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Zone focusing (ZF) is a great way to pre-set your camera’s focus and aperture, then use that setting for multiple shots. Street shooters love it. And it’s also great for sports, pets, jumpy kids, parties, or any subjects in motion. Zone focusing works best with lenses 35mm or shorter due to their greater depth of

We all know that headshot photography is all about capturing the essence of our subjects – their personality, character, and unique qualities that make them stand out. As headshot photographers, how do we really capture that magic? How do we create headshots that connect with our subjects and leave a lasting impression on viewers? We’ll

Great portrait photography is so much more than just about knowing how to work a camera. You can memorize your camera’s entire manual and still not be confident in a portrait shoot because most portraits require posing. Luckily, this is the right place to learn how to pose and become a better portrait photographer. This

PictureThis is the most popular plant identifier app, and it works with the camera on your iPhone or Android phone. While the recognition of PictureThis isn’t perfect, it generally proves to be remarkably accurate thanks to its well-trained AI. If you own houseplants or are browsing the nursery to get more, PictureThis can be an

The Big Camera Photography Museum is an epic landmark in Western Australia that houses a huge camera collection; the life’s work of one man. Charles Wadley built the entrance of his photography museum to look like a 35mm SLR film camera that houses the largest collection of working cameras in the southern hemisphere. “All I

No doubt most of us have found ourselves in the following situation… You’ve discovered a beautiful landscape scene that you’ve carefully composed in your camera’s viewfinder. Your camera is on a tripod and there’s no wind, so you’re feeling confident that you’ll be able to capture everything in one shot with both a small aperture

Physical photographs can be scanned with an iPhone and it’s easy to get good results with a little preparation and attention to detail. There are several apps that you can use to speed up and simplify the process, each with a different approach. The app that’s best depends on your particular needs. In this guide,

The Speulderforest (“Het Speulderbos” in Dutch) is a beautiful and serene forest, and one of the best ways to capture its natural beauty is through photography. It’s one of the more popular forests when it comes to woodland photography in The Netherlands. It might be a bit overrated, but since this forest is so close

Reverse image search is an incredibly useful technology, allowing you to locate online photos that are an exact match or similar in some way to your own. It can also be used to search for products and places just by supplying a picture, even if it’s an image that you found online. With the right

Film photography. It’s coming back, and more and more photographers are dusting off their old film cameras or going out on a search to purchase one. Many people don’t see the appeal and feel quite comfortable with their phone camera. But for others, it’s becoming the only way they create images. For the photographer who

[embedded content] One of the challenges of photographing landscapes is creating images that reflect the right amount of depth and dimension. But sometimes it seems no matter how hard you try and how often you hear well-meaning advice from other photographers, the photos you take almost always come out darn flat. In this video and

The Mitutoyo long working distance objectives are popular in macro photography, but often difficult to mount to a camera. Long Distance Working Objectives (LDW) are specially designed lenses intended to provide high-resolution imaging and a greater working distance when compared to conventional lenses. The benefit to using these in a macro or micro range is

Butterfly lighting has long been a “go-to” setup for fashion close-ups as well as other portraits where one wants to emphasize cheekbones and frame the face in shadows from below the chin. In this guide, we will introduce the basics of butterfly lighting, from what it is to how you can set it up yourself

The film photography revival is going strong but these pictures don’t just magically appear out of thin air! Eventually you need to develop your film so I put together this step-by-step guide to process black and white negatives at home. It’s easier than you might think! [embedded content] I went cold turkey on digital and

I was born in early October, under the seventh astrological zodiac sign of Libra, which has a symbol of balancing scales. I don’t follow my daily horoscope because I don’t believe that my birth month and year can be used to predict things that will happen to me in the future. I do however display

Light painting has become a popular technique in the age of digital photography. If you have always wondered how to do light painting photography yourself, you’ve come to the right place. My name is Jason D. Page and I am a light painter. I am also the founder of LightPaintingPhotography.com and the inventor of Light

Your iPhone can nicely blur the background to enhance a photograph or video. A similar effect works well with video chat software, eliminating distractions and putting the focus on the subject. Whether you want to blur the background during a FaceTime call, snap a beautiful portrait photograph with your iPhone, or edit the background blur

It’s a beautiful, sunny day. You’re celebrating a special event with a photo session, getting your poses ready. You’ve posed countless times with family and friends, at parties, and for selfies. This should be a piece of cake, right? You say ‘cheese’ in your head and bring out the pearly whites. Then you check the

You’ve been taking your camera everywhere, shooting photos of your experiences, and you love the way photography makes you see the world. Gradually, you’ve started to wonder what it would be like to turn your passion into a career. This guide will walk you through the process of how to become a photographer. If you

[embedded content] Most professional portrait photographers exclusively use strobes for a variety of reasons, but commercial photographer and director Isaac Alvarez explains that in some circumstances, there are still reasons to use constant lights. “It’s no contest between strobe lights and constant lights when it comes to power output. A strobe light will easily battle