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10 Issues Sony Needs to Address In Its Mirrorless Cameras

For the past few years, Sony has been very active in the photography world, releasing one mirrorless camera after another. Back when I first handled a Sony NEX-series camera, I had no idea that the company would step up into the full-frame market with serious competition to challenge both Canon...

What Is Exposure in Photography? A Beginner’s Guide

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Every advanced and professional photographer today needs to learn how to use exposure in photography. By understanding how to expose an image properly, you will be able to capture photographs of the ideal brightness, including high levels of detail in both the shadows and highlight areas. You'll also be able...

Nikon D500 Review

Nikon released the much-anticipated D500 for sports and wildlife shooters on January 6, 2016. Thanks to its excellent image quality, proven ergonomics and a superb autofocus system with a huge buffer, the Nikon D500 is a sports and wildlife photographers' dream come true. Note: this review has been written and...

Sony A6000 Review

The Sony A6000 is an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera that was released as a flagship APS-C product in February of 2014. Sony dumped the "NEX" naming convention in its line of mirrorless APS-C products and merged everything into the "Alpha" ecosystem. Let's take a look at the A6000 in more...

Which Nikon DSLR is The Best and Why

One of the most frequently asked questions I often get asked is "Which Nikon DSLR is the best?" Having been using Nikon gear for over a decade, I have been fortunate to use almost every Nikon camera produced since I started - from low-budget entry-level cameras to high-end professional DSLRs....

Using a Smartphone or Tablet as an On-Camera Monitor

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Today's mirrorless cameras typically come with two displays: a viewfinder and a rear monitor. Both displays can be useful for still photography, but the rear monitor is almost always preferred for video recording. And really, if you're serious about making video, you would typically invest in a dedicated recording monitor,...

How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse

When photographing a solar eclipse, there are a few very important considerations you have to keep in mind to avoid damage to your camera equipment or to your eyes. In this article, we will take a closer look at where you should physically be at the time of totality, what...

Nikon Z8 Firmware Version 2.0 Released: Bird AF, Auto Capture, Pixel Shift

Nikon just announced a major firmware update for the Nikon Z8, bringing it some highly-anticipated features from the Z9 and Zf cameras. The headlining features are a dedicated bird-detection autofocus option, the addition of Auto Capture (borrowed from the Z9) and a Pixel Shift shooting mode that allows capture up...

Why Pen Tablets Are So Useful for Photo Editing

Pen tablets, which serve as an alternate to your computer's mouse or trackpad, have become increasingly popular for photo editing. In this guide, I’ll take a look at the benefits of a tablet, including which Photoshop tools benefit the most from the added control. Lastly, I’ll go over my experience...

Lightroom’s HDR Display Features Explained

In October of 2023, Adobe announced that Lightroom would gain support for HDR editing and display. Perhaps confusingly, this is different from Lightroom's Merge to HDR feature that combines multiple images together - instead, it has to do with the brightness levels that a photo contains and can be displayed...