Free ways to market your photography

$20 for a stack of 50 business cards. $9.99 per month for graphic design tools for social media, plus $13 for a social media planning tool. $39 for client management software, and $79 for search engine optimization (SEO) tools. The costs of freelance life and marketing your photography business are real—and they can add up… Continue reading Free ways to market your photography

The Tarantula Nebula will ensnare you in a web of beauty

“In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars that were previously shrouded in cosmic dust. The most active region appears to sparkle with massive young stars, appearing pale blue. Scattered among them are… Continue reading The Tarantula Nebula will ensnare you in a web of beauty

Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact

Panasonic Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma L-mount shooters now have a new ultra-wide lens option. With the addition of the Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8, the brand now has five compact, f/1.8 primes for its full-frame mirrorless mount. The growing line already includes the S 24mm f/1.8, S 35mm f/1.8, S 50mm f/1.8, and S 85mm… Continue reading Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact

Hasselblad’s X2D 100C offers a 100-megapixel sensor with built-in stabilization

Say hello to Hasselblad’s new X2D 100C. Hasselblad Hasselblad introduced its X-series medium format mirrorless cameras back in 2016 with the original X1D. It was a quirky camera with an excellent build and outstanding image quality. The Swedish manufacturer refined the concept with the X1D II in 2019, but now the line is ready for… Continue reading Hasselblad’s X2D 100C offers a 100-megapixel sensor with built-in stabilization

Peer ‘behind-the-scenes’ of famous works of art with the help of AI

The famous painting, “Girl with a pearl earring” with its borders extended. August Kamp / OpenAI / Johannes Vermeer This article originally appeared on Popular Science. Open AI, developers of the AI text-to-image generator DALL-E 2, have just announced a new feature for the app called “outpainting”. It allows users to extend existing images and works… Continue reading Peer ‘behind-the-scenes’ of famous works of art with the help of AI

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

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

Gaze into the heart of a ‘Phantom Galaxy’

In Webb’s image, the heart of the Phantom Galaxy is on full display. It is a nuclear star cluster. NASA/ESA/CSA There’s a phantom in the neighborhood, and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) paid it a visit. The European Space Agency (ESA) released a new image of the M74 Phantom Galaxy this week, its majestic… Continue reading Gaze into the heart of a ‘Phantom Galaxy’

Best Canon lenses for 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall RF 50mm F1.2 L USM Check Price Best budget RF 50mm F1.8 STM Check Price Best standard zoom RF 24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM Check Price There are a lot of Canon lenses in the world. In 2021, the company announced that it had manufactured more than 150 million EF and… Continue reading Best Canon lenses for 2022