This weekend, I took advantage of one of the last good opportunities in my area to photograph birds. Summer will be here soon, which is a kind of dead season for a few long weeks. At least here in Central Europe. I almost didn't put my Nikon Z9 away for...
Photo Challenges, Week 2
We are continuing the weekly photo challenges so you can practice your photography and editing! As before, there are two challenges: a photography theme challenge and a Raw editing challenge. The challenges come every Friday, and you have until Wednesday to submit your results in the official threads on our...
What to Test On Your New Camera Lens
Whether you’ve just picked up a new camera lens at retail or are considering buying one second-hand, knowing how to test and evaluate a lens can save you time and money. In this guide, I’ll show you how to check a lens for the most common flaws, all without any specialized tools.
Photography News: New Sigma Art Lens, Leaked Canon R1 Specs
Probably the biggest news of the past week for me personally is that we launched our Weekly Photo Challenges at Photography Life! It's a great way for you, our readers, and our writers to inspire each other. As you probably saw, the theme for this week was central composition. Among...
Introducing Our Weekly Photo Challenges
At Photography Life, we are introducing weekly photo challenges so you can practice your photography and editing! There are two types of challenges: a photography theme challenge and a Raw editing challenge. In the photography theme challenge, we will set a theme each week, and you can submit a photo...
Mastering Flash Photography for Macro and Close-Up Photos
It's challenging to photograph subjects that are extremely close to the camera lens, particularly when it comes to flash photography and lighting. For some lenses, the effective working distance is practically zero when trying to shoot at maximum magnification. It becomes difficult to achieve soft, even lighting while avoiding unwanted...
Announcing Photography Life’s New Raw Image Database
Today, I'm excited to announce the start of Photography Life's raw image database! With every new camera and lens we test, we'll be publishing full-resolution raw files available to download for your reference. We're also adding existing cameras and lenses to the database, with more than 400 raw sample images...
Photography News: Three New Lenses, Huge Canon Sales
Whenever possible, I try to show you the photos I have taken in the past week in my regular Photography News. This photo is so fresh that the fish sticking out of the kingfisher's beak is definitely still in the belly of one of the chicks it was meant for....
How to Change Camera Lenses Safely
Changing the lens on your camera might seem simple, but there are a number of best-practices that can reduce the risk to your gear, as well as cut down on the amount of dust that gets inside your camera. In this guide to swapping camera lenses, I’ll go step by...
Exascend Essential CFexpress B 1TB: Tested on Animals
In my early days as a photographer, I bought a memory card for my Nikon D70 with - for the time - a huge capacity of 1GB. I didn't really care about the card's speed back then, because I was shooting other subjects than wildlife. The price was staggering. If...