Abby Ferguson Best overall Luna Optics 6-36X50mm Digital G3 Day & Night Vision Monocular Check Price Best value Bushnell Equinox Z2 Check Price Best budget Night Owl NOXM50 Night Vision Monocular Check Price Whether you are looking for wildlife, making sure no one approaches your property, or just want to be able to know what’s… Continue reading Best night vision monoculars for 2022
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B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
A roller coaster glitters against the dark of night. Uwe Schellscheidt Color photography is fun but it can at times also be distracting. The simplicity offered in monochrome is an easy way to strip down a scene to its essence, to focus on the lines, shapes, and composition of a photograph, without being sidetracked by… Continue reading B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
How Super Zoom Lenses Work and How to Choose One for Photography
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 about super zooms and find out what you need to know about using one. What Is a Super Zoom? Long lens / Envato Elements If you… Continue reading How Super Zoom Lenses Work and How to Choose One for Photography
Best CFexpress cards for 2022
Abby Ferguson Best overall Sony 512GB CFexpress Type B Tough Memory Card Check Price Fastest Lexar Diamond Series Professional 256GB CFexpress Type-B Check Price Best Type A ProGrade Digital 160GB CFexpress Type A Cobalt Memory Card Check Price CFexpress cards have quickly become the storage media of choice. They offer much faster speeds than SD,… Continue reading Best CFexpress cards for 2022
Best night vision goggles for 2022
Abby Ferguson Best overall Rexing B1 Check Price Best for long distance Solomark Night Vision Check Price Best hands free Nightfox Swift Check Price A good set of night vision goggles can illuminate the darkness without letting others know you are out there. They can be helpful whether you are trying to identify an animal,… Continue reading Best night vision goggles for 2022
The best lavalier microphone setups for capturing dialogue
Mic’d up and ready to record. Onur Binay, Unsplash Lavalier (or lapel) microphones used to be more enticing in theory than they were in reality. Bad sound quality, short battery life, and clunky transmitters made them more of a nuisance than a practical audio solution. However, developments in the technology now allow for great wireless… Continue reading The best lavalier microphone setups for capturing dialogue
JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Rudiescu on Flickr A race car zips down the track to a child’s delight. The sun’s last golden tendrils cling to a cloudy sky. A horse and its rider share a tender moment. For this week’s Photo of the Day challenge, we asked readers to show us what they most love to photograph, and the… Continue reading JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Best Micro Four Thirds cameras for 2022
Abby Ferguson Best overall Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Check Price Best for video Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6 Check Price Best for fast moving subjects Olympus OM-D E-M1X Check Price Micro Four Thirds cameras were originally introduced as a lightweight alternative to the bulky DSLR. These interchangeable lens cameras typically have a lower price point, excellent… Continue reading Best Micro Four Thirds cameras for 2022
Fancy Photo Lenses: Do You Really Need Stabilisation, Coatings, and Focusing Motors?
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 ultra-fast focusing motors, fancy lens coatings, and image stabilisation—and whether you really need them! Fancy Photo Lenses: Do You Really Need Stabilisation, Coatings, and… Continue reading Fancy Photo Lenses: Do You Really Need Stabilisation, Coatings, and Focusing Motors?
Using the magic of reflections to elevate your photography
In Namibia, Marsel van Oosten captures the mirror image of a springbok, pausing to drink at a watering hole in the afternoon light. On a snowy morning on Lake Kawaguchiko, Loic Lagarde captures the perfect reflection of Mount Fuji in the still water. And at Germany’s Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge, Kilian Schonberger photographs a fairytale setting… Continue reading Using the magic of reflections to elevate your photography