Photo Equipment

Discover the best photography equipment to achieve better results. Read our guides to the best cameras, lenses, lighting, tripods, filters, and more.

Getting started with Equipment

  • How to Use the BMPCC: Complete Guide to Setup, Filming, and Post-Production

    How to Use the BMPCC: Complete Guide to Setup, Filming, and Post-Production

    Marie Gardiner
  • All Equipment tutorials:

    1. The Visual Vocabulary of Drone Video Shooting Techniques

      The Visual Vocabulary of Drone Video Shooting Techniques

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to learn about different aerial drone shot techniques. We will also look at some basic aerial shooting rules.

    2. How to Plan a Drone Video Flight

      How to Plan a Drone Video Flight

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to go over some pre-flight checklists and how to properly plan for an upcoming drone shoot.

    3. Fly That Drone Inside the Lines: Technical Limits

      Fly That Drone Inside the Lines: Technical Limits

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to learn some general information about drones, focusing in on their technical specs and limitations. This will help us when...

    4. How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Beginner

      When using a gimbal, an external monitor can help you see what you're shooting, but is it more trouble than it's worth?

    5. Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Tutorial Beginner

      Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of mobile journalism. But they're limited when it comes to capturing video. Here are 5 tools every mobile journalist...

    6. How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are remotes or toggles useful in panning and tilting a gimbal, or are they more trouble than they're worth?

    7. How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

      How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

      Tutorial Intermediate

      If you have a variety of lenses, or just one zoom lens, you have some important decisions to make when you’re shooting with a gimbal.

    8. How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

      How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial I'm going to show you the simplest way of adding acoustical treatment to any empty room: putting carpet on the floor. This is by far the...

    9. How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      Tutorial Beginner

      A gimbal can electronically pan or tilt along with you as you turn your body or move inside a vehicle, but the responsiveness or speed of the follow can...

    10. How to Make Advanced Shots With a Long Lens

      How to Make Advanced Shots With a Long Lens

      Tutorial Advanced

      The long lens can be used to enhance location shoots, create extreme changes of focus and strengthen your compositions. This lesson includes tips on lighting...

    11. How to Edit Photos With VSCO

      How to Edit Photos With VSCO

      Tutorial Beginner

      As far as mobile apps go, VSCO Cam has it all: a great camera, sophisticated filters and editing options, and social features that allow you to instantly...

    12. What Is Light? A Photographer's Introduction to Lighting Fundamentals

      What Is Light? A Photographer's Introduction to Lighting Fundamentals

      Tutorial Beginner

      Visible light is only a portion of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. Light is a rather complex subject. Despite this complexity, there are some...