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. 5 Great Actions for Tilt-Shift Photo Effects in Adobe Photoshop

      5 Great Actions for Tilt-Shift Photo Effects in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial Beginner

      Tilt-shift is, as you’d probably expect from the name, a combination of rotating the lens (tilt) and moving it (shift). The good news is that this effect is...

    2. How to Take Breathtaking Firework Photographs in 10 Easy Steps

      How to Take Breathtaking Firework Photographs in 10 Easy Steps

      Tutorial Beginner

      If there's a grand occasion coming up, you can almost guarantee that it'll be marked by fireworks. This 10 step guide will help you to capture some of those...

    3. 5 Camera Settings for the Best Drone Video Footage

      5 Camera Settings for the Best Drone Video Footage

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to learn about the best settings for your aerial drone camera. We will also look at how you can avoid common problems with aerial...

    4. Graphics Tablets for Photo Retouching: The New Buyers' Guide

      Graphics Tablets for Photo Retouching: The New Buyers' Guide

      Tutorial Beginner

      Graphics tablets are a creative-industry staple. Every photographer and designer, and pretty much a requirement for any kind of digital artist or painter....

    5. How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Beginner

      When using a gimbal, an external monitor can help you see what you're shooting, but is it more trouble than it's worth?

    6. Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Tutorial Beginner

      Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of mobile journalism. But they're limited when it comes to capturing video. Here are 5 tools every mobile journalist...

    7. How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      Tutorial Beginner

      A gimbal can electronically pan or tilt along with you as you turn your body or move inside a vehicle, but the responsiveness or speed of the follow can...

    8. What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

      What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

      Course Beginner

      Have you ever tried to learn about lenses, only to be overwhelmed by choice and technical information? Whether you're a first-time photographer or a...

    9. How to Edit Photos With VSCO

      How to Edit Photos With VSCO

      Tutorial Beginner

      As far as mobile apps go, VSCO Cam has it all: a great camera, sophisticated filters and editing options, and social features that allow you to instantly...

    10. 8 Tips for Taking Sports Photos Like a Pro

      8 Tips for Taking Sports Photos Like a Pro

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are you looking to shoot better sports photos, and make an impact? Sports photography presents you with many opportunities to capture dramatic and vivid...

    11. How to: Edit DSLR RAW Photos With Your Smartphone

      How to: Edit DSLR RAW Photos With Your Smartphone

      Tutorial Intermediate

      It's now possible to shoot RAW images on your DSLR and edit the files with your smartphone. In this tutorial, I outline the workflow I use to achieve it.

    12. How to Pick the Best Way to Print Your Photos

      How to Pick the Best Way to Print Your Photos

      Tutorial Beginner

      You’ve taken the perfect shot and edited it to perfection...now what? You want to share your image with the world, and to be able to display or sell your...