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. Strapping Up: A Look at Camera Straps

      Strapping Up: A Look at Camera Straps

      Tutorial Beginner

      Ever stop to think about what is holding your camera when your hands aren't? Lots of photography tutorials focus on cameras, lenses, and lighting. Even bags...

    2. Mastering the Art of Light Painting at Night

      Mastering the Art of Light Painting at Night

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in December of...

    3. Quick Tip: Shooting a Classic Creepy Halloween Photo

      Quick Tip: Shooting a Classic Creepy Halloween Photo

      Tutorial Intermediate

      I was recently sent to an assignment at a local haunted house attraction called The Dent Schoolhouse for the annual Halloween issue of the newspaper I work...

    4. A Brilliant Beginner's Guide to Architectural Photography

      A Brilliant Beginner's Guide to Architectural Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Architecture is serious business. Millions are spent each year on new development projects as architects try to make their artistic vision into reality and...

    5. 10 Tip Guide to Getting Started with Street Portraiture

      10 Tip Guide to Getting Started with Street Portraiture

      Tutorial Beginner

      Have you ever walked down the street, passing strangers who catch your eye. I'm not just talking about checking out attractive members of the public! The...

    6. All About the Dreaded Fungus - Lomography Tipster

      All About the Dreaded Fungus - Lomography Tipster

      Tutorial Beginner

      Once a month, we bring you a tipster from Lomography.com. Their ever-growing database of film knowledge offers tricks, tips and techniques that often outside...

    7. Shooting & Editing a High Speed Fruity Water Splash

      Shooting & Editing a High Speed Fruity Water Splash

      Tutorial Beginner

      Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in December of...

    8. Painting Your Subject With Light

      Painting Your Subject With Light

      Tutorial Intermediate

      I've been in real need of creative inspiration lately and I've been feeling an urge to experiment with new techniques as I continue to discover my vision and...

    9. FlashMasters: On-Camera Flash

      FlashMasters: On-Camera Flash

      Tutorial Beginner

      In the second installment of our Flashmasters series, we are going to be tackling the unwieldy beast that is on-camera flash. Feared by many and maligned by...

    10. Five Old School Photo Accessories that are Still Awesome

      Five Old School Photo Accessories that are Still Awesome

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you're a modern photographer, you're probably shooting digital and have left behind some of the coolest photo accessories ever made. There's no need to...

    11. Product Review: Modahaus Table Top Studios

      Product Review: Modahaus Table Top Studios

      Tutorial Beginner

      As a product photographer, I have tried just about every kind of backdrop/table-top/tent system available. Today, I'll be focusing (no pun intended) on the...

    12. Video for Photographers Part 1: Shot Types and Moving the Camera

      Video for Photographers Part 1: Shot Types and Moving the Camera

      Tutorial Beginner

      With the growing number of DSLRs that shoot video, we are launching a three-part series to help you adapt your photography skills to video production. Today,...