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How To Shoot Film Photography
With analog photography increasing in popularity, you might be asking yourself, "Why film?" To put it simply, shooting film photography highlights the true essence of photography. When shooting digitally, you can set your camera to automatic and fire away taking hundreds of pictures to sift through later. With film, you're limited to 24 or 36 shots and you have to make them good.
By Brianna Joseph7 years ago in Photography
Best Cameras for Landscape and Street Photography
Landscape and street photography are about immortalizing the beauty of a moment or scene, whether it be capturing the perfect beach sunset or right in the center of an urban city. While these moments and images can be captured, superficially, by just about any camera, truly encapsulating the beauty of a single moment or scene takes special equipment. These moments are why photographers want to make sure they are using the best cameras for landscape and street photography, so they can be sure to capture all the right details. While there are many good options for photographers though, the best cameras are going to have certain, specific features that lend themselves to these specific kinds of photography.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Photography
A Shot in the Dark: My Crazy Night Sky Photography Story
Basically, this is the story of a lucky shot. To begin, let's go back a few years. First of all, I am far from a pro-photographer. I shoot on a DSLR, for which I only have one lens. But I am an aspiring photographer. Over the past year or two, I have been learning more and more about photography, not to mention falling in love with it. Also, I am a stargazer by nature so night sky photography has always intrigued me. I remember being in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a couple years ago, gazing mesmerized at the star-filled sky. This was not long after I bought my first DSLR, and I figured I could use it to snap a quick photo of the beautiful sky. I turned it on and pointed it towards the sky, in auto mode. To my dismay, the blurry picture that resulted hardly captured any of the millions of pinpoints of light I could see with my eyes. This was my first experience with "night sky photography."
By Reese Marie8 years ago in Photography
Why Professional Photographers Need to Embrace a Changing World
The world has changed. With the dawn of (truly) accessible digital photography and camera phone advancements, everyone and their robot vacuum cleaner can claim to be a photographer, but are they? What makes a photographer? What's the difference between the "Pros" and these emboldened upstarts trying to lay claim to the throne? Let's dig into the argument and see who comes out on top.
By Jonny Wanders8 years ago in Photography
Best Infrared Cameras You Can Buy
Once a rather specific niche item, infrared cameras are quickly becoming commonplace for the serious photographer. When it comes to thermal imaging, temperature, and night vision, few other types of cameras compare. Depending on the quality and tech of the camera, the field of vision and digital imaging of the infrared camera will vary, but as with most thermal imaging cameras, you get what you pay for. There are some diamonds in the rough here, so we’ve done the legwork for you and provided a list of various cameras for you to pick and choose, whatever your needs are!
By James Lizowski8 years ago in Photography
Owning It
As I walk into class on the first day of high school, I am so nervous! I’ve got to find a seat in the front row. The other students are smiling and waving at each other as they rush around hoping to find seats close together. I stand alone just hoping to find a seat close to the teacher. I become distracted when I sense people snickering behind me. I’m not sure if the snickering is about me or someone else, so I just turn to them with a smile and a nod only pretending to know what they are saying.
By Dana Kolderup8 years ago in Photography
Bucking the Trend of Shooting in RAW
For the last several years now, photographers ranging from the serious amateur to the seasoned professional have been advocating for the use of the RAW photo format as the industry standard. But even so, there are still many good reasons to shoot in JPEG format. In fact, some of these are enticing RAW users to take a second look at and even revert to using the old file type.
By Jason A8 years ago in Photography
These 10 iPhone X Photographs Prove Why You Need to Try Moment's Attachment Lenses
It's no secret that the iPhone X is now one of the most affordable (and commonplace) ways to take amazing photographs. Would-be photographers are now using iPhones in order to take shots while they save up for one of the best DSLR cameras on the market.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Photography
Advantages of a Mirrorless Camera and the Best Cameras for Beginners
Photography may be one of the most expensive and complex hobbies out there. It's one of the very few hobbies where the gear you have will make all the difference in how well your finished product will be. Well-made cameras, as well as well-made lenses, can have a huge impact on how well your shots turn out.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Photography
Top 4K Action Cameras in 2018
It's always exciting to capture the most thrilling elements of an adventure. Whether you're skateboarding, snowboarding, snorkeling, or driving, action cameras make it easy to document your excursions. Now with 4K technology available in action cameras, you're able to film your actions with a clear and smooth picture. Never before has there been such high quality video, where we're able to see every detail, especially in such a small lens. Here are the top 4K action cameras in 2018.
By Claudia Jerro8 years ago in Photography
'Looks Photoshopped'
"Looks Photoshopped." Two words you see every day on social media (if you frequent any pages or groups that encourage photo sharing). Two words that annoy the hell out of me and probably any photographers/artists/graphic designers who sees them. It's such a nondescript, passive aggressive attack on someone's work and it does nothing but flag up the commenter's inability to understand or constructively address something that is beyond their capability.
By john harrison8 years ago in Photography
