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. Introducing the Wonderful World of 50mm Prime Lenses

      Introducing the Wonderful World of 50mm Prime Lenses

      Tutorial Beginner

      What do Henri Cartier-Bresson and Ralph Gibson have in common? They're both famous photographers - yes. But something else - they both used a 50mm prime lens...

    2. Sigma DP2s Review: Back to Basics, But Has It Gone Too Far?

      Sigma DP2s Review: Back to Basics, But Has It Gone Too Far?

      Tutorial Beginner

      The Sigma DP2s is the latest version of Sigma's ground-breaking DP-series compact cameras, which first reached the market in Spring 2008 with the launch of...

    3. Quick Tip: An Introduction to Polarizing Filters

      Quick Tip: An Introduction to Polarizing Filters

      Tutorial Beginner

      Over the next month we are going to take in depth look at different photography filters. We will find out what each one does and then how to use them. We...

    4. Quick Tip: Avoiding Camera Damage

      Quick Tip: Avoiding Camera Damage

      Tutorial Beginner

      A camera is the most important asset of any photographer. It's your defining piece of equipment, and well worth protecting carefully from any damage, or...

    5. DIY: Creating Your Own Ring Lighting Setup

      DIY: Creating Your Own Ring Lighting Setup

      Tutorial Advanced

      Do-It-Yourself projects are now the new thing to do in your spare time. In this DIY, you will learn how to create a fully functional thirty inch ring light...

    6. Shooting at Night: 4 Photography Scenarios Explained

      Shooting at Night: 4 Photography Scenarios Explained

      Tutorial Beginner

      Shooting outside at night is no easy task if you don't enjoy the unprofessional and merciless glare of a built-in flash. Today we'll shed some light on the...

    7. Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we're taking a look at the once ubiquitous light meter, and how it can still help you in today's world of cameras attempting to do it all for you....

    8. Step By Step Guide to Photographing a Beverage

      Step By Step Guide to Photographing a Beverage

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are you thirsty? Well, even if you aren't, go get a large cold drink before you continue reading. I hope the photos in this tutorial make you feel parched....

    9. The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

      The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we'll look at a few of the benefits of shooting with a wide aperture. If you're new to photography there will be some key insight here into one of the...

    10. Quick Tip: Try a Tripod Alternative

      Quick Tip: Try a Tripod Alternative

      Tutorial Beginner

      Continuing our look at interesting items to take on a shoot, this week we focus upon alternatives to the tripod. Tripods are necessary for many types of...

    11. DIY: How To Create Your Own White Box for Under $10

      DIY: How To Create Your Own White Box for Under $10

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial we'll be creating a White Box which will allow you to take awesome close up photos in a seamless "Matrix-like" space. There is plenty of...

    12. Shooting an Incredible Lit Landscape From Start to Finish

      Shooting an Incredible Lit Landscape From Start to Finish

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Landscape photography is an area rarely associated with artificial lighting - there are few forms of photography more dependent on the sun than outdoor and...