Articles from Nicco Valenzuela

New cameras deserve a bit of time for initial setup and customization. This guide should help you with your new Sony camera. 

How can you manipulate the color of the sky with simple lighting techniques? In this video, learn how to capture a rich blue sky with just one light.

Transitions play a huge role in making a video appealing. Here are three ways to create seamless and dynamic transitions for your video projects.  

Landscape photography is one of the most popular genres of photography, but how do photos of rocks, mountains, waves, and sunsets tell a story?  

How do you bring your gear for a hike while keeping yourself comfortable? This is a viable option.  

Great photographers are not born, they are developed. The habits we form as beginners play a huge role in that development overall.  

Are your portraits missing a few vital factors? These tips might just be what you need. 

Having more gear is usually fun. Until you have to pack for a big trip or shoot and charge all your batteries, that is.  

What exactly can the H&Y Revoring do and how does it work? This unique type of filter from H&Y has definitely turned a lot of heads due to its unique design and how it solves a problem that generations of photographers (who use filters) have had for a while.

User experience greatly affects the quality of the cameras we use. How has this changed for the new Sony a7 IV? 

Enough about the “best lenses” for this kind of photography. Let’s talk about what is practical and what works.  

What makes this LED light source a popular choice? What does it have over its competitors?

 LED Lighting equipment has been growing more and more popular for both filmmaking and photography. The emergence of continuous LED fixtures that are now more affordable and more portable has allowed for more creative applications. 

Have you ever wanted to shoot sophisticated-looking portraits with the simplest lighting gear that you have in your bag?

There are lessons that you only learn from constant practice and making mistakes. These are some lessons that can widen your scope and fuel your learning as a landscape photographer.  

Sony recently released the ZV-E10, an entry-level interchangeable lens APS-C camera that supposedly expands the capabilities for beginning photographers, videographers, and vloggers. What can it do, and who was this camera made for?  

How can you turn a corner of your home into a pleasant video background? Here are the basics of creating a better background and lighting setup for your videos, vlogs, and calls.

Why should you keep an ultra-wide angle lens in your bag for portrait, engagement, and wedding shoots? 

ASUS premiered a live launch called “Create the Uncreated” and announced a whole new batch of ProArt products. 

 ASUS’ ProArt line is one of the most reputable tech product lines that are designed and built for professional photographers, filmmakers, designers, 3D artists, and everything beyond and in between. 

If you want to learn photography from scratch and you haven’t bought a camera, your phone is all you need to start.  

With COVID-19 basically celebrating its 1.5-year reign of terror with new strain variants, how have you been holding up? How have all the restrictions kept you from pursuing the craft? 

What benefit can having two screens on a laptop offer you and is there anything more to this device than that? We review ASUS' newest dual-screen laptop to see if it is worth your time and money.

Is having old or entry-level gear a limitation to taking good quality images? Just how good can you make portraits with basic gear and what does it prohibit? 

What makes a good lifestyle photo? Lifestyle photography has a specific charm to its viewers. Effective photographs allow the viewers to relate and catch a glimpse of what the subjects represent. There are, however, certain challenges that make the process a little bit harder.  

Another manual ultra-wide angle lens? Let’s see what makes this one special.  

What ultra-wide angle prime lens makes a compelling case to you? Here are six worth looking at. 

Doing photography professionally will change the way you shoot and operate. If you are planning to go professional or have recently done so, these might be of help.  

The new Sony G Master wide lens is quite unique. Is it worth checking out?  

The weather isn’t always pleasant for landscape photographers. Have you ever tried to take advantage of extreme weather conditions? 

Shift lenses offer a lot of unique solutions in certain situations. Is it beneficial for your photography workflow? In this video, we'll see the uses of a shift lens and for what genres of photography you may want one.

Is this precision tool worth considering for your photography workflow?  

Landscape photography is no walk in the park. It can often be filled with challenges and frustrations. But why do we choose to do what we do? 

These new flagship smartphones seem to be flipping towards a different direction. 

If amidst all the challenges of the changing times and around the craft itself, you’re still really passionate about photography, it probably brings you significant joy. But why? 

As a photographer, what is it exactly that you look for in a computer monitor? Computer monitors and displays may be an under-emphasized important piece of tech that any serious photographer should invest in.

Should smart triggers be a part of landscape photographers’ go-to tools?