Abby Ferguson Making the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people, uncertainties abound: How should you light your model? Which lens is right? How do you draw out great facial expressions? Follow these five tips from photographer Patrick James Miller to help… Continue reading Five tips for more flattering portrait photography
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The best cameras for wildlife photography in 2023
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Sony A1 SEE IT Sony’s flagship has everything a photographer could need. Best for beginners Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV SEE IT A bridge camera ready for a variety of wildlife. Best durable Olympus OM-D… Continue reading The best cameras for wildlife photography in 2023
#VanLife: Four photographers who traveled off-grid
When Sam Brockway first set foot in Nevada’s Jarbidge Wilderness, he could scarcely believe he was still in the United States. Before him stretched 11,000-foot mountain peaks, lush groves of aspen trees, blossoming wildflowers, and crystal-clear blue rivers. Dirt roads as far as the eye could see. At night, he and his friends fell asleep… Continue reading #VanLife: Four photographers who traveled off-grid
The best mirrorless cameras of 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best for pros Nikon Z8 SEE IT The Z8 offers impressive specs across the board for pros. Best APS-C Fujifilm X-T5 SEE IT It’s simply a fun and fantastic camera to shoot with. Best… Continue reading The best mirrorless cameras of 2023
The Sony ZV-1 II camera has a wider lens and more vlogging features
Sony There’s been a flurry of vlogging-specific camera releases lately. Canon released the tiny, beginner-friendly EOS V10 earlier this month, and in March, Sony announced the ZV-E1, a full-frame vlogging camera. And now, Sony has announced the ZV-1 II, an update on it’s popular point-and-shoot vlogging camera. The new iteration brings to the table an… Continue reading The Sony ZV-1 II camera has a wider lens and more vlogging features
Sun, camera, action: The ultimate guide to adventure photography
For as long as there have been cameras, photographers have been among the world’s most intrepid adventurers. More than one hundred years ago, Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley embarked on voyages to Antarctica, braving inhospitable terrain few dared to explore. By the 1920s, an aviator by the name of Edith Keating was helping to pioneer… Continue reading Sun, camera, action: The ultimate guide to adventure photography
7 self-care tips for photographers
Ansel Adams took regular walks in nature, and Margaret Bourke-White went to bed early and woke up early to spend time writing outdoors. Most of us have seen Adams’ Yosemite landscapes and Bourke-White’s photographs for LIFE magazine, but we pay far less attention to their everyday lives—and the little things they did to nurture their… Continue reading 7 self-care tips for photographers
The best photo light boxes for 2023
Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Fositan Photo Box SEE IT Best kit Godox LST40 SEE IT Best value Neewer Photo Studio Light Box SEE IT A photo light box—otherwise known as a light tent or shooting tent—can… Continue reading The best photo light boxes for 2023
The best monoculars in 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Leica Monovid 8×20 SEE IT Best for stargazing Celestron Outland X 20×50 SEE IT Best for hunting Vortex Solo RT 8×36 9 SEE IT When looking for the best option in field… Continue reading The best monoculars in 2023
Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips
From Horst P. Horst’s 1951 picture of the fashion model Evelyn Tripp in a ballgown to Tyler Mitchell’s now-famous 2018 cover photo of Beyoncé for Vogue magazine, flowers have always had a place in creative portrait photography. A few years ago, Emily Soto made this portrait for Allure on film to celebrate springtime in New… Continue reading Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips