ShareA quick look on eBay will reveal thousands of low use, high quality film cameras for incredibly low prices. It is perhaps the best time ever to buy a film camera, but why would you want to go back to film when today’s digital cameras produce such stunning images. Well, here are some reasons. by [...]

ShareAlmost every photographer gets asked this question at least once a week (and often much more). “What camera do you recommend for somebody who is into photography, but doesn’t want a full DSLR?” There are a huge group of aspiring photographers who are into photography enough to want professional looking images or a bit more [...]

ShareAt some stage, almost any photographer will be bitten by the macro bug. Something about seeing things close up in ultra-high definition attracts almost everyone to flirt with the world of macro photography at some point on their photographic path. But a macro lens can be expensive and many of us are not sure about [...]

SharePhotography can be a pretty expensive hobby. There are legends about folks who have maxed their credit and minimized their bank accounts because of all the expense of building their gear inventory, all in the hope that the next purchase will transform their portraiture to awesome sauce. Every few months or so, there seems to [...]

ShareRecently, the folks at Think Tank Photo sent our writer, Aloha Lavina, an “Airport Intenational Roller Bag V.2″ for review. After dragging it through half of South East Asia and North America, here’s what she had to say about it. If you travel with a bit of gear, you’d want a bag that promises durability [...]

ShareGetting your camera into the water doesn’t have to entail purchasing an expensive housing that one might think is necessary. I recently did some research on alternatives to hard casings that would allow you to get your SLR camera into the water.  I came across a few different companies offering durable plastic casings that I [...]

ShareWorkshops, commercial and editorial jobs, and travel assignments often take me to places like Vietnam, India, Jordan, Bhutan with camera equipment in tow. Depending on the assignment, I take as much or as little equipment as I need, but my packing procedure is the same for each photo trip. Packing for an overseas photo trip [...]

ShareCleaning a camera lens is definitely something that every photographer is going to need to do at some point. Doing it properly is imperative if you’re to take perfectly clear images. This great little video from the folks at the unofficial Nikon Help Hotline on Youtube have put together this great video on how to [...]

ShareShooting models lends itself to slightly different equipment than say, a landscape shoot.  Here we will explain what you need for your first model shoot and why it will become useful. Photo By Cillian Storm While a DSLR is a given, lens choices will make the difference here.  Anything in and around the 100mm range [...]

ShareSome of us have one, some of us don’t, but use one. I’m talking about a studio, and what do all studios have? Lights! Studio lights are quite different to speedlights; size and power output being just two of these differences. They’re often referred to as monoblocs, and can have a number of light shapers [...]