6 Examples of the Creative Possibilities with Instant Film (NSFW)

Instant film is the perfect combination of attitudes new and old. It gives the classic film vibe while offering the instant gratification today’s society demands. Instant film cameras are awesome ice breakers too. They’re cool for parties, and everyone wants to hang with the person who owns one. However, one shouldn’t confuse them as being… Continue reading 6 Examples of the Creative Possibilities with Instant Film (NSFW)

Can This Cheap Lens Keep Up With the Demands of Medium Format Cameras?

Medium format lenses tend to be pricier than their full frame or APS-C counterparts; after all, a bigger sensor requires bigger glass to match it. A sub-$1,000 medium format lens is a rarity; even rarer is a sub-$1,000 zoom lens. Fujifilm’s GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR fits the bill, though, and this great video review takes… Continue reading Can This Cheap Lens Keep Up With the Demands of Medium Format Cameras?

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How to optimise your mirrorless camera tilt screen for waist level shooting with a piece of wood

If you just want to shoot from the waist then this is a tutorial for you. The idea spans around taking a Canon EOS M200 (or a similar camera with a tilting screen) and adding a wedge-shaped piece of wood (40x55x800mm). Together they change this camera into a Hasselblad 907x lookalike. It’s something of a… Continue reading How to optimise your mirrorless camera tilt screen for waist level shooting with a piece of wood

Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful

Despite a nearly two-year global supply chain shortage, Nikon has been making good on the company’s promise to deliver a plethora of new lenses for the mirrorless Z system. Filling in most of the missing gaps from the F-mount lineup with greatly improved lenses, this time with a unique and affordable “in-between” focal length lens… Continue reading Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful

Tyson Rininger Spends Quality Time with Natural Underwater Beauties

“Very few people have ever been as close as I have,” explains Monterey Bay Aquarium’s photographer Tyron Rininger when I asked him how incredible his job is. He’s had some fascinating encounters with underwater creatures big and small and has a job that many photographers would envy. How many photographers can actually say that they’ve… Continue reading Tyson Rininger Spends Quality Time with Natural Underwater Beauties

The Trouble With Comp Stompers and How to Remove Them

There are many times when you have gone to a location to shoot a landscape and you have not been the only one there. That is fine as everyone is entitled to be there. Every now and again however you have the type of photographer who thinks that they are entitled and who blatantly either… Continue reading The Trouble With Comp Stompers and How to Remove Them