You can’t just walk outside with a digital camera after sunset and start taking the photos you see in your mind’s eye. But you have options even if you can’t afford expensive low light cameras and other gear designed...
Not everything can be simulated in Photoshop. While filters sometimes feel redundant in a digital age, they can also protect your lens, produce some masterfully cool effects, adapt to unsavory conditions, and help manage light. Take a look at these five...
We talked with wedding photographers Shawn Inglima and Matt Nelson about how to pose the bride and groom for the best wedding photography. And it's not necessarily what you'd expect! Make sure to give the bride some extra space, keep...
Podcasting is radio for the digital age, and it’s typically offered up as a series. Many people use podcasts as a platform to discuss current events, share stories, or talk about aspects of art and culture like music or...
Unless you shoot only and exclusively along the earth’s equator, it’s likely you’ll need to learn how to shoot in cold weather. With or without snow, there are a few tricks to consider from keeping your fingers warm to...
Light Graffiti has become very popular. The term is a bit of a misnomer, but the art form involves drawing or writing in the air using lights and then capturing those patterns with a slow shutter speed to turn...
Love it or hate it, Instagram is a huge boon for professional and hobbyist photographers alike. Many use Instagram as a portfolio, marketing tool, and more. Instagram accounts with large followings can garner industry recognition, and even influencer campaigns from major...

How to Take HDR Photos

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. An HDR image typically combines three photos of the same scene at different shutter speeds to create a bright, medium, and dark version of the photo. Then, a software process combines the three...
As the most expensive part of the camera, camera sensor size has a lot to do with price as well as image quality. Bigger sensors have higher ISO, so they shoot better in low light. Bigger sensors also have...
Photo sharing websites, photography blogs, and Facebook have been buzzing about art that looks like photos, but which are actually paintings and even pencil drawings. Then photographers with digital cameras and maybe some fancy DSLR lenses fired back with...