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We’ve written about how to avoid glare on glasses here on DIYP before. It’s a topic that many of us face at some point or another, whether it be for photography or video reasons. Photographer Joe Edelman has shared some excellent tips in the past on how we can avoid glare and reflection in glasses […]The post Quick tip – How to light subjects with glasses for photos or video appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE

As creatives, we’re used to expanding our knowledge and pushing our boundaries. There’s no better time than now to creatively explore and learn new mediums. Regardless of where you live or what gear you have, we want you to Create No Matter What. The Adorama Team has teamed up with amazing partners to bring you another challenge!The eighth Create No Matter What Creative Challenge: Composite Photography, with the theme “Create Your World.” Composite photography is the blending of two or more images to create one... READ MORE

The Nikon Z 5 offers shooters the chance to get into full frame mirrorless territory at a relatively affordable price, while the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 lens backs that up with a small footprint and extremely reasonable cost. How do they hold up in practice? Check out this great video to see.[ Read More ]... READ MORE

So the real question is what Photography Gear should I buy when I am starting my photography business?  Well John Branch IV is here to answer that question. Let´s go over the 7 Things you Need to Buy when Starting a Photography Business. He is going to cover all of the gear that you are going to need to make sure that you are getting amazing photos at every session you do.  Also make sure to ... READ MORE

Netgear has announced the Meural WiFi Photo Frame. The frame is designed to conveniently display your photographs using an accompanying smartphone application.The Meural is a 13.5" x 7.5" frame with a 15.6" diagonal display offering a 1920 x 1080 resolution and anti-glare coating. The display promises a wide viewing angle and ambient light sensor to ensure it looks good in any setting and from a large variety of angles. Including its bezel, the Meural Photo Frame is 16" (408mm) wide, 10" (259mm) tall and has... READ MORE

Working Distance andAngle of View: Yes, the 180-200 mm macro lenses do tend to be large, heavy, and expensive, but longer macro lenses have a unique characteristic none of the other macro lenses have. No its not magic pixie dust, but telephoto macro lenses have a narrower angle of view than their shorter counterparts. A narrow angle of view is most useful in eliminating background distractions. A longer lens sees less background behind the subject than a shorter lens.  We can certainly exploit this to... READ MORE

A high-quality 85mm wide-aperture lens is the holy grail for a wide variety of photographers, offering the ability to create sharp portraits with backgrounds blown to smithereens. However, such a lens is rarely cheap, but Sigma's offerings frequently undercut first-party brands, including Sony. Can their new 85mm f/1.4 Art keep up with Sony's own 85mm f/1.4 G Master? This great video review compares the two to find out.[ Read More ]... READ MORE

As a photographer, Joshua Lee’s approach as a storyteller is to share stories of creators from every field to show the person they are behind their products, and what and where their passions originate from.Lee won the Fujifilm Students of Storytelling competition for his portrait series on the behind-the-scenes takes of different creators’ craftmanship and their tools. Fujifilm created the contest to identify the next generation of U.S. storytellers, and to provide them with Fujifilm X Series or GFX System gear to bring their vision to life.Mark loves to... READ MORE

The famous Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan is being accused of “predatory” and “exploitative” behavior after it purchased artwork by Black photographers indirectly (and at a steep discount) through a fundraiser to exhibit the photos without the artists’ permission.HuffPost reports that the Whitney had purchased artwork by Black photographers through the collective See In Black, which sold prints by Black artists at a deep discount and donated 100% of the proceeds to charity.The Whitney purchased the prints with the intention of including them... READ MORE

Most lenses with a very large zoom range sacrifice either image quality or portability, but a lot of strides have been made in the last few years. If you are looking for a single lens that can handle almost any situation you throw at it, check out this great review of the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for Sony E mount.[ Read More ]... READ MORE

Are you on-the-go and want to utilize your Lightroom presets? In this video, Serge Ramelli walks us through how to do just that. You’ll learn how to install and use your presets on Lightroom Mobile to retouch all your photos and improve your phone photography skills! Ready to take your photo editing even further? Be […]The post How to install and use presets with Lightroom Mobile appeared first on Photofocus.... READ MORE

