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How to Reduce Noise in Your Drone Photos

One of the most frustrating issues when working with a consumer-grade drone is the amount of noise one can encounter at low ISOs. Due to the small size of the drone's sensor, even ISO 100 can look rather noisy, especially when recovering shadow detail. In this article, we will take...

Apple iPad Pro 2018 Review for Photography Needs

One of the big releases from Apple last year was the iPad Pro 2018 that comes with an insanely fast A12X Bionic chip that is capable of outperforming even some of Apple's own laptops in performance. With up to to 1 TB of storage, a USB Type-C port that allows...

Desert Travels in Namibia with the Nikon Z7

Five years ago my wife and I travelled to Namibia. Like many others I marveled at the beauty of - and photographed - the Sossusvlei sand dunes. Simple shapes set against an impossibly blue sky. As it then seemed a once-in-a-lifetime trip, I took a Nikon D800E with a range...

The Case for f/16

As photographers, it’s easy to get in our own heads and overthink which aperture to use. On one hand, there’s the classic saying - “f/8 and be there.” On the other, modern lens reviews almost always conclude that the sharpest aperture is around f/4 or f/5.6. But what aperture does...

Understanding Aspect Ratios in Photography

Although aspect ratio might sound confusing for beginners at first, it is a relatively simple subject to understand. In this article, we will explore aspect ratios in detail and explain everything you need to know. What is Aspect Ratio? In photography, aspect ratio represents the relationship between the width and...

Raw vs JPEG: Which Image Format is Better and Why

The Raw vs JPEG debate is one of the never-ending wars in photography. Some photographers say shoot in Raw, while others say shoot in JPEG. What is the Raw format in digital photography and what are its advantages and disadvantages when compared to JPEG? Let's get down to the true...

How to Completely Remove Adobe Creative Cloud Software

If you decide to move to another post-processing tool and you want to completely uninstall and remove all Adobe Creative Cloud applications, you might come across some issues. In this article, I want to share the process of completely removing Adobe software from both PC and Mac hardware. I recently...

Long Exposure Noise Reduction Explained

Over time, every digital camera will develop “hot” or “stuck” pixels that do not work properly. They aren't usually visible, but when you're taking long exposures, they become more and more obvious. The easiest way to fix hot pixels is with a camera setting called long exposure noise reduction. What...

How to Maximize Image Quality in Photography

In the past, I’ve written about camera settings in terms of optimization - pushing your gear to the limits in order to maximize image quality. Today, I’ll revisit those advanced techniques and explain how to combine them to capture the highest quality images you possibly can. (more…)

A Beginner’s Guide to Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop can be overwhelming to use for many beginner photographers. We decided to put together a detailed guide that goes over the basics of the most popular, and arguably most powerful post-processing tool on the market. Many of us have heard others say something like "This image is photoshopped"...