All About Prime Lenses for Photography, and Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn all about prime lenses and when to choose them over zooms. Prime Lenses for Photography: Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet Prime… Continue reading All About Prime Lenses for Photography, and Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet

How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to compress space with photography lenses. How to Compress for Composition With Photography Lenses Higher focal length lenses compress an image and make people’s faces… Continue reading How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

A Photographer’s Guide to Colour and Lighting Temperature

If you’d like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer’s Guide to Light. In this lesson, you’ll find out why white light isn’t actually white. A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Noticing Colour Cameras and Eyes and Brains (Oh My…) A camera system functions in… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Colour and Lighting Temperature

Bruce Dorn on the importance of saying ‘yes’ and the joys of mentorship

© Bruce Dorn Bruce Dorn’s big break in the photo industry was utterly unexpected. He’d submitted some work to a college competition run by Conde Nast, ended up winning, and before he knew it, he was working as a guest art director for the company.  “Prior to winning that contest, I was working in a… Continue reading Bruce Dorn on the importance of saying ‘yes’ and the joys of mentorship

Eadweard Muybridge documentary explores the legacy of motion pictures’ pioneer

One of Muybridge’s most recognizable works, “A Horse in Motion,” was created by rigging several wet plate cameras. Courtesy of Marc Shaffer Today, Hollywood is a titanic industry churning out film after film. But what of its humble beginnings? Why can we synonymously say “motion picture” when referring to cinema? We owe much to a… Continue reading Eadweard Muybridge documentary explores the legacy of motion pictures’ pioneer

Adobe Lightroom CC: Is It a Fit for Your Photography Needs?

Adobe took a different direction with one of its most popular products, Lightroom, and forked the flagship post-production suite for photographers into two: the new Lightroom CC, and the seventh version of Lightroom, Lightroom Classic CC. This product split was a polarizing move that left users wondering about the future of Lightroom. Would Adobe eventually… Continue reading Adobe Lightroom CC: Is It a Fit for Your Photography Needs?

New gear: The Nikon Z30 is a lean, mean 4K video-shooting machine

The new Nikon Z30 is priced at $709.95 for the body only. Nikon Nikon is hoping to appeal to the video content-creating crowd with the launch of its new Nikon Z30 mirrorless camera. Though Nikon mirrorless cameras have long touted impressive video chops—the Nikon Z50 is our favorite camera for Youtubers under $1K—this is the… Continue reading New gear: The Nikon Z30 is a lean, mean 4K video-shooting machine

4 Tips for the Best Maternity Photoshoot

Should You Take Maternity Pictures? Becoming a mother is one of life’s most special experiences. As an expectant mother, you may be considering the idea of a maternity photoshoot. We’re here to help! Although nine months may seem like a long time, life has a funny way of speeding things up, doesn’t it? Before you… Continue reading 4 Tips for the Best Maternity Photoshoot