Max Bridge 
The choice of lenses available to us these days is massive. In this article, I’ll help guide you to selecting the best lens for your still life photography and recommend a few options to suit every budget.
Will it be a Phase One XF 100 or a Canon Rebel…that’s right you just saw those two cameras referenced in the same sentence. Check this out if you want to know what the best camera for still life photography is, the result may surprise you.
This extremely complex shot was accomplished using some essential techniques which all photographers and retouchers should know. In this article, you’ll learn about compositing, creative theory, and there’s a video on one of the best Photoshop techniques, Linked Smart Layers.
There are some very specific requirements that still life photographers have when selecting the best strobe. Find out what they are and hear my recommendations here.
There’s all the usual color adjustments you can make using the Color Editor in Capture One, and then there’s so much more. This useful tool has a couple hidden secrets that will be useful to all photographers.
There’s a surprising amount of customisation that can be done to the Capture One user interface. In this article I take you through it all. You’ll learn how to create your own custom tool tab with only what you need and loads more.
I’m going to get a lot of **** for saying this. Despite that, I firmly believe that to be a good photographer today you need to be a good retoucher. Check this out to see why and let me know your opinion at the end.
This article is not intended to cause a big debate, nor add fuel to the Mac vs PC fanboy argument. I simply want people to realize that gone are the days where Apple was the only viable option for working Pros.
Linked Smart Objects are one of the most undervalued tools within Photoshop. For many of you, they could totally transform the way you use the program and make a big difference to performance.
Keyboard shortcuts are an essential part of my editing workflow. They speed the whole process up and can make editing feel almost effortless. Here is a small selection of my favorite shortcuts for Capture One Pro
Smart Objects are a sophisticated method of retouching in Photoshop which can yield some fantastic results. They can also become a gigantic pain in the ***. Read this to find out how I use them.
Diffraction is a horrible effect of shooting at low apertures. In the newly released Capture One Pro, Phase One have attempted to ease our pain with a one click diffraction correction tick box. Is it any good?
