Getting Low for Better Flower Photos
Flowers are abundant (particularly as the weather continues to warm up), and they make for fantastic photo subjects, plus there are a ton of ways to go about shooting them. This fantastic video tutorial will show you the benefits of being willing to get low for your flower shots and the kind of images you can create.
Can This Affordable Lens Keep Up With Professional Demands?
100-400mm zoom lenses are some of the most popular out there, offering a versatile focal length range that can tackle a wide range of scenarios including everything from sports to wildlife photography and more.
How I Transfer, Store, and Access All of My Video Files
As a photographer and videographer, I need a lot of fast, redundant, widely accessible storage. Let me show you my setup.
Light Pollution Is Totally Reversible
If you’re at all interested in astronomy or astrophotography, there is no escaping the effects of light pollution. Whether that means traveling to darker skies or using post-processing to reduce gradients, we all kind of wish it wasn’t there. Right?
How to Properly Organize Your Photography Website
The website is the calling card for most photographers nowadays, and as such, it is crucially important that you put a lot of careful thought into the design and organization of yours.
Coming Soon: An Astrophotographer's Dream?
Australian Dylan O'Donnell's over-the-top astrophotography adventure videos often introduce us to new equipment. But his "HOTTEST New Astrophotography Products in 2022" video caught my eye. At the very least, it's a bit presumptuous to think that the hottest products come out in the first half of the year!
How the Nikon Z 9 Has Transformed How I See Mirrorless Cameras
With video capabilities on par with the best available options for moving images, Nikon’s Z 9’s has gone from a hopeful purchase to a critical part of my photography and filmmaking.
Just How Good Is the Sigma Art 24-70mm f/2.8 for Video?
The 24-70mm zoom range is versatile, and for many photographers and videographers, it's probably one of the best starting points when building out your lens collection for a new mount.
After a 6 month delay, critique the community is finally back. Here are the results of our product photography contest.
How to Simulate Strobe Lighting Using Lightroom's AI Masking Tool
Keeping up with every new feature that is added to Lightroom and Photoshop is a never-ending task I’ve long since given up on. Fortunately, both programs currently perform all the tasks I require from them.
How To Clean a Tripod in Five Easy Steps
A tripod can get dirty over time, especially if used in water, sea water, sand, and mud. A regular cleaning will extend its lifetime. I have cleaned my Gitzo tripod after heavy use at sea, and I will show how it can be done in five easy steps.
What’s the Perfect Focal Length for Street Photography, 28mm or 35mm?
Street photographers have had a wealth of great lenses across many different systems to choose from over the years. Two of the most common lenses available for this are 28mm and 35mm lenses, often the preferred tool for many. But, which one is better?
8 Tips for Photographing Your First Wedding Successfully
Want to get started in wedding photography? These eight tips will make sure you start off on the right foot.
Can You Create Good Landscape Photos With Shallow Depth of Field?
Shallow depth of field is a popular technique for genres like portraiture, but when it comes to landscape photography, deep depth of field with most or all of the frame in focus is the standard. That does not mean you can't shoot with a shallow depth of field, though.
Where to Focus and How to Expose a Landscape Photo
Two of the most fundamental and yet deceptively tricky aspects of landscape photography are knowing where to place your focus point and what to expose for. If you are new to the genre and looking to improve, check out this helpful video tutorial that will walk you through the two topics with a variety of helpful examples.
OnlyFans Will Make You Pay To See Your Stolen Work
Recently, I had an issue with OnlyFans. While I don’t feel it’s right to disclose the details of that particular case to preserve privacy, I uncovered a much bigger issue. Boiled down, if your work is stolen, you will have to pay to see it and stop it from being used unlawfully.
10 Tips That Will Help You Save Time in Premiere Pro
Premiere Pro is a tremendously powerful application for editing video, but it also quite complicated and can be rather cumbersome if you do not know the right away to approach a task. If you would like to make your video-editing workflow more efficient, check out this helpful video tutorial that discusses 10 tips that will save you time when working in Premiere Pro.
The Basics of Landscape Photography in 15 Minutes
Landscape photography is a popular, fun, and fulfilling genre that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and challenges your photographic technique and creativity. If you are new to the pursuit and wondering how to get started, check out this great video tutorial that will show you all the basics you need to head out and start shooting in just 15 minutes.
Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (April 2022): Sanne van Bergenhenegouwen
The Fstoppers community is brimming with creative vision and talent. Every day, we comb through your work, looking for images to feature as the Photo of the Day or simply to admire your creativity and technical prowess.
On Jazz, Bassists, and Expecting the Unexpected as Photographers
They say that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. As photographers, I'm sure many of you can relate to this sentiment as strongly as I do. I had an experience at an on-location shoot that reminded me how important it is to expect the unexpected as a photographer, which I would like to share with you.
A Great Beginner's Guide to Color Grading in Film
Color grading is not only an important part of filmmaking, it's an entire career in itself. There's a lot to know, but getting the basics understood shouldn't be as daunting as it might be. In this video, get a color grading 101 from Film Riot.
7 Ways to Book More Weddings
A wedding photographer is always on the lookout for ways to book new clients. There are several methods to go about getting them, some of which do not require you to spend any extra money. This excellent video tutorial features a seasoned wedding photographer discussing seven different ways to book more weddings.
The Importance of Perspective in Landscape Photography
The challenge of landscape photography is that unlike most other genres, you do not have any control over the placement of the elements in your frame, which makes creating compelling compositions one of the most challenging aspects of its pursuit.
How to Get Better Edges in Sky Replacements in Photoshop
Sky replacements tools have become increasingly automated and more proficient in the last few years, and they are now at the point where a task that used to take 10 minutes or so now takes a few short clicks for most cases. One thing that remains an issue, however, is getting convincing edges.
Which Canon Supertelephoto Zoom Lens Is Right for You?
When it comes to supertelephoto zoom lenses, Canon mirrorless shooters have two options, the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM and the RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM. With different prices and feature sets, these two lenses fill different needs, and this helpful video comparison will help you choose the right option for your work.