Many beginner photographers often wonder what camera settings they should use to get the best possible results with their current camera gear. While there is no set rule for camera settings that work well in every shooting environment, I noticed that there are some settings that I personally set on...
Everything You Need to Know About the Nikon D850
Now that the Nikon D850 has been officially announced, it is time to take a closer look at the camera's features. Nikon has introduced a number of great features with the D850 that we have never seen on other Nikon DSLR before, so I thought it would be a good...
Nikon D850 Announcement
Back in July, Nikon teased us with its "development announcement" of the upcoming D850 camera. Aside from a teaser video and some hints here and there about what to expect from the upcoming DSLR, Nikon gave no other information, so we had no clue what to expect in terms of...
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Images
I am currently traveling in Wyoming with a couple of friends and we are on our way home, after an unsuccessful attempt to stay in Yellowstone National Park - it turned out to be a complete zoo, even a couple of days after the total eclipse. I don't know what...
Photographing Bees with Extension Tubes and Five Different Lenses
Many photographers have an interest in close-up photography but may find it hard to justify the cost of adding a dedicated macro lens to their existing interchangeable lens camera kit. They may decide to use extension tubes instead. The objective of this article is to demonstrate how extension tubes can...
Compressed vs Uncompressed vs Lossless Compressed RAW Options
When you go through camera menu options, you might come across a number of different options that are related to the way your Raw images are saved. One of those options is typically the type of compression that is applied to Raw files. There are several reasons why camera manufacturers...
Does Photography Have Any More Technical Limitations?
Something I noticed recently made me stop and think for a moment, since, if true, it means that the modern era of photography is an especially noteworthy time: With very few exceptions, there are no scenes or subjects that are impossible to capture with today’s technology. Nearly everything you come...
Five Easy Steps to Improve Your Photos via Post-Processing
One of the most frequently asked questions I often get at Photography Life is related to post-processing images. Specifically, our readers want to find out how they can make their images look good without spending too much time post-processing them. After all, not everyone has the skills or the patience...
Fuji GFX 50S Review
Hasselblad and Fuji got quite a bit of buzz in 2016 when they introduced the first mirrorless medium format cameras. The Hasselblad X1D-50c stole the show with its beautiful design, compact build and leaf shutter lenses, whereas the GFX 50S got Fuji fans excited with its functional camera body, modular...
What to Photograph in Costa Rica
The forest floor gave way to a small black pond which was by now almost indistinguishable from the muddy trail which led to its bank. Towering over the basin of the pond were the Ceiba trees, like obscure shadows that were closing a casket over the ground below. Every now...