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How to stand out among 2.6 billion photographers
Marius Vieth
Don’t you have the feeling that nowadays almost everyone is taking photos? Not even that long ago, photography was much more exclusive. Despite the wide-spread...
10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone is the Best Camera
Eric Kim
I want to encourage you — use your smartphone more for your photography. First of all, what is the point of photography? The purpose of...
Have I finally found the perfect camera?
A.B Watson
I finally found the perfect camera, This camera does everything you could ever need or dream of. From capturing the perfect frame and exposure to...
The ultimate guide for buying and selling gear online
Matty Vogel
Who doesn’t love buying new gear? Building up your collection of photography equipment is a terribly expensive habit. If you’re used to buying items new,...
4 ways photographing a sunrise enriches your life
Joseph Cruz
Most photographers take pictures to make a living or to enjoy the moment. No matter what your reason is why you are into photography, it...
Film Soup! Cook your roll like a chef to create interesting effects
Vincent Moschetti
Today we are cooking film! For those of you who’ve never heard of Film Soup before, don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the...
How to Find the Best ISO for Astrophotography: Dynamic Range and Noise
Ian Norman
ISO is one of the three major exposure settings in the exposure triangle of a digital camera. Of the three: shutter time, f/number, and ISO,...
Evolution of HeadCam: turning a DJI Osmo+ rig into a headcam
Chris Cameron
Shooting stable video of sailing from a moving boat has always been a near impossible task. Brushless motor gimbal stabilising rigs have become ubiquitous over...
Why You Should Photograph Your Loved Ones
Eric Kim
There is nobody more important to photograph than our loved ones. 1. Why travel to photograph? Why is it that we always try to photograph...
Believe It Or Not: The 3 Deadly Photography Sins
Marius Vieth
A drunk guy in a bar in Amsterdam said the following to me after I told him I work as a fine-art photographer: “So man,...