Just like the old "film vs digital" or the "Nikon vs Canon" debates, lens filters often create endless discussions on the Internet. Some people argue that one should never use protective filters, since it is another piece of glass in front of the lens that reduces resolution and emphasizes other...
Sigma 1.4x Teleconverter Review
This is a detailed review of the Sigma 1.4x Teleconverter EX APO DG for the Nikon mount. I had a chance to test out this teleconverter, along with the 2x Sigma teleconverter when working with the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 lens (review to be published within the next week), so I...
Announce to Announce
We at Photography Life are always interested in new things. We constantly come up with new ideas and plans for our community. We try to learn something new ourselves all the time, and then pass on to our readers whatever knowledge we acquire. We do our best to remind you...
Basic Image Backup Tips for Beginners
One of the first things that comes to mind when faced with some sort of a disaster (fire or flood, for example) is the safety of the people we love. If one's family and friends are well and within arm's reach in the case of such a tragic event, people...
Using Filename Template Editor in Lightroom
As any reader of our previous Mastering Lightroom series articles will know, one of the biggest strengths Adobe's popular RAW converter has is presets and templates. With its emphasis on speed, Lightroom allows you to create a preset or template for more or less anything, from Metadata, to slideshows or...
3 Post-Processing Tips to Improve Your Workflow
Rather than taking a deeper look at an image, those of us who are just getting into photography might get carried away with thoughts of major post-processing. If given enough consideration, most photos do not need major editing or hardly need any editing at all. Before venturing into piling on...
VSCO FILM 01 Review
You know how things sometimes just... click together? You hear a new soundtrack and, out of nowhere, it takes you away. You meet a new client or a friend and it feels as if you were meant to work together or help each other. Click. Just like that. You read...
Proof that Image Stabilization Should First be Stabilized
I had a number of discussions with other fellow photographers and our readers about Vibration Reduction (also known as Image Stabilization, Vibration Compensation and Optical Stabilization), its behavior and how to best use it. While I will provide detailed information on how to properly utilize Vibration Reduction on Nikon's lenses...
Open and Closed Composition
In our article on composition, we discussed the definition of the term in photography. We also outlined the main goal of composition and talked about why it is such an important part of any work of art. As we dive deeper, it is necessary to define two discrete types of...
What is Lens Distortion?
In photography, there are two types of distortions: optical and perspective. Both result in some kind of deformation of images - some lightly and others very noticeably. While optical distortion is caused by the optical design of lenses (and is therefore often called "lens distortion"), perspective distortion is caused by...