Yearly Archives: 2016

Great Christmas gifts for photographers

Buying gifts for the lens-lover in your life can be a daunting (and often expensive) task. With so many variants of just about every photographic accessory you can think of on the market, choosing the best one to suit the … Continue reading

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Buy an EOS 5D III or 7D II from Canon UK, Get a Battery Grip for £1.00

For a limited time, the Canon UK Store is offering £1.00 battery grips with the purchase of an EOS 5D Mark III and EOS EOS 7D Mark II.   These bundles represent a significant savings as the 5D III’s battery … Continue reading

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Use Depth of Field to Make Your Photo Subject the Star

We’ve discussed showing less skin and using long sleeves on our models to avoid the viewer’s eye being pulled out of the frame. Why? We want all of the viewer’s attention to be focused on our subject. We want the … Continue reading

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Refurb. Canon EOS 5Ds R for $2,799.00 & Other Huge Discounts at the Canon Store

The Canon Store has some awesome discounts on refurbished DSLR cameras and kits right now. See below for more information.   Canon Store In Stock and Reduced DSLR Cameras   Refurbished Item Orig. Price Savings Sale Price Canon EOS 1D … Continue reading

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Adobe Lightroom Mobile for iOS Gets a New Interface, Desktop Version Gets New Features and Performance Tweaks

Gear Meet Lightroom for iOS 2.6, Lightroom CC 2015.8, and Adobe Camera Raw 9.8 Lightroom gets some fancy new features on the desktop and mobile devices. Popular Photography

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Samsung JU7100 Series 65″ Class 4K Smart LED TV – $1,199.00 Shipped (Reg. $2,999.00)

Want the ultimate digital photo frame? Or possibly just a TV upgrade for the upcoming Super Bowl? Then this deal might be for you.   Through midnight tonight Eastern Time, B&H has the Samsung JU7100 Series 65" Class 4K Smart … Continue reading

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VSCO X Is an Invite-Only Subscription Service Including New Presets

Gear Big things are coming to VSCO’s mobile and desktop offerings The new VSCO X subscription service comes with all of the presets and more robust editing features. Popular Photography

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8 /6.8 and Mobile Updates Now Available

From Adobe:   Lightroom CC 2015.8   Introducing Reference View   Reference View is a new view mode available in the Develop Module that allows you to compare 2 different images in order to make them visually consistent. This is … Continue reading

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Lighting 103 Starts in January

Are you busy in 2017? If not (or even if so!) we invite you to join Strobist's upcoming Lighting 103 course live, when it arrives in January. As with Lighting 101 and 102, L103 is completely free. There are some … Continue reading

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Panasonic Lumix ZS100 / TZ100

Panasonic entered the digital camera market in 2001, and in 2006 produced the first of its popular ZS range (TZ outside the US), a series of cameras with a small body and a large zoom range designed to appeal to … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Photographing Winter Landscapes

Many photographers put away their cameras until spring because winter brings out the toughest elements. But, by shelving your camera and taking it easy you are losing out on the rare beauty that this wonderful season provides. You avoid the … Continue reading

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Amazed Pronghorn and Reasons to Use High Speed Burst Mode for Wildlife Photography

The obvious reason to use high speed burst mode to photograph wildlife is because wildlife moves and you want to capture the ideal body position and behavior. Use your fastest frame rate to capture the frame with the perfect body/angle/leg/wing … Continue reading

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