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Natural Light Portrait Tips | Use Hard Light to Shape the Body

December 13, 2025

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.

Creative Wedding Photography Ideas From Award Winning Photographers

December 12, 2025

Looking for ways to spice up your wedding photography? See what our community members are loving this wedding season!

Body Photography Tips for Capturing the Beauty Within

December 11, 2025

In the world of photography, the human body holds a remarkable power to convey emotions, tell stories, and celebrate the diverse beauty that exists within us all. Whether you’re a professional photographer or an enthusiastic hobbyist, this article will provide you with valuable insights and techniques to elevate your body photography skills. From understanding body ... Read more

10 Photographers Share Their Favorite Holiday Photo

December 10, 2025

This time of year elicits an inspiration in many photographers to create unique concepts and bring the joy of the season to life in a single still image.

Use These 10 Street Photography Tips to Create Compelling Images

December 9, 2025

Felix Irawan is a wedding photography out of Melbourne Australia with a side passion for street photography. We came across his work in our Facebook Community Group in our Week 9 Challenge: "To show us what you like to shoot when you're not being paid."

How to Start a Photography Business

December 8, 2025

Sometimes, statistics can be scary. If you were to search for success rates for new photography businesses, you would find that the vast majority of them fail within the first two years. I’m not sharing this information to dissuade you from starting your own photography business, but rather to emphasize the importance of putting together ... Read more

The Best Product Photography Backdrops and How to Use Them

December 7, 2025

Like window displays from the days of brick & mortar, the photos that companies use to sell their products have been purposefully designed to make a positive first impression. Afterall, within the realm of marketing, appearance definitely matters. In fact, a study from a few years back found that “93% of consumers consider visual appearance ... Read more

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Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom – What’s The Difference?

December 6, 2025

These days, almost every camera with a built-in lens has some sort of a “zoom” label on it. However, not all types of zoom are created equal, especially if you include cell phone cameras. There are two major different technologies that are used: digital zoom, and optical zoom. What’s The Difference Between Digital And Optical ... Read more

8 Reasons Why Your Photos Are Blurry and How To Fix Them

December 5, 2025

In this video, Tony and Chelsea Northrup give 8 common reasons why your photos are blurry and also gives ways to fix each.

Linogy Rechargeable Battery System – A Smarter Way to Stay Powered | Review

December 5, 2025

For photographers and videographers juggling flash units, wireless triggers, audio gear, and other battery-hungry tools, managing AA and AAA batteries can be a quiet nuisance. Linogy’s all-in-one rechargeable battery system aims to solve that, not just with faster charging, but smarter management, safer operation, and an environmental angle worth noting. As we head into the ... Read more

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Prices for the Canon RF “Holy Trinity” Lenses May Have Just Leaked

March 11, 2024

David Crewe

Exciting news for Canon RF users & fans. It looks like the pricing and release dates have been leaked for the "Holy Trinity" line up.

Photography Tips

Another 3rd Party Lens Is Coming For Nikon Z Mounts – The Viltrox 20mm f/1.8

December 8, 2025

David Crewe

Another 3rd Party Brand has announced lenses for the Nikon Z Mirrorless system. If these lenses are good, is it helpful or hurting Nikon?

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Great News for Nikon Z Users – Tamron To Release Firmware Update Fixing Compatibility For 3 Favorite Lenses

March 4, 2020

David Crewe

There's some good news for Nikon MIrrorless photographers using Tamron Glass! They just announced a firmware update to add compatibility with the FTZ adapter for 3 more lenses

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Sigma Drops Some Huge News With The Announcement of the ‘fp’: The World’s Smallest Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

February 20, 2024

David Crewe

Sigma is shaking things up with it's announcement of 3 new lenses and the 'fp' camera; the world's smallest full-frame mirrorless camera.

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Why You Need A 24-70mm Lens & What’s Available For Each Budget

April 13, 2021

Holly Roa

If you ask an experienced photographer what they would keep if they had to work with only one lens forever, ...

Photography Tips

Canon Explains Why RF Lenses Are Better Than EF

February 20, 2024

David Crewe

Canon explains why the RF mount system really is such a huge deal and why it's a massive improvement over the previous generation EF mount systems in the previous DSLR models.

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Sigma Shows Off Its New Cine Lens Lineup At Cine Gear Expo in Hollywood

August 14, 2024

David Crewe

Sigma's all set to show off its new Sigma Cine Lens lineup at the Cine Gear Expo 2019 in Hollywood next week!

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Nikon Announces Price Drops for “Capture the Savings” Sales Event

December 2, 2025

David Crewe

Interested in picking up some Nikon gear on the cheap? Nikon's "Capture the Savings" event is underway with deals on their DSLRs, lenses, Coolpix cameras, and the new mirrorless Z series. Check it out!