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Why I sold the Olympus Pen-F: long term review of a camera that I wanted to like
Jean-Pascal Remon
I wanted to love this camera. I truly did. Here’s what I wrote a year and a half ago. The passion was there. The honeymoon...
How I shot a Milky Way moonrise from an airplane seat
Jan Jasinski
A couple of weeks ago I was blessed with a sight that truly left me in a state of awe. Shortly after leveling off onboard...
How to photograph fireworks with just your iPhone
Chris Feichtner
Photographing fireworks is challenging no matter which kind of camera you use. Last week I went to Linz, Austria, to shoot a firework at a...
A multi plate, multi lens daguerreotype panorama
Anton Orlov
I’ve been experimenting non-stop with a few new daguerreotype techniques, and however promising the results are looking so far, those experiments are slow going, and...
The ultimate, long-term review of Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR
Jean-Pascal Remon
Was there a better world out there, a world free of bullshit and insanity? Maybe. But what world have you seen that you liked better...
5 modifiers for photographers on the move
Jake Hicks
A little while ago I was teaching one of my lighting workshops and one of the attendees was looking to implement some of the set-ups...
How to quickly fix blown out areas around the sun
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Shooting directly into the sun whether it is sunrise or sunset often results in that some areas around the sun are clipped and we get...
Do you have Instagram Derangement Syndrome?
Michael Comeau
I love Instagram. But I worry that it’s driving my fellow photographers crazy. I’ve seen so many photographers do so many wacky things in search...
Pine cones are the perfect, free, natural DIY SD card holder
Dmitri Popov
Every year, a pine tree close to our house produces the most perfect cones, and I often pick up a handful of them on my...
Shooting wedding receptions on film with no flash and no automation
Johnny Martyr
Say what you will about wedding photography but few other gigs will allow you to drink on the job and party with beautiful people without...