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. Introduction to the Tools of Long Exposure Photography

      Introduction to the Tools of Long Exposure Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Long exposure photography has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since digital cameras took the risk and some of the mathematics out of it. It's an endlessly...

    2. 10 Ways to Shoot Stunning Portraits With Only One Light

      10 Ways to Shoot Stunning Portraits With Only One Light

      Tutorial Intermediate

      We're here today to talk about shooting high quality, lit portraits with only one strobe or flash. Maybe your budget doesn't allow you to purchase multiple...

    3. A Tantalizing Look at Teleconverters

      A Tantalizing Look at Teleconverters

      Tutorial Beginner

      Have you ever felt like you needed to be that much closer and you would've had the shot? Even though you had a 70-200mm, you wish it could have been a 500mm....

    4. A 12-Step Beginner's Guide to iPhoneography

      A 12-Step Beginner's Guide to iPhoneography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Now we all know about the rise of the smart phone in recent years and in particular, Apple’s iPhone and as it has progressed through the various upgrades....

    5. How to Create Abstract Photo Art with Construction Paper

      How to Create Abstract Photo Art with Construction Paper

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Creating a unique image from what looks like nothing is what this tutorial is all about. We’re going to be building a small construction paper 3D design and...

    6. Envisioning & Shooting an Environmental Portrait

      Envisioning & Shooting an Environmental Portrait

      Tutorial Beginner

      Striking the balance of environment and subject is what good environmental portraiture is all about. Today, I'm taking you from start to finish with how to...

    7. Step-by-Step Guide to an Engagement Session

      Step-by-Step Guide to an Engagement Session

      Tutorial Advanced

      (sigh) L'amore ... Boy meets girl, they like each other, they love each other, and they decide to get married. Although not often done until about 10 or so...

    8. How to Shoot High Speed Splash without Flash

      How to Shoot High Speed Splash without Flash

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographing moving water or water drops is a fun challenge. In this tutorial, I’m going to show how to shoot an impressive image of a splash of water...

    9. How to Make Superb Subway Imagery

      How to Make Superb Subway Imagery

      Tutorial Beginner

      Subway stations are really a world of their own. Underground, dark, gritty, sometimes filled with masses of different people and sometimes deserted, they’re...

    10. Getting Starting with Film Scanning

      Getting Starting with Film Scanning

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you are shooting film getting images from camera to computer is a bit more complicated than a digital workflow. You will need develop and then scan the...

    11. How to Choose the Right Photographic Film

      How to Choose the Right Photographic Film

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we will look at different films types made for different purposes and effects from black and white negatives, to color negatives, to slides and...

    12. An Introduction to Holga Photography

      An Introduction to Holga Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      The Holga is a camera, first manufactured in China in 1981, made almost entirely of plastic, some even have plastic lenses. It was an invention intended for...