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. 7 Items You Never Thought to Bring to a Shoot

      7 Items You Never Thought to Bring to a Shoot

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we're taking a look at some of the less-obvious items that you may not consider bringing to a photo shoot. Some are tiny things, others are big - all...

    2. A Complete Beginner's Guide to Photographic Film

      A Complete Beginner's Guide to Photographic Film

      Tutorial Beginner

      The vast majority of photographer's nowadays use digital cameras due to the ease of use, instant preview gratification, straight forward storage, the ease of...

    3. The Second Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Film and Cameras

      The Second Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Film and Cameras

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we're hopping back in the Delorean for another trip to the days when megapixel wasn't a word and Google didn't make special glasses that allow you to...

    4. A Poor Man's Guide to Budget Macro Photography

      A Poor Man's Guide to Budget Macro Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Macro photography can be an absolutely stunning way to view the world as you've never seen it before. However, high equipment costs represent a formidable...

    5. An In-Depth Guide to Effectively Capturing Dereliction and Decay

      An In-Depth Guide to Effectively Capturing Dereliction and Decay

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sometimes as a photographer I get overwhelmed by the thought of the amount of subject matter that is out there for me to capture. There are always new sites...

    6. How to Shoot With an Extremely Shallow Depth-of-Field

      How to Shoot With an Extremely Shallow Depth-of-Field

      Tutorial Beginner

      So you've saved every penny, and your piggy bank is full to bursting. It's time to cash that in money and buy a new lens. And what better choice than a fast...

    7. Using LumiQuest's Fold Flat Softbox

      Using LumiQuest's Fold Flat Softbox

      Tutorial Beginner

      The power of small flash units is really remarkable. From battery powered flash units, we can pull enough light for portraits, wildlife, and lighting entire...

    8. Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Tutorial Beginner

      Pictures of a big moon over a landscape are many times the result of a double exposure. Even when the moon comes closer to Earth, as it did recently, it is...

    9. The Complete Guided Tour of Camera Systems

      The Complete Guided Tour of Camera Systems

      Tutorial Beginner

      For those of us passionate about photography, our cameras are like our roommates. We spend a lot of time with them. And no one wants to get stuck with a...

    10. Choose Your Light: Flash Guns vs. Studio Strobes

      Choose Your Light: Flash Guns vs. Studio Strobes

      Tutorial Beginner

      When it comes to expanding your lighting gear in order to start taking more professional, high-end studio photographs, you will initially be faced with a...

    11. Avoiding & Correcting Linear Distortion in Buildings

      Avoiding & Correcting Linear Distortion in Buildings

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this digital photography tutorial we look at ways of avoiding and removing linear distortion in buildings. We'll go on location to shoot a few example...

    12. Pocket Sized Power: Micro 4/3 Cameras

      Pocket Sized Power: Micro 4/3 Cameras

      Tutorial Beginner

      Making choices about cameras is always tough. Do you pack a huge DSLR with great image quality or would you rather choose a point-and-shoot that you will...