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100 photos show the decline of the Church in Italy
Roman Robroek
Church buildings have been a mainstay feature throughout Europe for centuries. From quaint country chapels to luxurious and majestic cathedrals, the “Old World” is home...
I started shooting with gaffer tape on my LCD to force myself to think differently
Vlad Moldovean
I’m sure over the last few years all of us photographers have heard the word CINEMATIC so much that in the end, it lost all...
How to set up and recreate caustic lighting for portraits in the studio
Jake Hicks
Don’t be alarmed! Yes, the title of this article may seem a little bizarre, no it’s not helping my SEO, but I assure you that...
How I built my Arduino-powered automatic pan-tilt head for shooting stitched panoramic landscapes
Don Simmons
Shooting multi-frame panorama photographs can be fun, and the resulting images can be striking. But once you get past a panorama that is, say, four...
Amazon, Google, SmugMug, Apple: what’s the best home for your photos?
Jefferson Graham
When last we met, I pointed out the perils of using Apple’s iCloud Photos for photo backup for one simple reason: if you delete an image off...
I shed almost five pounds from my camera bag by switching to mirrorless
Dean McLeod
As a professional landscape photographer, switching to a mirrorless camera system is something I have been contemplating for some time, although I have been hesitant...
Don’t use iCloud to backup your photos
Jefferson Graham
My friend Bill just returned from a family vacation in Costa Rica and shot lots of photos and video on his iPhone, including some killer...
How I shoot 200-megapixel 360° panoramic images with the DJI Mini 2
Vlad Moldovean
In this article, I am planning to discuss the way I use my DJI Mini 2, a cheap drone that many people dismiss as being...
How to shoot long exposure portraits combining flash and continuous light in the studio
Jake Hicks
Sometimes it can be great to flex your skills and show off your lighting prowess, but we can often run into the danger of the...
How to tag your photos to easily find them in digital archives
Jefferson Graham
We had a death in the family this week, as my brother-in-law Michael Stroud passed away, after a three-week hospital stint. There are many parts of...