The Theme of this week's photo contest is long exposure photography! Click here for more details.
Don’t be discouraged from long exposure photography just because you don't have a DSLR camera! Yes, you probably won’t be able to capture...
If you want to get more from your DSLR cameras and take beautiful shots that will have your friends asking you for help, you need to learn about “Bokeh,” the Japanese word for photos with a nice, blurry background....
Digital SLR cameras are not as delicate and temperamental as they used to be, but you still need to know how to properly care for and use, clean, and store your cameras, DSLR lenses, and other gear to maximize...
The face of photography continues to change as Micro 4/3 , smart cameras, and now Sony’s new Alpha 3000. The Alpha 3000 is a Hybrid camera because it is an E-mount camera (shares lenses with the NEX family) in...
Photographer Nathaniel Johnston brought us along on a portrait photoshoot! We picked up some great basic pointers while watching him work!
Give your subject direction to try different moods and expressions. Someone might feel more comfortable with one emotion than...
By Kayla Sargent and Alisun Dellimore
The Canon SX50, Nikon P520, and Sony HX300 are high end DSLR’s that boast large optical zoom lenses. We decided to run them against each other in an epic “zoom off” at the Prospect...
High-speed photography is the only take to take great sports photographs. Safe at the plate, the perfect head, crossing the finish line, or an embrace after a win; they all happen at a fast pace that requires exceptional shutter...
Halloween and all the incredible, creative costumes people put together are the perfect opportunity to put digital cameras to use, but unless you have access to special low-light cameras and hardware, you need to learn how to use your...
The "Golden Hour" is a term used by photographers for the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset when light is especially conducive to beautiful pictures. During sunrise and sunset, when the sun is near or below the...
If you aren’t careful, you can find yourself caught up in one little number as you shop for digital SLR cameras: megapixels. But digital cameras have come far enough that the megapixel isn’t the most important feature to maximize...
