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. Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

      Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Grab some old PC case, fan, metal, and hot glue cause we're gonna make a vacuum photo copy rig!

    2. Gettin' Round: How to Make a Spherical Image with Google Camera

      Gettin' Round: How to Make a Spherical Image with Google Camera

      Tutorial Beginner

      With Google camera you can create immersive photo spheres just like the ones you see when using Google Maps’ Street View function. Viewing a photo sphere is...

    3. Choosing Data Storage Media for Photos and Video: When Not to Use Optical Media

      Choosing Data Storage Media for Photos and Video: When Not to Use Optical Media

      Tutorial Beginner

      There is a variety of storage media available for data storage, but use optical media—CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs—with caution. This article explains why.

    4. Pics or It Didn't Happen! Making Memory and Meaning in the Age of Overload

      Pics or It Didn't Happen! Making Memory and Meaning in the Age of Overload

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, stories, claims, accomplishments, or experiences are not valid unless accompanied by a picture. The result is not that we have better records of...

    5. A Beginner's Guide to Shooting Long Exposure Water

      A Beginner's Guide to Shooting Long Exposure Water

      Tutorial Beginner

      We’ve all seen those silky smooth, impressive waterscapes and lusted over the places they were taken. In this tutorial, I’ll take you through how to start...

    6. Full-Frame vs. Crop-Sensor Cameras for Macro Photography

      Full-Frame vs. Crop-Sensor Cameras for Macro Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Full-frame or crop-sensor, which is best? Well there are a number of variables and in this article, I’ll look at some of the key ones and how they benefit...

    7. Recommended Camera Equipment for Night Photography

      Recommended Camera Equipment for Night Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      There is a lot to think about when investing in camera gear. Before you go out and buy equipment you need to ask yourself one simple question: what do I...

    8. The Complete Mobile Imaging Workflow for iPhone Photographers

      The Complete Mobile Imaging Workflow for iPhone Photographers

      Tutorial Advanced

      In this tutorial you will learn how to raise the quality of pictures taken with your iPhone’s built-in camera with a completely mobile imaging workflow.

    9. Visual Storytelling With the 5-Shot Method for Video Sequences

      Visual Storytelling With the 5-Shot Method for Video Sequences

      Tutorial Beginner

      In a film, the visual narrative is a thought process that you construct for the viewer to take them on a journey. Every film, whether it has two sequences or...

    10. Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

      Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

      Tutorial Beginner

      With so many cameras available today, finding the one that's right for you to use on the street can seem daunting—but it doesn’t need to. Following are 7...

    11. Use a Lapel Mic and Your Smartphone to Record Audio for Video

      Use a Lapel Mic and Your Smartphone to Record Audio for Video

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Great video is easy with modern DSLRs, but great sound is more tricky. Your camera just can't capture good audio. In this tutorial I look at how to record...

    12. How to Create a Custom Color Profile for Your Camera

      How to Create a Custom Color Profile for Your Camera

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Creating a color profile for your camera is the single best way to ensure color accuracy and consistency under differing light sources and between multiple...