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Small Adjustments Can Lead to Big Changes in a Photo

January 7, 2025 By Jason Polak 14 Comments

junco_after_jpolak

In photography, you compose shots by moving your camera to a physical position in space and time. That's obvious. But what isn't so obvious is that very slight changes in space and time can substantially alter a composition. As a wildlife photographer, I know it's tempting to take shots immediately...

Photography News: New Godox Lights, 100 Years of Full-Frame

January 5, 2025 By Libor Vaicenbacher 4 Comments

Libor_Camera Trap_Photo by Vladimir Cech

Although I feel much more comfortable behind the viewfinder of a camera than in front of the lens, I recently made an exception. It was while shooting one of the episodes of our upcoming Online Workshop with photographer Vladimír Čech Junior. In the photo below, I'm playing the role of...

Structural Colors: The Art of Photographing Hummingbirds

January 3, 2025 By Libor Vaicenbacher 18 Comments

Green-crowned Woodnymph_detail

Nature is full of color. However, color is not an unshakeable property of an object. Something's color will change depending on various factors, including the wavelengths of light that hits the object, the object's absorption and reflection of those wavelengths, and finally, our own eyes. In this article, I will...

Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Review

January 2, 2025 By Spencer Cox 69 Comments

Nikon Z 58mm f0.95 Noct Product Photo on Camera

This hands-on review covers everything that you need to know about the Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 Noct, an ultra-bright statement piece lens from Nikon. The Noct is manual-focus only, and it costs $8000, so it’s hardly practical for most photographers. But it sure is an impressive optic – here’s how it measures up!

Happy New Year from the Photography Life Team!

January 1, 2025 By Spencer Cox 51 Comments

Corporate Photography - Christmas Tree

From me, Nasim, Libor, Jason, and the rest of the Photography Life team, we want to wish you all a very Happy New Year! May your 2025 be filled with joyful moments, good times with family and friends, and beautiful light.

Photography News: New Godox Flash, Big Used Gear Sale

December 29, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 17 Comments

Carp and Cat_Czech Christmas_Libor

Although Christmas shares the same foundation worldwide, it is far from immune to local particularities and, let's admit it, downright oddities. Consider here in the Czech Republic, for example, where the traditional Christmas dish is fried carp. Yes, the same fish that's often considered an inferior or even garbage fish...

Photographing Wildlife at Etosha National Park (Part 2)

December 29, 2024 By Massimo Vignoli 15 Comments

Lion cubs sons

This is the second half of my two-part article on photographing Etosha National Park in Namibia. This second part concerns gear and photography. (If you missed the first chapter, it concerns the park, the best period to visit, and why Etosha is a deserving place for photography.)

The Nikon Z 24-120 f4 S: A Multitalented Lens

December 27, 2024 By Massimo Vignoli 41 Comments

New moon raising on the svalbard ice

In this article, I will share my experience using the multitalented Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens. As with my previous article on the Nikon 100-400mm, I won’t discuss performance in numerical terms or specifications. You can find that helpful information in the original Photography Life review.

Photography News: Tilt-Shift Macro Lenses, EOS R6 III Rumors

December 22, 2024 By Libor Vaicenbacher 3 Comments

2024-12-15-08.11.18 ZS retouched kopie_Pavel Krasensky_Springtail

December was an incredibly exciting month for me, filled with inspiring and eye-opening encounters with some of the most talented wildlife photographers I've ever met. The interviews I had the chance to conduct will soon be featured in an upcoming Online Workshop of ours. In the meantime, let me share...

Photographing Wildlife at Etosha National Park (Part 1)

December 20, 2024 By Massimo Vignoli 17 Comments

Herd of elephants

This article shares my experience photographing Namibia’s Etosha National Park. It is a practical guide focusing on the park itself and how to take wildlife photos in locations like this, particularly in a self-guided manner.

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