Show Promo ImageWe’ve all been there: You shoot a quick portrait that you think is pretty nice, only to find out later on the computer that there are subtle, ugly shadows on your subject’s face. The image is ruined, right? Well, not so fast.Tue, 08/25/2020Ron Leach... READ MORE

We’ve been talking ad nauseam about the Canon EOS R5, that I almost forgot (not really!) about the Canon EOS R6, which is likely to Read more...... READ MORE

Discover the best, most bug-tastic images on the theme of macro photography, courtesy of GuruShots... READ MORE

There are more cameras available to buy today than ever before. That usually means that consumers receive more innovation and better prices, and sometimes the best example of those perks are hidden gems.[ Read More ]... READ MORE

The camera market is an interesting thing, especially when it comes to sales. Depending on how we look at the data, it can show very different results. Two reports confused me at first, with one declaring Olympus as King in the Japanese mirrorless market, holding four of the top ten spots on sales while another […]The post Olympus dominates Japanese mirrorless market but the EOS R5 tops recent sales appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE

Netgear today unveiled the new Meural WiFi Photo Frame, a 15.6-inch digital frame that’s designed to be a simple and effortless way to show personal photos and artwork.“So many photos are captured on smartphones every day, yet many are not seen on screens that showcase them in their fullest, richest detail,” says Netgear SVP David Henry. “With our new Meural WiFi Photo Frame we’ve created a new way to enjoy and relive those special memories.”Hardware-wise, the Meural features an anti-glare 1920×1080-resolution screen with a patented... READ MORE

Show Promo ImageSummer is rapidly drawing to a close, as are opportunities for warm weather landscape photography. So if you want to capture a few more spectacular summer sunset images, now is the time.Tue, 08/25/2020Ron Leach... READ MORE

Here’s one of the more unique cameras you’ll ever see: designer Adrian Hanft took 28,248 coffee stirrer straws and turned them into a one-of-a-kind camera — the images show up as 28,248 points of light.After verifying that 250 straws can project an image onto ground glass, Hanft ordered tens of thousands of black disposable coffee stirrers on Amazon and began building prototypes of the camera he had in mind.Light passes through the tens of thousands of stirrer straws and creates an image on “ground glass”... READ MORE

It’s a question that everyone who picks up a camera asks at some point. But how do you know if a career in photography is right for you?[ Read More ]... READ MORE

Over July and August, comet NEOWISE became the “Holy Grail” of many photographers out there. I also had my own attempts to capture it before it goes away for another 6,800 years. It was uncertain whether or not the comet will survive its Sun flyby and return for our descendant to observe. But according to […]The post Hubble’s image shows that comet Neowise survived its journey around the Sun appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE

Auto ISO is a camera feature that beginners tend to ignore–but this is a mistake. Why? Because Auto ISO is one of the most useful methods for exposing images correctly while also achieving ... Read more... READ MORE

Yesterday was what Mother used to call a red-letter day. This Summer has been an old-fashioned Summer, with many cool days, and dry air, and towering bright piles of clouds in blue skies. Before I go on, I should tell you that green beans are one of my favorite foods. Which would be a minority choice, but I love 'em. And the waterfall in the gully in my backyard got christened yesterday, which seems like a special occasion.I went up the hill at about 8:30... READ MORE

[Register here: A webinar on the future of lighting, hosted by Rangefinder and WPPI, Wednesday, August 26 at 4 p.m. EDT.]It’s Lighting Week here at Rangefinder, and we’re celebrating with daily roundups of our very best lighting stories and how-to’s. Here is a compilation of some of the best coverage Rangefinder has to offer on portrait lighting, with subjects ranging from newborns to wedding couples, and techniques highlighting ways to maximize sunlight and window light to perfecting strobes, punchy flash and everything in between.6 Photographers Share... READ MORE

Many of the new cameras released by manufacturers these days show off their dual capabilities as both cameras and video-recording devices. One prominent niche that is targeted, especially by entry-level models, are webcams. But what if you didn’t need to buy a new camera to have a webcam? What if you could use a camera […]The post Sony Releases Free Webcam Software for 35 of Its Cameras appeared first on Light Stalking.... READ MORE