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Pros and cons of teleconverters for macro photography
Maximilian Simson
What are teleconverters and how do they work? Tele-converters are handy lens add-ons that multiply the focal length of the lens they are attached to....
I built a fully manual Polaroid studio camera
Haje Jan Kamps
It turns out that shooting Polaroids in the studio isn’t impossible — it just takes a little bit of engineering and ingenuity. Here’s how I...
I turned a 610mm World War II spy lens into a 10ft long large format macro camera
Pat Brownewell
You didn’t ask to learn about bellows extension factors but we’re going to cover it with the most absurd camera that you may ever see!...
Everything you need to know about Apple’s new ProRAW feature
Alessandro Michelazzi
ProRAW Apple ProRAW is Apple’s latest technological addition to the smartphone photography industry and sets a new starting point for iPhone photography with its introduction...
No, AI editing will not ruin photography
Michael Comeau
AI is the #1 buzzword in the digital photography world. Skylum, which has ridden the AI photo editing craze better than any company, is about...
A super simple 2-light setup for shooting still life photography
Jake Hicks
Big-shock I know. A coloured gel lighting technique from me is hardly surprising, but this time I’m scaling things down and today I’ll be sharing...
Google Photos – Bait, meet Switch
Thomas Hawk
In case you missed it recently, Google Photos has decided to end their free unlimited photo hosting service. Beginning in June of next year users...
A beginner’s guide to focus stacking in Photoshop
Shreyas S. Yadav
Want to create perfectly focused and sharp macro and landscape images? Here is a step-by-step guide on focus stacking, it will help you create perfectly...
How I shot a portrait of two people 7,000km apart on a single wet plate photograph
Markus Hofstätter
This is not about a technical perfect wet plate. This is about building connections from thousand miles away. Overcoming obstacles and being there for each...
Why I used one camera, one lens, one film for five months
Andrew Blowers
Photography is close to impossible to do without a camera, so why do so many of us both love and hate the equipment side of...