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How I lost all my photo gear in Italy
Jefferson Graham
The Nomatic orange pack was full of essentials—some $7,200 worth of drone, laptop, extra phones, solid state drives, microphones, GoPros, Insta360, plus all the charging cables and...
I took these creative portraits entirely in camera, and you can do it, too
John S. Dykstra
At its foundation, photography is just the craft of producing images with light on a light-sensitive surface, and there are many ways to control light....
Mastering Photoshop Brush Settings: When a 1% Flow is Still Too Fast
Pratik Naik
In Photoshop, sometimes the smallest settings can make the biggest difference. When I retouch, I often have a brush set to 100% opacity and 1%...
A new way to get film-like colors inside Lightroom
Vlad Moldovean
I might have stumbled upon something huge by mistake. All this time, we were all using presets that used all the tools in Lightroom to...
These gloves are the perfect gloves for cold-weather photography
Asher Svidensky
As a traveling filmmaker and cultural photographer, I’ve had my fair share of epic journeys over the past decade. From the wilds of Mongolia to...
I have been shooting Hasselblad for over 20 years, and I am in love with the 907X CFV 100C system
Michal Chelbin
As a photographer with over two decades of experience shooting exclusively with Hasselblad cameras, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship and image quality...
The worst wedding photography nightmare (and how to avoid yours)
Kris Labang
Weddings are supposed to be the happiest day of your life, but with so much planning and organization, sometimes one simple misstep can bring disaster....
We can never really emulate the old “film” look, and here is why
Mark G. Adams
I have been wondering for a long time, “what makes old film photographs so great?”. I’ve studied books filled with Kodachrome images, books of old...
How depth of field changes with sensor size – camera comparison
Jay P. Morgan
Today we’re going to take a look at how sensor size affects depth of field. I’ve always wanted to look at this comparison. I’ve got...
Documentary wedding photography 101 – A guide for photographers
Simon Dewey
Hello – I’m Simon, a documentary wedding photographer who’s been covering weddings since 2012, which makes me sort of qualified to write a bit about it. I...