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

    Marie Gardiner
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    1. Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Tutorial Beginner

      Pictures of a big moon over a landscape are many times the result of a double exposure. Even when the moon comes closer to Earth, as it did recently, it is...

    2. The Complete Guided Tour of Camera Systems

      The Complete Guided Tour of Camera Systems

      Tutorial Beginner

      For those of us passionate about photography, our cameras are like our roommates. We spend a lot of time with them. And no one wants to get stuck with a...

    3. Choose Your Light: Flash Guns vs. Studio Strobes

      Choose Your Light: Flash Guns vs. Studio Strobes

      Tutorial Beginner

      When it comes to expanding your lighting gear in order to start taking more professional, high-end studio photographs, you will initially be faced with a...

    4. Avoiding & Correcting Linear Distortion in Buildings

      Avoiding & Correcting Linear Distortion in Buildings

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this digital photography tutorial we look at ways of avoiding and removing linear distortion in buildings. We'll go on location to shoot a few example...

    5. Pocket Sized Power: Micro 4/3 Cameras

      Pocket Sized Power: Micro 4/3 Cameras

      Tutorial Beginner

      Making choices about cameras is always tough. Do you pack a huge DSLR with great image quality or would you rather choose a point-and-shoot that you will...

    6. Hints & Tips for Setting Up a Basic Home Studio

      Hints & Tips for Setting Up a Basic Home Studio

      Tutorial Beginner

      Setting up a simple home studio can be extremely beneficial to any photographer. Whether you're a professional portrait photographer or a graphic designer...

    7. A Simple Solution to White Balance and Exposure: The 18% Gray Card

      A Simple Solution to White Balance and Exposure: The 18% Gray Card

      Tutorial Beginner

      An 18% gray card is a handy accessory that every serious photographer should keep in their bag. It doesn't cost much and it barely takes up any space. If you...

    8. Fujifilm X10: The White Orbs Machine

      Fujifilm X10: The White Orbs Machine

      Tutorial Beginner

      In May, Fujifilm starts replacing the sensors on the X10 compact, after complains, around the world, of white orbs appearing on the images taken with the...

    9. Using a Variable Neutral Density Filter for Cleaner Coastal Photography

      Using a Variable Neutral Density Filter for Cleaner Coastal Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      A variable neutral density (ND) filter is your best option when photographing near the sea, but not exactly for the reasons you might think. For my Atlantic...

    10. Gitzo Systematic Tripods, a Review and a Shoot

      Gitzo Systematic Tripods, a Review and a Shoot

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we're going to take a little different approach to the review. We're going to try it out as a photographic subject, as well as a tool. That being said,...

    11. How to Get Outstanding Urban Night Photographs

      How to Get Outstanding Urban Night Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      There are some photographers that don’t go out at night. For many, the perception is that with the lack of ambient light, all your shot will turn out blurry,...

    12. An In-Depth Look at Megapixels and Resolution

      An In-Depth Look at Megapixels and Resolution

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you've bought a digital camera at a big box retail store, you've probably been sold on the features of the digital cameras they're trying to move. Perhaps...