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Covering All Focal Lengths: A Review of the Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM Lens

A high quality superzoom lens is somewhat of a unicorn for a lot of photographers. After all, the prospect of a single lens that can handle pretty much any situation is tempting for a lot of reasons ranging from convenience to budget. This great video review takes a look at the Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM to help you decide if it deserves a place in your bag as the do-it-all performer.

5 Helpful Tips for Shooting Handheld Video

There are quite a few ways to shoot stabilized video, but quite often, you will end up shooting handheld for one reason or another. This great video will give you five tips for shooting better handheld video.

The Magic of Blue Hour Photography

Most photographers are familiar with the golden hour, the time of day just after sunrise and just before sunset, but a lesser-known time of day is the blue hour. This great video explores the blue hour and the sort of landscape images you can create during this time.

Creating Three Different Looks With a Single Light

It can be easy to think that you need complex multi-light setups to create professional portraits, but you might be surprised by just how much you can accomplish with a single light. This excellent video will show you three different portrait looks you can create with just a single light.

Helpful Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography

Landscape is a complex genre that takes a lot of skill, forethought, and creativity to create successful images. This excellent video will show you a wide variety of tips to improve your landscape photography.

A Beginner's Guide to Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is one of the three fundamental exposure parameters, and having a mastery of it is crucial to taking full creative and technical control of your images. This informative video will introduce you to the basics of shutter speed so you can begin to take better photos.

How to Light and Shoot a White Product on a White Background

A white product on a white background is a very common and popular look in product photography and a fantastic challenge for any photographer looking to improve their lighting and post-processing skills. This great video will teach you how to light, shoot, and edit a white product on a white background.

The Power of Split Toning in Lightroom

Lightroom has a lot of great tools for editing your photos and putting your creative touch on your work, but one that gets a little less attention than some of the more common functions is the split toning panel. Nonetheless, it is a great way to add a personal touch to your images and develop your own style. This great video will show you how to take advantage of the split toning panel in Lightroom for your landscape images.

Pentax Likely Has No Plans for a New Mirrorless Camera

Pentax has a small but fiercely loyal customer base, and with the industry gradually transitioning to the mirrorless era, those photographers might be wondering if the company plans to eventually join the rest. Unfortunately, it seems the company has no plans to make a new mirrorless camera, at least for the time being.

Take up to $300 off the Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Lens Today Only

A ultra-wide angle zoom lens is one of the most common workhorses in photographer's bags, but professional f/2.8 versions are anything but cheap. Today only, however, you can take up to $300 off the already affordable and high quality Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art lens.

What Is Native ISO?

You might have heard of the term "native ISO" before and wondered what it refers to. This excellent video discusses the topic and what it means for your cameras.

Affordable and Capable: A Review of the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens

The 24-70mm f/2.8 is a bread and butter lens for a lot of photographers in a wide variety of genres, but they tend to be rather pricey optics, which is why Sigma's 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens is such an intriguing option for lots of professionals. This great video review takes a look at the lens and what you can expect from it in practice.

A Look at the New Luminar 4 Augmented Sky Tool

Skylum Luminar 4's AI editing features have intrigued a lot of photographers, as they offer some impressive capabilities and creative edits with just a few quick clicks. This great video takes a look at the latest tool, the AI Augmented Sky tool.

Why Less Gear Is Sometimes Better

There is no doubt that most photographers love gear; after all, modern cameras and lenses are pretty nifty gadgets. And while it can be fun to have a pile of gear on your shelf, sometimes, having less equipment is actually better for your abilities and your creativity.

All 50-Plus Adobe Applications Explained

You are probably aware of what apps like Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro do, but Adobe makes a veritable plethora of applications, and you might not be aware of what they all do and how the more specialized and lesser-known apps can help your work. This helpful video will introduce you to over 50 Adobe applications and explain what they each of them does in just 10 minutes.

Food Photography With Cheap Equipment

It can be very easy to get sucked into thinking that you always need the latest and best gear out there to produce professional shots, but you might be surprised by just how much you can accomplish with entry-level gear. This excellent video will show you the sort of food photography you can do even with basic equipment.

The Power of Selective Color Adjustments in Photoshop

When you hear about selective color, you probably think of aesthetically questionable decisions involving a partially black and white image, but that is not what we are talking about in this case. The selective color adjustment layer is one of the most powerful to ways to make highly precise adjustments to color in Photoshop, and this excellent video tutorial will show you what you can accomplish with it.