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Crush your photography in 1% increments this year
Don Giannatti
It’s all a numbers game, you know. One of my favourite photographic mantras is the outlandish idea of getting 1% better daily and how it...
This is the best time to capture beautiful moon photographs
Ian Middleton
While any time is great for photographing the moon, the best time to photograph the moon is either at sunset or sunrise. There are two...
Why using a photo editor is not cheating
Ian Middleton
“Photo editing is cheating,” you might hear many people say. “Get it right in camera!” the purists say. Well, the latter is correct, but the...
How to build vertical GoPro mounts for photography
Vlad Moldovean
GoPro cameras have revolutionized the way we capture action-packed moments. Originally designed for sports enthusiasts to record their adventures, these compact cameras are built for...
The best settings for your Canon R5 Mark II and Canon R1 cameras
Jeff Cable
Over the last couple of months, I have had a lot of people ask me about my setup for the new Canon R1 ($6,299) and Canon R5 Mark...
The Spacesuit: The journey of photographing from the edge of space
Blair Bunting
It was not on the flight, but rather the day before, as I was sitting in a pressure chamber testing my spacesuit one last time, that I...
ROGETI RG-1 geared head review: Position precision
Cemal Ekin
Geared tripod heads are not new. I don’t know when they started, but I remember scenes in movies where a movie director rotates some handles to...
How I developed photos from a 90-year-old film and reunited them with the camera owner
Markus Hofstätter
After my last video about developing a very old film with the cold developing technique, I got lots of comments and feedback. And recently I also got...
How to convert a Leica M2 into a digital camera – a guide
Michael Suguitan
This post presents several upgrades to the Leica MPi, a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital back. The most notable upgrade is a larger sensor...
A closer look at the new 100mm F2.8 Pergear macro lens
Cemal Ekin, coauthored by Dennis Goulet
This will be the second Pergear macro lens review after my earlier 60mm version. The new one is a 100mm f-2.8 lens capable of 2X magnification....