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. Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

      Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial, we are going to shoot some beautiful abstract images, using some cheap and basic equipment. We are going to break down what you need to...

    2. 5 Photography Apps for Windows Phone 8

      5 Photography Apps for Windows Phone 8

      Tutorial Beginner

      When most people think about apps for smartphones, they think of software to enhance pictures taken with the phone. The apps here are different: they are for...

    3. Quick Tip: 11 Things to Look for in a Camera for Kids

      Quick Tip: 11 Things to Look for in a Camera for Kids

      Tutorial Beginner

      It's relatively common for kids to want to use a camera and take pictures. Nervous parents may have some reservations about letting kids handle something so...

    4. How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

      How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Something about abandoned cities speaks to us on a deep level, whether due to a sense of personal loneliness in large cities or the ostensible fragility of...

    5. How to Shoot Video on Your Canon Rebel

      How to Shoot Video on Your Canon Rebel

      Tutorial Beginner

      The explosion of filmmaking since its democratization in 2008 has meant increasingly cheap ways of exploring the possibilities of motion pictures. One of the...

    6. Quick Tip: Making a DIY Star Filter

      Quick Tip: Making a DIY Star Filter

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this quick tip, we are going to take a look at star filters and see how easily and quickly we can one at home in a few minutes for free.

    7. 10 Secrets for Better Flower Photography

      10 Secrets for Better Flower Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Flower photography is probably the most explored area of amateur photography, but the results for many people are never in touch with what they saw. Today,...

    8. Understanding & Using Ansel Adam's Zone System

      Understanding & Using Ansel Adam's Zone System

      Tutorial Intermediate

      The Zone System is a technique that was formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer back in the 1930's. It is an approach to a standardized way of working...

    9. Building a DIY Fluorescent Lighting System

      Building a DIY Fluorescent Lighting System

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Using long light sources to create unique highlights has become extremely desirable. Long fluorescent tubes fit the bill perfectly. The idea was perfected by...

    10. Quick Tip: 8 Reflectors You Already Have in Your Home

      Quick Tip: 8 Reflectors You Already Have in Your Home

      Tutorial Beginner

      Reflectors are the simplest way to soften, diffuse or redirect light. You may not think about it, but there are reflectors all around us, from the clouds in...

    11. The Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Film and Cameras

      The Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Film and Cameras

      Tutorial Beginner

      So you've dug through your parents' basement, pulled out their vinyl album of Michael Jackson's Thriller and bought yourself an old record player. And for...

    12. Essential Kit for an African Safari

      Essential Kit for an African Safari

      Tutorial Beginner

      An African safari is a dream for many photographers, but the idea of needing a big lens is a nightmare most amateur's face. The truth is that you can get...