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Here’s how I 3D-Printed these hinges to make a sturdy studio V-Flat
Daniel Schweinert
I made some sturdy VFLATs for my studio from thick Styrofoam boards and 3d printed parts without using any tape – LOL. They came out...
San Francisco’s top 10 photo hits you don’t want to miss
Jefferson Graham
San Francisco isn’t the most visited U.S. city. In fact it’s no. 5, after New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Orlando, attracting 3.3 million visitors...
Building your Fujifilm Photography Kit Part 2: The Lenses
John Peltier
I got some heat on my last article about choosing a Fujifilm camera for not listing every Fujifilm camera and every photography genre. That wasn’t my intention! My intention was...
Building your Fujifilm Photography Kit Part 1: The Camera
John Peltier
I get a lot of emails asking, “which Fujifilm camera should I buy?” Enough where I thought it’d be time to address this in a...
Lighting setup: Textured fashion lighting with coloured gels
Jake Hicks
I spent many, many years working in a busy studio that focused on quantity over quality. As photographers working there, we did our best to...
Photographer captures once-in-a-lifetime shot of Comet Neowise, the aurora borealis, and Milky Way
Kim Logan
The Canadian Rockies have always offered breathtaking sights, but take this dramatic mountain setting and pair it with a rare comet that won’t be visible...
How to make Foveon sensor-like images with a traditional Bayer sensor array camera
Florian Cramer
You can achieve Foveon-like images with deep colors and crisp individual pixels with your conventional (Bayer) camera. However, this comes at the price of losing...
Where NOT to bring your camera in San Francisco
Jefferson Graham
As you know, there has sadly been a raft of camera thefts in San Francisco of late, putting a spotlight on places you might want...
How to build your visual identity as a photographer
Lindsay Thompson & Polly Gaillard
The visual identity of a photographer is no different than that of any other company. Although you may have spent years creating a photographic style that is...
How to build your own DIY UV exposure box for when the sun won’t shine
Luigi Barbano
I was always told: if you have to do something, do it with your own style! So here is my Italian style UV box to...