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. How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting

      How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Rembrandt was an amazing painter, but what does he have to do with flash photography? In this lesson you will learn about the lighting technique that he made...

    2. How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting

      How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Learn about flash triggers, flash stands, and flash accessories for getting your flash off of your camera, for a simple, low-cost way to try off camera flash.

    3. Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup: Loop and Butterfly Lighting

      Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup: Loop and Butterfly Lighting

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this lesson you will learn two more classic lighting setups to add to your bag of tricks. Loop lighting and butterfly lighting are very versatile ways to...

    4. What You Need for Flash Photography — Equipment and Skills

      What You Need for Flash Photography — Equipment and Skills

      Tutorial Beginner

      There are so many possibilities when it comes to choosing the right gear for flash photography. In this lesson we'll go over the equipment and skills you...

    5. How to Use Modifiers for Speedlights to Light Creative Portrait Photos

      How to Use Modifiers for Speedlights to Light Creative Portrait Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Flash accessories include softboxes, umbrellas, snoots, beauty dishes, and more. Learn what all of these light modifiers do for portrait photos in this lesson.

    6. How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

      How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn how to balance the exposure of your camera and the exposure of your flash in this lesson from our free course.

    7. How to Diffuse the Light From Your Built-in Flash for Portrait Photography

      How to Diffuse the Light From Your Built-in Flash for Portrait Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Upgrading to speedlights is preferable, but isn't always feasible at the start of your photography journey. In this lesson, you'll gain some simple tips and...

    8. How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

      How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

      Tutorial Beginner

      Built-in flashes are really only good for one thing: fill light. As you go through this lesson, you'll learn when and how to use your built-in flash for fill...

    9. How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

      How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Using your speedlight to 'bounce light' off different objects is an easy way to create beautiful light. After you've completed this lesson, you'll not only...

    10. A Photographer's Guide to Small Flash and Speedlight Features

      A Photographer's Guide to Small Flash and Speedlight Features

      Tutorial Beginner

      There are multiple brands and lines of speedlights, and it seems like each one has a different system of dials, buttons, and menus. In this lesson, you'll...

    11. What is Small Flash Photography?

      What is Small Flash Photography?

      Tutorial Beginner

      In order to learn how to use a flash, it will help us a great deal to have some understanding of what a flash is and how it works.

    12. How to Use Cinema Tools With the BMPCC: Follow-focus, Hoods, and Filters

      How to Use Cinema Tools With the BMPCC: Follow-focus, Hoods, and Filters

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you're film making with one of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, you might find some extra cinema tools and accessories, helpful. Here are some of the...