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Canon EOS 7D Mark II Review

When Canon announced the 7D Mark II in September of 2014, I got quite intrigued by the camera and really wanted to try it out. Like many others, I have been getting pretty tired of waiting for Nikon's "Pro DX" refresh to replace the D300S, which came out back in...

Recommended Canon 7D Mark II Settings

The Canon 7D Mark II is a popular camera for sports and wildlife photography, but it also comes with a complex and often confusing menu system for photographers. To help guide our readers through these features and menus, we decided to share the settings our team has been using on the camera...

Recommended Nikon D7100 Settings

While reviewing the Canon 7D Mark II, I had to borrow the Nikon D7100 to compare image quality and other camera features. So, I thought doing an article on the recommended settings for the D7100 would be useful to our readers. Although the Nikon D7100 is not a direct competitor...

On Comparing Cameras and Sensors

It reminds me of Goldoni's "Servant of Two Masters"; only masters are now more than two and quite often they are not only capricious but they do not know what they want. First, any comparison is open to critics because even in a well-equipped lab it is impossible to repeat...

FastRawViewer Review: Best RAW Viewer for Your Workflow

No matter what software one uses for post-processing photographs, the process of selecting what images to keep and work on, also known as "culling", can be quite painful when dealing with thousands of images. And this gets even more painful when working with RAW images because operating systems usually have...

Photographing Captive Reptiles

Small sensor cameras have their detractors, but there are specific situations where shooting with a small sensor camera has some advantages. For example, my Nikon 1 gear is ideally suited to taking photographs of captive reptiles because of its light weight, portability, and the comparatively short minimum focusing distance of...

How to Properly Resize Images for Facebook

Love it or hate it, Facebook has become an important social media platform for not only promoting your work but also for finding new clients. Whether you choose to create a fan page for your business or just upload your photographs to your own profile, you might be wondering what...

Introduction to Black and White Nature Photography

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What makes a good black-and-white photograph, how do I take one, and why should I try when I have this nifty hypersaturation preset that makes even my lamest photos look awesome? I’ll answer the last question first – your oversharpened oversaturated photos stink. Their gaudy colors may suck the eye...

Nikon D4s Review

Exactly after two years since the Nikon D4 announcement, Nikon made the D4s public at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 6, 2014. Although the camera was not ready for a full announcement, Nikon wanted to have something to show at the CES, so it only hinted about...

Recommended Nikon D750 Settings

The Nikon D750 is an advanced camera with many different menus and settings, and it can be overwhelming for a lot of photographers at first. So, in this article, I want to explain all the camera settings on the Nikon D750 and provide some recommendations for how to set your...