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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.

Creative Wedding Photography Ideas From Award Winning Photographers

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

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

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

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."

There’s Zeiss Lenses & Sony/Zeiss Lenses, So What’s The Difference?

Kishore Sawh

Zeiss is known for amazing optics and Sony for amazing electronics, their union has proved a huge success in photography but here are how the pure Zeiss lenses differ from the Sony/Zeiss lenses.

Gear Dictionary – Cine Lenses | What They Are, How They Work, & Why You Should Know

Kishore Sawh

Cine lenses are vastly different than regular photography lenses, and knowing how they work is something we all should have a grasp of

Sony Zeiss FE 55mm F/1.8 ZA | An F/1.8 Worth Every Penny?

Anthony Thurston

One of the best native fast prime options available currently for the Sony A7 II is the Zeiss 55mm F/1.8 ZA lens, but running at $1,000, I was pretty skeptical.

Carl Zeiss Lenses Documents Its History As a Camera Maker

Hanssie

Bernd Otto has spent the last 30 years of his life collecting, researching a documenting Carl Zeiss' cameras and has compiled his findings in a 1300 page tome on the company he loves so much.

Sony RX1R Full Review | Sony’s Skunk Works Dark Horse

Kishore Sawh

You have to have a thick wallet and a thick skin to own one, but what you'll own is something greater than the sum of its parts

Sony’s New Release Is A Zeiss 16-35mm F4 For The A7 & It’s Flying Off ‘Shelves’

Kishore Sawh

Sony has released a Zeiss 16-35mm F4 FE lens for the A7 series, essentially completing a nice stable of zooms. This one is ready for pre-order and it seems the world is buying.

Zeiss Officially Announces Loxia Line of Full Frame Mirrorless Lenses

Anthony Thurston

We told you that they were coming, we even showed you what they would look like, and today, Zeiss made it official by announcing their Loxia line of lenses. As expected, the two lenses are a 50mm F/2 and a 35mm F/2.

The Sony RX1R Hands On | Still Relevant, & The Most Surprising Camera I’ve Used

Kishore Sawh

First thoughts on spending real time with the RX1R. It's small, it's fixed focal length, it's full frame, and it's horribly expensive. Is it worth it?

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Unfair Fight? Nikon D800e vs Leica S2-P medium format!

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With a 36 megapixel sensor, it is only inevitable that someone would test the Nikon D800 and D800e cameras against ...

News: Zeiss to finally make a zoom lens for Canon & Nikon?

Matthew Saville

Here's something interesting! Zeiss, a maker of legendary lenses throughout the decades, may finally be making their first zoom lens for the Nikon and Canon DSLR mounts. It looks like it'll be a 70-200 f/2.8, and it's quite a beauty! Check