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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

iPhone bird photography: a beginners’ guide

Tyler Greenly Bird photography is a fun but expensive hobby, as many enthusiasts will attest. A full-frame camera can easily run into the thousands and the telephoto lens? Well, depending on the range and maximum aperture you desire, it can be the cost of a small car. The Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3, for instance, retails… Continue reading iPhone bird photography: a beginners’ guide

A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Noticing Direct Reflections

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 will learn about direct reflections and see how they work in lighting and photography. Direct Reflections Direct reflection—also known as specular reflection—is the mirror-like reflection of a… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Noticing Direct Reflections

Report: Nikon to pull the plug on DSLRs

The flagship Nikon D6 DSLR. Nikon Sometimes when a company abandons a product line it’s a shock, like when Samsung unceremoniously pulled the plug on its entire camera business after months of protestations that it remained committed to the market. Other times, it’s almost a foregone conclusion. Sad as the news may be for DSLR… Continue reading Report: Nikon to pull the plug on DSLRs

Does bird detect AF really work?

Common Tern. ISO 1250, 1/2000 sec, f/6.3, @ 600mm. © Marie Read We like to say it’s not about the gear, that a photographer with any camera can create good photos. And in most situations that’s true. Then there’s bird photography. To get the ultimate photos of feathered subjects you need special equipment: zoom lenses… Continue reading Does bird detect AF really work?

Best monitors for eye strain in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall BenQ 27″ USB-C Photo Editing Monitor Check Price Best 32-inch ViewSonic VP3268a Check Price Best 4K LG 27UN850-W Check Price Many of us can thank our monitors for eye strain that lasts well after we have logged off of work for the day. We spend dozens of hours every week staring… Continue reading Best monitors for eye strain in 2022

Best 3D printers under $500

Stan Horaczek Best Overall Creality Ender 3 S1 Check Price A great filament printer with good modability and a wide feature set. Best Resin ANYCUBIC Photon M3 Check Price A super detailed 4k resin printer. Best For Home ELEGOO Mars 3 Pro Check Price Exceptional print quality with a product family that makes it great… Continue reading Best 3D printers under $500

Best 3D printers under $1,000 in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best Overall R QIDI X-Plus Check Price Great prints with easy assembly. Best Budget Creality Ender-3 S1 Check Price An affordable hobbyists printer with some power-features. Best Resin ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X 6K Check Price Exceptional high-res resin prints. Load up the filament, transfer your slices … the best 3D printers under $1,000… Continue reading Best 3D printers under $1,000 in 2022

A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through

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 learn the basics of light transmission. A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Transmission When light hits an object or substance (like a gas) without being fully reflected, scattered,… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through