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Share Your Colors: The Photographer Who Loves Horses

Christy Berry has been around horses her whole life. Now a self-taught photographer, she’s turning that experience into art. Everyone has a unique story to share, and Shutterstock has the assets that allow you to share it. That’s why this holiday season, we’re inviting you to receive 25% off, site-wide, as part of our Share… Continue reading Share Your Colors: The Photographer Who Loves Horses

Share Your Colors: The Photographer Who Runs Like the Wind

This artist has an adventurous spirit—and the photos to prove it. Here’s what drives Li Zhongfei’s creativity. Everyone has a unique story to share, and Shutterstock has the assets that allow you to share it. That’s why this holiday season, we’re inviting you to receive 25% off, site-wide, as part of our Share Your Colors… Continue reading Share Your Colors: The Photographer Who Runs Like the Wind

Review: The DJI Action 2 reimagines action camera design, but can’t beat physics

DJI Action 2 from $399 | DJI.com The DJI Action 2 is a modular action camera with a very compact body and impressive 4K video capabilities. It’s a reimagined version of DJI’s Osmo Action camera and features a variety of magnetic modules so users can customize it to their shooting needs. The Action 2 uses… Continue reading Review: The DJI Action 2 reimagines action camera design, but can’t beat physics

How to Make Your Tripod More Stable

Some of the most common advice in photography, especially for landscapes and architectural work, is to use a tripod. But the story doesn’t end there. Even if you have a top-of-the-line tripod and head, bad tripod technique can result in some seriously blurry shots.

Fstoppers Reviews Venus Optic’s 85mm f/5.6 2x Macro Lens: Amazing Magnification From a Tiny Lens

If you’re into macro photography, you might be wondering why so many macro lenses emphasize a wide aperture; f/2.8 is nice to have, but when focused down to 1:1, it’ll leave you with no depth of field. From my point of view, Venus Optics seems to have had the same thought. They built a macro… Continue reading Fstoppers Reviews Venus Optic’s 85mm f/5.6 2x Macro Lens: Amazing Magnification From a Tiny Lens

The Solarcan Puck is a tiny solar camera that lets you shoot three super long exposures

Solarcan is back with a new product, the solarcan.co.uk/PUCK. It’s a solar camera that comes in a very tiny tin package to let you shoot the sun’s path through the sky over many weeks or months. It’s much smaller than their original 16oz version, which you can see in action here when Matthew Vandeputte used… Continue reading The Solarcan Puck is a tiny solar camera that lets you shoot three super long exposures

Beauty in Abstraction and Intimidation

Photograph by: Paul Strand Image Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum The photograph above, titled New York (Wall Street), is one of Paul Strand’s most famous and widely produced images. Its eminence originates from Strand’s departure from pictorialism to straight photography, the latter defined by the sharp focus and detail maintained in the image. Shot… Continue reading Beauty in Abstraction and Intimidation

How to Shoot Beautiful Street Photography With a Leica 28mm Lens

The 28mm lens is a classic focal length for many photographers. It’s true that the 35mm and 50mm lenses tend to see more spotlight and are romanticized more often. But the 28mm lens embodies the truth that if your photos aren’t good enough, then you’re not close enough. If you’re shooting street photography, one of… Continue reading How to Shoot Beautiful Street Photography With a Leica 28mm Lens