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What Lens to Buy? A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Lenses

April 11, 2021 By Madhu Manickam 16 Comments

If there is one 'holy grail' that everyone talks about in photography, it has to be lenses. Beginner or professional, photographers have always been obsessed with glass. At a certain level, there is a valid reason behind the infamous glass obsession. Other than lighting equipment, lenses are the camera gear...

Hiking and Camping Tips from a Landscape Photographer

April 8, 2021 By Spencer Cox 36 Comments

Big Agnes Tent Laugavegur Hike Camping

Even ignoring photography – which is a fun way to begin an article on a photography blog! – I’ve always loved hiking, camping, and being in the great outdoors. Some of my favorite memories are from times when I left my camera in my backpack or at home and just went exploring.

Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro Review

April 6, 2021 By Spencer Cox 27 Comments

2.5X vs 5X Magnification Size Comparison Laowa 25

Venus Optics makes some of the most unusual lenses on the market today, including the one I'm reviewing today: a 25mm f/2.8 macro lens that goes from 2.5 to 5× magnification. Unusual is a good thing in this case, because very few other lenses (particularly for Nikon) can go beyond...

How to Set Up and Empty Scratch Disks In Adobe Photoshop

April 3, 2021 By Meg Faehl 14 Comments

ScratchDisk1

If you are an Adobe Photoshop user and you regularly work on large files, you are running Photoshop on an older or slower computer, or you just want to make sure that you are running Photoshop with maximum performance, then understanding scratch disks is important. Maybe you've even received a...

A Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Camera

April 2, 2021 By Madhu Manickam 40 Comments

What is the best camera to buy? This is one of the first few questions any aspiring photographer would have, especially with so many cameras out there today. My goal in this article is not to say one brand is better than any other, but just to introduce the most...

Sensor Gel Stick Sale – While Supplies Last!

April 1, 2021 By Nasim Mansurov 31 Comments

Sensor Gel Stick

After many years of selling the Sensor Gel Stick, I decided it is time to move it off Photography Life. With Amazon constantly undercutting our sales (and often selling fake copies), it has been tough to keep the product available, and I just don't want to deal with the inventory,...

500 Rule vs NPF Rule: Shutter Speed for Astrophotography

March 31, 2021 By Spencer Cox 38 Comments

Sample Milky Way landscape photo

When you’re photographing the night sky, it can be a serious challenge to pick the right camera settings. Shutter speed in particular is a difficult one, forcing you to fight between capturing enough light or capturing sharp stars. Two popular rules aim to help – the 500 rule and NPF rule.

Best Books About Composition for Photographers

March 27, 2021 By Meg Faehl 6 Comments

BookReviewComposition-1

Whether you are a new photographer learning the basics of composition for the first time, or a more experienced photographer looking to improve your photographic composition there is a book on this list for you. The one thing the books on this list all have in common is that they...

Photography Life 2021-2022 Workshop Announcements

March 22, 2021 By Nasim Mansurov 11 Comments

Sheikh Zayed Mosque

I am very excited to announce Photography Life's 2021 and 2022 Workshops! Without a doubt, this past year has been pretty rough for many of us. With all the lockdowns and closures in place, it was quite hard to do anything travel-related for our team, let alone run a photography...

Macro Photography Ideas to Try at Home

March 14, 2021 By Spencer Cox 24 Comments

Oil on water macro photo with bubbles

Most of us have gotten rather used to our homes over the past year. And most photographers, including me, have had a harder time finding interesting subjects and inspiration as a result. But one of the best things about macro photography is that you can do it anywhere, including indoors,...

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