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Best Camera Settings for Macro Photography

Although macro photography is very accessible - no exotic destinations or expensive gear required - it is often tricky to choose the best camera settings for macro work. If you want sharp, well-exposed photos, you’ll have to push your camera system to its limits. Luckily, this guide covers everything you...

Best Camera Settings for Astrophotography

Anyone who has ever tried to take pictures of the night sky knows that it can be a challenge. If your camera settings aren’t optimal, you may end up with a dark photo, motion blur, or unsharp corners. Things get even more difficult if you want a sharp foreground, or...

Free the Light – Use Off-Camera Flash!

Flashes, as most of us know them, are small devices that are designed to fit into a camera's hot shoe. They have a mounting foot on the bottom for that exact purpose - you slide it on, secure it, turn on the flash, and shoot. But more often than not,...

Nikon Z9 Review

In this comprehensive review of the Nikon Z9 professional camera, we take a close look at its features, specifications and capabilities, and compare them to other top cameras on the market. Few cameras have been as hotly anticipated as the Nikon Z9. Of course, that’s partly due to Nikon’s own...

Every Nikon Full-Frame Camera (FX) in 2025, Compared

Nikon has been making full-frame digital cameras for more than 15 years, and their huge lineup today can seem overwhelming. In this article, I'll compare Nikon's entire full-frame (FX) camera lineup and explain which of these cameras might be a good choice for your photography. This list includes every full-frame...

How to Calibrate Your Apple Mac Monitor

In this article, I will go over the process of calibrating Apple's iMac and MacBook monitors. I will be using a hardware colorimeter along with DisplayCAL software, and demonstrate why properly calibrating your Apple display is extremely important. As photographers, it is important for us to establish a consistent and...

The Spot Metering Method for Precise ETTR

Most recommendations for ETTR (exposing to the right) require you to use the histogram and “blinkies” on your camera to judge overexposure. And while this method works fairly well and has plenty of benefits, it isn’t flawless. Here’s an alternative method involving spot metering, which works better in many cases....

List of All Nikon Cameras as of 2025 + Brief Reviews

No camera manufacturer is perfect, but there's no denying that Nikon has an amazing lineup of cameras at the moment. Beginner or professional, DSLR or mirrorless - chances are good that there’s a Nikon camera targeted toward your needs. Today, I'll compare every single Nikon camera available as of 2025...

How to Take Better Reflection Photos

A reflection of a lake at sunset with colorful clouds - how to capture reflection photographs

Wondering how to take better reflection photos with your camera? Most of us are aware of the basic guidelines of a good landscape photograph. It needs an interesting foreground, mid-ground and a background. Generally, the most challenging aspect of landscape photography is to find a good enough foreground that syncs...

Nikon D3400 Review

The D3400 is Nikon's entry-level DSLR announced in August of 2016 to replace the D3300. The D3400 uses a top-of-the-line 24-megapixel DX sensor, which is capable of capturing very detailed and high-quality photos. But it isn’t all perfect - the camera has noticeable compromises, especially in its handling and menu...