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What Tripod Head is Right For Me?

They're not as glamorous as lenses, but having the right one can make all the difference in the world.

B&H Photo’s December Sales Highlight Top Gear and Exclusive Daily Deals

With the holidays in full swing, B&H Photo is offering deep discounts across a range of photography and creator gear. Their ongoing promotions include top-rated lenses, creator bundles, and high-performance accessories, all capped off by the store’s Daily Deal Zone, which refreshes every 24 hours with limited-time offers. Let’s get into it! Quick Reference: Daily ... Read more
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How Street Photography Helps You Feel at Home in a New City

Moving to a new city throws everything off balance. The streets feel foreign, the rhythms are unfamiliar, and even simple tasks like finding a decent coffee shop require actual effort. It takes time to build the mental map that transforms “somewhere new” into “home.” But here’s something most photographers discover by accident: picking up your ... Read more

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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Canon 1DX Mark III Review | Living with a $6,500 Camera

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Pye is here to share his real-world experience of living with this flagship camera and test out both photo and video to see if it's worth the plunge.

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Building The Shot: Ring Flare & Lens Special FX

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We’ve teamed up with Adorama to bring you a new series of photography tutorials called “Master Your Craft” to be featured on their YouTube ...

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Go Behind the Scenes On A FaceTime Photoshoot with Anita Sadowska

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In this BTS video, Anita decided to have some fun while staying at home and did a FaceTime Photoshoot! There were many challenges and the image quality is more than questionable but we had so much fun!

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Photographer Ted Chin Kick’s off Adorama’s Through The Lens Series in Season 7

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AdoramaTV has just launched Season 7 of their “Through the Lens” YouTube series.  This season of Through The Lens highlights the evolving landscape of photography as seen through the lens of this generation’s creators.

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How to Dodge and Burn in Lightroom via the Dark Mode Editing Technique

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If you've ever wondered how to get that dodge and burn look without spending an excessive amount of time in Photoshop, here's your solution.

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How to Build a Business in the Middle of a Recession

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Here are some actionable steps to build your photography business and ensure that you land on your feet financially, regardless of the state of the industry.

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Professional Models Teach You How To Pose for Better Self-Portraits

David Crewe

Given that we’re all under a lockdown currently, it’s likely most of us “don’t have any models laying around the ...