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 Magic of Wide Apertures: Technique, Lenses & Settings

      The Magic of Wide Apertures: Technique, Lenses & Settings

      Tutorial Beginner

      You've probably seen plenty photos taken with wide apertures (we've written about this technique before on Phototuts+). They are easy to recognise because of...

    2. The Art of the Detail Shot: Capturing Beautiful Detail Photographs

      The Art of the Detail Shot: Capturing Beautiful Detail Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      One of the things that makes photography a successful art form is that it can show a viewer things in a different way. As photographers, we notice small...

    3. Step By Step: Taking Beautiful High Key Photos of Flowers

      Step By Step: Taking Beautiful High Key Photos of Flowers

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Flowers are a beautiful and popular subject, but taking photos of them outdoors is often a frustrating process. You have to wait until the flowers are in...

    4. The Art of Using Backgrounds to Create Moody Photos

      The Art of Using Backgrounds to Create Moody Photos

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sometimes when you're taking a photo, you can be concentrating so much on your subject that you forget about the background. I'm sure you've seen the...

    5. Concert & Gig Photography: Everything You Need to Know

      Concert & Gig Photography: Everything You Need to Know

      Tutorial Beginner

      Like most people, I've listened to music my whole life - certain events even seem to have their own soundtrack! As I've grown up, I've decided that music,...

    6. The Ins and Outs of Street Photography: 10 Simple Steps

      The Ins and Outs of Street Photography: 10 Simple Steps

      Tutorial Beginner

      Street photography emerged in the late 20th Century as a means for capturing everyday life, for documenting social activity, and to "hold a mirror up to...

    7. The Complete Handheld Lightmeter Guide

      The Complete Handheld Lightmeter Guide

      Tutorial Advanced

      Almost every modern camera currently being produced has a lightmeter built into it. It's the device that measures the exposure, and allows for accurate...

    8. An Introduction to Outdoor Flash Photography

      An Introduction to Outdoor Flash Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we'll be building on our previous tutorial, taking our flash photography outside, and learning how to balance our strobe light with the available...

    9. Beauty Of Nature: 100 Brilliant Examples Of Bird Photography

      Beauty Of Nature: 100 Brilliant Examples Of Bird Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Bird photography is one of the most challenging types of nature photography, but remains an incredibly popular hobby for many people. The subject is usually...

    10. The Complete Guide to Renting a Lens Online

      The Complete Guide to Renting a Lens Online

      Tutorial Beginner

      There's no doubt that photography can become an expensive hobby or career. The market keeps producing faster, better cameras and lenses. You love to use...

    11. How to Photograph Stunning Waterfalls

      How to Photograph Stunning Waterfalls

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in September, 2009. ...

    12. An Introduction to Indoor and Studio Flash Photography

      An Introduction to Indoor and Studio Flash Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we're going to delve into one of the most important aspects of photography - lighting. We'll begin with a background as to why lighting is so...