This hands-on review covers everything you need to know about the Nikon Z 35mm f/1.4, a budget prime lens for Nikon’s Z mirrorless system. It’s a combination of a well-loved focal length and a very bright maximum aperture, and I’m sure it’s caught the eye of travel, event, and documentary photographers already. But how does it perform?
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An Introduction to Intimate Landscape Photography
Landscape photographers are known for chasing some of nature’s grandest scenes. Towering mountains, panoramic seascapes, grand views of the Milky Way – all photos with a massive scale. But there’s another side of landscape photography, just as full of potential but often overlooked. It’s called the intimate landscape.
The Best B&H and Amazon Prime Day Sales for Photographers
Today and tomorrow (October 8-9) are great days to buy camera equipment cheaply during Amazon’s Prime Day event. B&H is also joining the fun with a bunch of sales to compete with Amazon. I’ve collected some of the best discounts below.
Visual Echoes: The Threads of Personal Style in Photography
One year ago, we changed the tagline of our website to say “Photography Life: AI-Free Since 2008.” Even though it was largely a statement against generating our articles and photos artificially, it was also a statement for something I consider essential in photography, perhaps today more than ever: personal style and artistic expression.
Nikon Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR Review
This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ, a budget ultra-wide zoom lens for Nikon’s DX mirrorless cameras. The price is low, but the performance surprised me. Here’s how it measures up!
How to Capture Good Foregrounds in Landscape Photography
Not a lot of foregrounds accomplish what I want them to do in landscape photography. Maybe that’s why I don’t take a lot of classic-style landscape photos with a big, obvious foreground layered in front of the background. But I do still constantly think about finding good foregrounds as a...
Hasselblad XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 E Review
Hasselblad just announced the new XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 lens this morning, and I can finally reveal that I’ve been testing an early sample in the field. How does this high-end lens perform? Is it worth the sky-high price? Find out in today’s review!
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4 Announced for $500
Nikon has just announced their newest mirrorless lens: the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4. Like the Z 35mm f/1.4 that was announced a couple of months ago, this is not an S-series lens. Instead, it prioritizes a light weight and a lower price. Here’s what we know so far.
Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Announced for Nikon Z
Tamron recently announced that their 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 lens is going to be available for the Nikon Z system beginning September 19th! This $1300 lens could be a budget alternative for the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S, and a brighter alternative to the Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8.
Our First Online Workshop + 72 Hour Sale Announced!
This morning, I am thrilled to announce the release of one of the biggest projects in Photography Life’s history – our first Online Workshop, The Art of Composition! Along with this workshop, I’m announcing a 72-hour sale on yearly memberships with a price that we won’t bring back. Here are all the details.