TourBox (by TourBox Tech) is a plugin controller that lets you speed up your creative workflow when using editing programs such as Lightroom, Photoshop, Affinity Photos, Capture One, Premiere, Final Cut Pro X, and other design-based applications. It allows you to assign keyboard shortcuts to wheels, dials and buttons, all...
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Can You Break the Rules of Composition in Photography?
I'm sure that most of you have heard about the rules of composition in photography. You know, rules such as keep your horizons level and follow the rule of thirds. Well, a question I sometimes hear is, "What will happen if my subject isn't at a third point?" The short...
What Are Optical and Digital Zoom in Photography?
If you are in the market for a camera, especially a compact or fixed lens point and shoot camera, you've probably come across the terms optical and digital zoom. But what do these phrases mean? Is one type of zoom better than another? Camera manufacturers use all kinds of jargon...
What Is Focal Length in Photography? A Beginner’s Guide
Many photographers misunderstand the concept of focal length. Contrary to what some people think, the focal length of a camera lens is not the lens's physical length, and it has little to do with its overall size. So, what is focal length? This article will explain the answer, including how...
Complete Guide to Street Photography for Beginners
Street photography is one of the most challenging but at the same time one of the most rewarding genres of photography. Documenting people in their everyday environment is not easy - it requires patience, hard work and sometimes even some bravery to be able to approach and photograph complete strangers....
DPI vs PPI – What is the Difference?
There is much confusion out there about the acronyms DPI and PPI. This confusion is understandable, given that people often use the terms in error interchangeably. So what do DPI and PPI mean, and how do they apply to printed photographs and digital image files? In this article, we will...
Fuji XF 50mm f/2 R WR Review
This is an in-depth review of the Fujifilm XF 50mm f/2 R WR lens. Announced in January 2017, the lens is the third in the line of compact, and weather-sealed f/2 lenses made for Fuji’s line of X-series cameras. It joins its XF 23mm and 35mm cousins. This short telephoto...
Alien Skin Exposure X3 Review
This is an in-depth review of the Alien Skin Exposure X3 software for culling, managing and post-processing images. A couple of weeks ago, Spencer wrote the first article of our "Lightroom Classic vs. Other Software" series. In his article, he compared Lightroom to Alien Skin's Exposure X3. I'm following his article...
Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 R Review
This is an in-depth review of the Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens made for Fuji's line of X-Series cameras. This short telephoto lens (85mm full-frame equivalent) was released in February of 2014 and quickly became known as one of the best prime portrait lenses on the market, mirrorless or...
Never Stop Seeing
What do you do if you spend weeks planning a photography adventure, and then when the time to experience that adventure arrives, something comes up that spoils all your preparation? Maybe its the weather, maybe its a park closure, or maybe the fall colour was two weeks late. Experiences like...