How to Capture Amazing Detail in Your Drone Photography
In the last decade, drones have created a completely new genre of photography for the average consumer.
Can You Really Tell the Difference Between Medium Format and APS-C?
In this comparison, you probably can't tell the difference between identical images taken on a medium format and APS-C camera. But that doesn't mean that medium format cameras are a waste of money. As with most questions like this in photography, it really depends on what type of images you make and what you plan to do with them.
Seascape Photography 101: Everything You Need to Know
Seascape photography can be both rewarding and intimidating. The ocean can deliver beautiful photographs, but it also has the power to ruin your gear. Check out this in-depth video from Nick Page for several pro-tips that will help to both keep your gear safe and to come away with beautiful photographs.
Did Sony Kill the DSLR?
Back in 2006, Sony bought out camera manufacturer Minolta, triggering a sequence of events that has all but brought about the demise of the beloved DSLR.
Succeeding Under Boring Conditions in Landscape Photography
Would you like to hang up a boring picture on your wall? Properly not. But what can we do to turn boring weather conditions into interesting photographs?
Canon R3 Versus Sony a1 Versus Nikon Z9: The Best Flagship Camera
Canon, Sony, and Niko: the three major manufacturers within the photography industry. For a long time, Canon and Nikon held a duopoly, until Sony started producing full-frame mirrorless cameras. We now have a triopoly with Canon, Nikon, and Sony going to head to head with their flagship cameras.
Is Expensive Camera Gear Really Not That Important?
Fashion photographer Peter Coulson is back with another video showing us his process of seeing light. This time he takes an even more minimal approach than his previous videos to prove that expensive gear isn't always needed to produce quality photography.
You Will Fail as a Photographer. You Should Try Anyway.
Vision and talent are often valued in creative circles as the means to a career in photography. Work on your craft and the jobs will come. This is true to some extent, but it is also a fair bit of rubbish.
Why You Should Always Carry a Telephoto Lens for Landscapes
One of the most challenging aspects of landscape photography is finding a composition that does justice to the beauty we see and experience in the field.
Check Out These In-Depth Blackmagic Tutorials
DaVinci Resolve is free to download and use as an NLE. They’ve uploaded tutorial videos in the past, but in the last few weeks, they’ve uploaded in-depth tutorials that make it much easier to understand what you’re doing when you start changing the parameters of a clip’s color. Here are the color-grading tutorial videos.
Photographer Is Attacked in Attempted Robbery During Shoot With Newlywed Couple
A news station from downtown San Francisco is reporting that a wedding photographer was attacking while working with a couple of newlyweds. During the violent altercation, two men jumped out of a vehicle and attempted to steal the photographer’s camera.
A Review of the Sony a7 IV Mirrorless Camera
The Sony a7 IV was one of the most hotly anticipated mirrorless cameras of the last several years, and now that it is here, it brings with it a wide range of improvements and new features sure to capture the attention of photographers and filmmakers alike.
Helpful Tips for Starting Your Photography Business
Being talented with a camera and having creative vision are, of course, necessary for becoming a successful professional photographer, but they are far from sufficient. Running a thriving photo business takes a lot of separate skills, and this helpful video tutorial details a few of them and offers some useful tips along the way.
5 Tips for Taking Awesome Portraits of Musicians
Capturing portraits of musicians is one of my favorite things to do. As a musician myself, I think that I have a unique perspective that helps me to connect with my musician clients. Working with other creatives always makes for an inspiring portrait session, and finding novel ways to incorporate an instrument into a portrait is a fun challenge.
3 Important Lessons for Landscape Photographers
Landscape photography challenges you to work with conditions you can't control while still employing a range of techniques and bringing your creative vision to fruition. If you would like to improve your images, check out this fantastic video tutorial that discusses three lessons an experienced landscape photographer thinks everyone should learn.
Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (January 2022): David Garthwaite
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.
5 Reasons to Buy the Original Leica M Monochrom is 2022
Leica has a rich history in photography and while their cameras are polarizing based purely on price, their pedigree isn't up for dispute. In this video, Mattias Burling discusses why the original Leica M Monochrom is a great purchase in 2022.
Kodak TMax 100: 10 Tips to Give you the Best Results
I'm going to provide 10 additional tips about using Kodak's popular TMax 100 that I learned from my experience with it. Hopefully, these set you up for success with your Kodak TMax 100 photos.
Is the Dell XPS the Best Windows Laptop for Photo and Video Work?
The Dell XPS (eXtreme Performance System) line has been long respected for its quality and performance, offering Windows users a lot of power and advanced features to tackle the heavy demands of professional photographers and filmmakers.
Is the Nikon Z9 the Best Wildlife Camera Ever?
The last few years have seen a slew of new and impressive cameras. Nikon's newest mirrorless body has been turning heads, so one veteran wildlife photographer takes it into the field to give an honest review.
I am a big fan of Jan Wegener — he's a brilliant and experienced bird photographer — and so when he tried out new equipment, it's well worth your time.
The Deceptive Complexity of Simplicity in Photography
We have all seen minimalist photos that use just the bare minimum of elements and the interplay between colors and light and shadow to grab our attention and invigorate our imaginations. However, behind those seemingly simple compositions are often tremendously complex mechanisms and thought processes.
One of the Weirdest Medium Format Cameras Ever Made
Before gaining popularity with the highly respected X Series and GFX Series, Fujifilm was quite active in the film industry, making some fantastic cameras that are still popular with enthusiasts today. One of the most interesting cameras they made was the GA645Zi, and this great video takes a look at what it is like to shoot with a medium format point and shoot.
Two Keys to Finding Success as an Artist Photographer
It can be easy to get caught up in the practical side of photography, particularly if you are running a business, and to lose sight of the artistic side of it. However, we all first picked up cameras because we enjoyed the creative process and the ability to express ourselves through the medium. So, how do you find success if you have devoted yourself to being an artist photographer?
Stop the Scroll: 3 Tips for Mastering Your Use of Color
Have you ever seen those bold modern ads that just force you to stop and look? One got me this week. I was driving, and a billboard had a colossal burger, most likely shot with the 16-35mm lens, and a bold, canary yellow background with that primary McDonalds red. "I need that burger!
How to Create Panoramic Photographs
Creating a compelling and technically sound panoramic photo takes a bit of specialized technique and knowledge in addition to all your normal tools and creative vision, but when you put the time and effort in and get it right, the results can be jaw-dropping.