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. Quick Tip: How to Easily Avoid Lens Flare

      Quick Tip: How to Easily Avoid Lens Flare

      Tutorial Beginner

      Lens flare is either haze or unwanted light artifacts across the image. It happens when a bright light source, such as the sun, shines into your lens, or is...

    2. Create an Eerie Floating Ghost Using Your Camera and Photoshop

      Create an Eerie Floating Ghost Using Your Camera and Photoshop

      Tutorial Advanced

      Ever dreamed of stepping into an abandoned house and capturing the perfect picture of a ghost or spirit? Today I'll be teaching you a simple method for...

    3. Quick Tip: Perfect Beach Exposures Every Time

      Quick Tip: Perfect Beach Exposures Every Time

      Tutorial Beginner

      Why do cameras sometimes take the fun out of going to the beach? Not only is sand your enemy, the sun can be as well - and not only for sunburn. When the sun...

    4. How to Use Flash With a Slow Shutter to Create Motion and Ghosts

      How to Use Flash With a Slow Shutter to Create Motion and Ghosts

      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 August, 2009. ...

    5. The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

      The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Moon photography can be one of the most fun, yet one of the most aggravating, projects to tackle. You've probably seen those gorgeous photos on calendars,...

    6. Special Effect Filters: Star, Fog, Centre-Spot & DFN

      Special Effect Filters: Star, Fog, Centre-Spot & DFN

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we continue our investigation into photography filters, following on from our previous look at a selection of special effect filters. We'll be...

    7. Special Effect Filters: Multivision, Close-Up, Sepia & Infrared

      Special Effect Filters: Multivision, Close-Up, Sepia & Infrared

      Tutorial Beginner

      Fed up with boring, mundane camera filters? Well, no more! Today we're introducing you to a selection of unusual and interesting filters that can really...

    8. Sony NEX-3: A Beautiful Design, But How Does It Stack Up?

      Sony NEX-3: A Beautiful Design, But How Does It Stack Up?

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we're looking at Sony's foray into the hybrid camera market. Sony's NEX models pack a big sensor into a tiny body, and even the cheaper NEX-3 gives its...

    9. How To Shoot With Fluorescent Tube Lighting

      How To Shoot With Fluorescent Tube Lighting

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Have you ever noticed how expensive studio lighting can be? A single softbox can cost more than a monthly car payment! For most amateurs and even many...

    10. Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In today's video, we're going behind the scenes of a "paint splatter" shoot, looking at how the process works, and how easy it is to photograph your own...

    11. Quick Tip: The Benefits of a Ultraviolet Filter

      Quick Tip: The Benefits of a Ultraviolet Filter

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we continue our series looking at different photographic filters. Having already covered Polarizing and ND filters, today we are looking at another one...

    12. Quick Tip: When and How to Use a Neutral Density Filter

      Quick Tip: When and How to Use a Neutral Density Filter

      Tutorial Beginner

      We're continuing our investigation of camera filters this week, taking a look at Neutral Density filters and Graduated ND Filters. These give you a large...