Photo Equipment

Discover the best photography equipment to achieve better results. Read our guides to the best cameras, lenses, lighting, tripods, filters, and more.

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  • 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
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    1. Tethering a DSLR Camera to a Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet With a USB Cable

      Tethering a DSLR Camera to a Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet With a USB Cable

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographers have a lot of complaints when you ask them what they think about tablets. Most tablets lack the tools that photographers need to preview and...

    2. A Beginner's Guide to Lens Whacking

      A Beginner's Guide to Lens Whacking

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial, we'll take that lens off the camera and do some freelensing, also known as lens whacking. By unmounting the lens, you can create tilt-shift...

    3. Shooting a Bounty Hunter-Inspired Fashion Portrait

      Shooting a Bounty Hunter-Inspired Fashion Portrait

      Tutorial Advanced

      The American film, Domino starring Keira Knightley, was about a female bounty hunter whose good looks took a backseat to her martial arts skills and the...

    4. The Definitive Guide to Pinhole Photography: Part 2

      The Definitive Guide to Pinhole Photography: Part 2

      Tutorial Beginner

      Welcome to the second installment of designing and building your own pinhole camera! In this part, we'll be looking at alternative camera shapes and how to...

    5. The Definitive Guide to Pinhole Photography: Part 1

      The Definitive Guide to Pinhole Photography: Part 1

      Tutorial Beginner

      We all love digital and its versatility, speed and convenience. However, if you're like me, sometimes you yearn to go back to something more pure and simple....

    6. Photographing a Band for Their Album Cover

      Photographing a Band for Their Album Cover

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographing a band or artist can be a tricky process. There are often lots of people involved in creative decisions. As a result, it can end up being a...

    7. How to Shoot Colored Light and Water

      How to Shoot Colored Light and Water

      Tutorial Intermediate

      The challenge was simple: photograph colored light and water for an awesome shot. A good excuse to try something I had been thinking about for quite some...

    8. Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

      Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial, we are going to shoot some beautiful abstract images, using some cheap and basic equipment. We are going to break down what you need to...

    9. 5 Photography Apps for Windows Phone 8

      5 Photography Apps for Windows Phone 8

      Tutorial Beginner

      When most people think about apps for smartphones, they think of software to enhance pictures taken with the phone. The apps here are different: they are for...

    10. Quick Tip: 11 Things to Look for in a Camera for Kids

      Quick Tip: 11 Things to Look for in a Camera for Kids

      Tutorial Beginner

      It's relatively common for kids to want to use a camera and take pictures. Nervous parents may have some reservations about letting kids handle something so...

    11. How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

      How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Something about abandoned cities speaks to us on a deep level, whether due to a sense of personal loneliness in large cities or the ostensible fragility of...

    12. How to Shoot Video on Your Canon Rebel

      How to Shoot Video on Your Canon Rebel

      Tutorial Beginner

      The explosion of filmmaking since its democratization in 2008 has meant increasingly cheap ways of exploring the possibilities of motion pictures. One of the...