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Add some mood and atmosphere to your photos with DIY volumetric lighting stencils
Barry Mountford
Ever wondered how you can create volumetric lighting and light rays in both your stills and video? Well in this blog post and video I...
Six reasons to get a 135mm f/2 lens
Micael Widell
Image quality, weight and value for money. We have come to accept that most lenses are strong in only one or two of these three factors, that I...
Tips on lighting with single coloured gels when shooting with a Lensbaby
Jake Hicks
Often a scene can be visually confusing, especially if there are multiple colours and objects in focus that are fighting for our viewer’s attention. This...
52 Week Photography Challenge for 2018
Dale Foshe
The first two Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenges were an amazing success, with tens of thousands of photographers participating from around the world. We enter...
Here are 10 of the new films that came out for photographers in 2017
Vincent Moschetti
Looking back at all the new 35mm and 120 film stocks one can buy today, 2017 will probably be remembered as one the most thriving...
How I stitched 105 exposures to create a 620MP night-to-day panorama of New York City
Dan Piech
Created from 105 individual exposures taken over many hours, “New York Transitions I” captures the dawn of a new day in New York City. I...
When Photographers Become Pitchmen
Allen Murabayashi
It’s not surprising when camera companies hire photographers to pitch their products. But photographers have also been enlisted to sell other types of products; the...
Seven tough love steps to running a successful business
Missy Mwac
If I read about one more workshop or program or seminar about “How to Succeed in Business,” my eyes are going to start bleeding. People,...
The Light L16 — brilliant and braindead
Albert Lee
On Oct 8, 2015, a completely unknown company announced a new camera which promised to change how we think about photography. The L16 combines breakthrough optics design...
Ten quick tips for photographing northern lights
Micael Widell
The other day I was lucky enough to catch some Northern Lights over my hometown Stockholm. It is quite rare to see them here, especially...