Photographers are pretty good at coming up with creative, self-deprecating insults. From GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) to pixel peeping, just look on any photography forum today and you'll find a new term that makes you smile and cringe at the same time. One of my personal favorites is chimping -...
How to Use Leading Lines in Photography
Lines are some of the most fundamental elements of photography, and some of the simplest, too. But don't let that fool you. Lines come in many varieties - sometimes leading lines that guide the composition, other times barriers segmenting a photo. They also impact an image's sense of emotion and...
The Best Mirrorless Cameras of 2024, Ranked
If you want to know what the best mirrorless camera is in 2023, I have the answer for you! Well, 15 answers…
Understanding Contrast in Photography
What is contrast? How can you get high-contrast images? It's a sought-after concept in photography, but also one of the most confusing, as there are a wide number of ways to bring it about. To start, let us get to answer the first question. Instead of putting up grey-scale maps,...
DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras
When mirrorless cameras started to replace DSLRs, there were still many advantages of a DSLR over mirrorless. Now that mirrorless cameras have matured, there are very few clear technical advantages of using a DSLR, although DSLRs are still very capable for most types of photography. Can't decide between a mirrorless...
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Review
A traditional weakness of Sony's FE lens lineup has been the number of options available at the telephoto end of the range. The issue has been somewhat rectified in recent years with the release of the Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS, Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS and Sony...
Lightroom vs Capture One: Should You Switch?
There is always a second fiddle - a silver medalist who chases after gold, a challenger just half a step behind the leader. In the world of RAW post-processing software, the undisputed champion is Adobe Lightroom; competing products enjoy nowhere near its popularity. But that alone doesn’t make Lightroom the...
Mastering Dodge and Burn in Photography
When you know how to dodge and burn your photos, you've mastered one of the most important techniques in photography - using post-production to draw a viewer's eye through an image. There are dozens of techniques for dodging and burning, although doing it incorrectly can lead to unnatural halos and...
Nikon Z6 First Impressions Preview
For a number of years now, I have owned a pair of Nikon D750 cameras that I have used heavily for travel photography and videography, but I have been wanting to move up to a more modern version of the camera that has 4K video capabilities. When Nikon announced the...
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Review
Announced alongside the Sony Alpha A7RIII mirrorless camera body last year, the Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS is a significant addition to Sony’s standard zoom lens lineup for their FE mount. Before its release, Sony users had a bit of a tricky choice when it came to selecting a...