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How to shoot high speed action photography with flash and a slow shutter

Barry Mountford
With so many ways to be creative in photography, I get really excited with many ideas for a photograph. One area I find very interested...

My advice for photographers who are losing their passion or lost it already

Lawrence Anca
For almost a year now I’ve been struggling to find passion in my photography, it’s my 7th year doing photography and this was the only...

Can you tell the difference between the BMPCC4K and the Arri Alexa Mini

Adam Frimer
With all of the rampant excitement around the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k (BMPCC4k as if that’s easier). The one question on everyone’s mind is:  Can...

Seven crucial steps to get beautiful colors in Adobe Lightroom

Shreyas S. Yadav
A couple of years back, It was difficult for me to get accurate colors while post-processing an Image. I had been struggling to get my...

Nikon D1 – What it’s like using the 20 year old digital camera in 2019

Blair Bunting
It is June 15th, 1999. The box office is being dominated by the release of the first new Star Wars in 16 years, even though...

A guide for using filters in landscape photography

Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Chiefly I use filters when I want to: Smooth the water in a waterfall Shoot long exposures Balance the light in a scene How water...

Critical tips for posing MALES who are NOT models

Julia Trotti
When I first started dabbling in portrait photography, I quickly realized that the photographer’s connection to the subject can be the difference between a mediocre...

Why I sold the Olympus Pen-F: long term review of a camera that I wanted to like

Jean-Pascal Remon
I wanted to love this camera. I truly did. Here’s what I wrote a year and a half ago. The passion was there. The honeymoon...

How I shot a Milky Way moonrise from an airplane seat

Jan Jasinski
A couple of weeks ago I was blessed with a sight that truly left me in a state of awe. Shortly after leveling off onboard...

How to photograph fireworks with just your iPhone

Chris Feichtner
Photographing fireworks is challenging no matter which kind of camera you use. Last week I went to Linz, Austria, to shoot a firework at a...