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Using Sony A7II + Mitakon 50mm F0.95 For Wedding Photography
Will Chao
A little about me, First, I’m a wedding photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Second, I’m a HUGE fan of large aperture lenses. I shoot every...
Defying Gravity: How to Shoot ‘Twisted’ Coffee Splashes
Dina Belenko
Shooting splashes is always great fun, even if it’s a simple image with a coffee cup and a falling piece of refined sugar. Plus, there...
5 Tips and Tricks For Creating A Gown From Flowers
Robert Cornelius
Yes yes I know, There is another post about expanding a dress” (thanks for remembering), this is however, a totally different…kinda…mostly…it is, you guys. You see...
Nicky Bay’s Review of the Venus Optics 15mm Wide Angle Macro Lens
Nicky Bay
[Editor’s note: we recently covered the announcement of this lens and shared a hands on review, but this one provides a more in-depth look at...
Concert Photographer: Where Did Your Integrity Go? (Or How Concert Photographers Handle Contracts In Norway)
Jarle H. Moe
The last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts once again has been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out...
12 Different Types of Wedding Photographers and How to Handle Them
Nek Vardikos
Wedding Photographers are a breed apart. But did you know that there are many sub-species within this group, all with their own distinctive habits? Even...
An Open Response To Taylor Swift’s Rant Against Apple
Jason Seldon
[Editor’s note: Taylor Swift letter to Apple saying that it is unfair for artists to go unpaid, seems to have made make Apple take a (somewhat...
15 Statements Poor Photographers Say that Rich Photographers Do Not
Bradford Rowley
My client Mark Victor Hansen has sold over 500 million books, more than almost anyone in history for non-fiction. While preparing to go on stage...
Canon 5Ds Teardown
Roger Cicala
When Lensrentals.com first got the first Canon 5Ds and 5D sr cameras in stock, Aaron and I immediately started screaming that we wanted to take one...
Perfect Imperfections: Embracing And Empowering Positive Body Image [NSFW]
Neely Ker-Fox
Sometimes an idea, a thought, a life changing moment is so complex it seems impossible to put into words… well this is exactly that. I...