyang have been making manual focus F Mount lenses for a while now, their autofocus efforts seem to have been elsewhere. And while Sony and Canon might have drawn all of Samyang’s attention in the past, it looks like that’s changing. Today, Samyang has announced the new Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 F for Nikon […]

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While many photographers are switching from DSLR to mirrorless, photographer Clifford James has decided to make it the other way around. After using Sony mirrorless cameras for about seven months, he decided that a Nikon DSLR is a better choice after all. In this video, he shares his experience and the reasons why he changed […]

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