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Lensrentals Reveals Top Rented Photo & Video Gear of 2025: Canon and Sony Dominate Again

Each December, Lensrentals shares a data-driven snapshot of the most popular gear in the industry—offering not just a rental recap, but a temperature check on real-world demand from working professionals. The 2025 edition, released today, reflects a year of steady innovation, entrenched brand loyalty, and subtle but telling shifts in how photographers and filmmakers are ... Read more

Winxvideo AI Christmas Deal: AI Video/Image Enhancer with “Buy 1 Get 3 Free” Offer

As 2025 comes to a close, Digiarty Software is offering a compelling holiday promotion on its AI-powered video/image suite, Winxvideo AI. For a limited time, the company is bundling its lifetime license with three bonus tools, with no subscriptions and no recurring fees, as part of a Buy 1 Get 3 Free Christmas special. The ... Read more

Cold Weather Photography Tips | How to Defrost and Save a Frozen Camera

In this first video tutorial, we're going to talk about what to do when you get frost on your camera when you shoot at night in extremely cold weather.

Upgrade Your Editing Workflow: DxO Holiday Deals with Up to 25% Off (Code: SLRLounge)

DxO is closing out the year with one of its best promotions yet. From now through January 6, 2026, photographers can save 20% on their purchase of any two or more DxO software titles and get up to a full year of free DxO Premium Support. That means whether you’re diving into RAW editing with ... Read more

Cake Cutting Photography Tips Ideas and Inspiration

The cake cutting ceremony is one of the key moments in a wedding reception that is not without its challenges. From lighting to positioning, the proper techniques and preparation are critical to delivering consistently incredible images for your clients. In this article, we’re going to provide some cake cutting photography tips to level up your ... Read more

Honcho Review: Real-Time Photo Delivery and Sales, Powered by AI Face Recognition

Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever shot a conference or wedding with hundreds of guests, you know the actual photography is the fun and easy part. It’s in the aftermath where things get complicated: spending hours sorting through thousands of nearly identical shots, batch editing until your eyes blur, uploading everything to multiple galleries, and ... Read more
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Jewish Wedding Photography Tips and Guide

Jewish wedding days are built on a number of unique traditions, and even these traditions vary within different branches of Judaism. Furthermore, some Jewish weddings only incorporate one or two traditions out of respect to the families, while others observe several. With such an array of nuances and elements, it is important that photographers know ... Read more
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6 Tips To Capture Candid Family Photos

Here are 6 easy tips to help you elevate your candid family photos. Create a relaxed and fun environment, so you can capture genuine smiles, laughter, and connections that make your family special.
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10 Newborn Photoshoot Ideas & Inspiration

Newborn photography has become a place for photographers to get creative and make memorable images for families to cherish for a lifetime to come. We wanted to give you some inspiration for newborn baby photoshoot ideas from the basics to the unforgettable. We wanted to provide options for natural light and flash photography to give ... Read more
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Natural Light Portrait Tips | Use Hard Light to Shape the Body

While many photographers tend to shy away from using harsh natural light in portraits, you can use it to dramatic effect to shape your subject's body.

‘Heroic Beauty’ Portrays Historic Female Role Models in Contemporary Fashion

Tanya Goodall Smith

Photographer Stephanie Sunderland’s portrait work is often influenced by fashion. Her Heroic Beauty project, however, was inspired by her disappointment ...

Service Trip to Nepal Orphanage Changes Photographer’s Perspective

Tanya Goodall Smith

Rebecca Eby of Studio Noveau Photography in Wisconsin, recently returned from a life altering service photography assignment at the Lotus ...

Life’s End Documented by Kindred Spirits Hospice Photography

Tanya Goodall Smith

Eager photographers all over the world capture the births of countless babies per year. Life’s beginning is such a miracle, ...

SLR Lounge Interview: Adventure Photographer Lucas Gilman and the New Mac Pro

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The Mac Pro is almost ready to be released and adventure photographer/filmmaker Lucas Gilman was one of the few photographers who had early access to it. Hear what he says about it and how it affected his workflow.

Eccentric Portraits from the National Beard and Mustache Championships

Jules Ebe

Greg Anderson's personal portrait project for the National Beard and Mustache Championships make us stand and applaud. Even Paul Bunyan would be proud.

An Underwater Look at Senior Portraits | Interview With Cheryl Walsh of Alt-Senior

Hanssie

Looking for alternative ways to photograph seniors opened Cheryl Walsh up to the challenging world of underwater portrait photography. Cheryl ...

Harniman Automotive Photographer | Behind the Scenes

Emily Cariaga

Harniman Photographer is an award winning advertising & commercial car photographer who is well-known for his spectacular automotive images. For ...

Interview | Formula One Racing Photography with Vladimir Rys

Sinh Truong

My job requires me to interact with amazing people and professional shooters of all kinds. Of all the things I ...

Brooke Shaden Interview Part 3: Post-processing, Posing, and Workshops

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In the final part of her interview with SLR Lounge, fine art photographer Brooke Shaden talks about one of her toughest shoots to date, on post-processing workflow, posing, and her workshops. Finally, she gives some helpful advice for photographers looking to follow in her footsteps.

Brooke Shaden Interview Part 1: How to Succeed in Fine Art Photography

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The highly successful and creative fine art photographer Brooke Shaden sat down with us to talk about all things photography. In part 1, Brooke talks about how she got started and what it takes to get your work in art galleries. A must watch!

BTS: Fashion Shoot at a Bombed Out Church | Tuesdays With Lauri

Lauri L.

In this week's instalment of Tuesdays With Lauri, we take a "behind the scenes" -look at my latest fashion shoot that we organised in a Bombed Out Church in Liverpool, England.

An Interview with Sports Photographer Craig Mitchelldyer

Anthony Thurston

I had the pleasure recently to interview Craig Mitchelldyer, he is a professional photographer in Portland, Oregon specializing in sports, corporate people and weddings. Craig is a great sports photographer and since that is a big area of interest for me I focused the majority of the questions around that.