Sony Workshop & Photo-walk With Jason Lanier

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Jason Lanier is an award winning photographer who has traveled the world pursuing his passion for photography.  His love of photography grew out of his appreciation for landscape photography and he now incorporates the tenets of landscape imagery into all of his work.

Jason has spoken in front of large crowds for Sony at WPPI, and had the distinct honor of speaking for Rotolight at Pinewood Studios, the largest movie studio in Europe.  Jason also works with photography schools, clubs, and groups and has made many presentations to groups large and small in an effort to help “spread the educational wealth” of photography.  Jason has also worked with PPA (Professional Photographers of America) setting up a private workshop for PPA members only.… Read More

Godox Demystified: A Complete Guide

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Since I purchased my first Godox product in late 2015, I’ve been extremely vocal about their product line because of their massive price to performance ratio. It’s a weird occurrence for one of the most capable products to also be one of the cheapest.

Over the years of working with all their products, I’ve become familiar with the extensive model list, but still every day people are discovering them for the first time. At first glance, it’s a daunting pile of letters and numbers that can create a ton of confusion. To help, I created a summary of the Godox X series equipment.

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10 Photos That Show the Extreme Drought on the Dutch Coastlines

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This year has been a year of extremes in the Netherlands. We had an extremely cold winter with all of the country frozen, including the Amsterdam canals which almost never happens. I took the chance to document the extreme cold of the Netherlands earlier this year. Now, what followed was an extremely hot spring that has now transitioned into summer.

Similar to the unusual cold, this heat is unusual. Last time it was this dry with lack of rain was more than 40 years ago in 1976! With the heat comes a long period of no rain and dryness. You can basically see the lack of rain everywhere, especially on the grass that is normally green but is now yellow.

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Are These the Three Lenses You Need for Beautiful Landscape Photos?

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Your bags are packed and you’re heading to an amazing national park to capture lakes surrounded by mountains or secluded sand dunes towering hundreds of feet in the air. What are the best lenses for your soon-to-be epic photography trip?

Adam Karnacz of First Man Photography has been building a following by documenting his photographic journey through his vlogs and video tutorials. In his newest video, he gives us his list of absolute must-have focal lengths for shooting landscapes. Though Karnacz shoots Canon, these lens focal lengths are in every camera brand’s system of lenses or available from third-party lens companies like Tamron.

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The Nikon P1000 Has a 24-3000mm Equivalent Lens

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And you thought the Nikon P900‘s 83x zoom lens was impressive. Nikon has just announced the Nikon COOLPIX P1000, the “new undisputed powerhouse of superzooms.” It packs a ridiculous 125x zoom lens that has the 35mm-equivalent focal range of 24-3000mm — the most powerful range available in a compact camera.

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Real-World Review of the ‘Bokeh Master’ Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art

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The Sigma 105mm f/1.4 is absolutely massive with a filter thread size the same as its focal length and weighing enough to warrant its own tripod mount. Does the extra size and weight make it a better option than Nikon’s own 105mm f/1.4 lens?… Read More

Photographer Captures the Beauty of Bioluminescent Plankton

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There are certain kinds of plankton that glow when they’re disturbed by movement. Photographer Kris Williams recently went out to a shore in Wales and captured a set of photos and videos showing the beauty of this bioluminescent plankton.

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Editing Video for IGTV: Best Premiere Pro Export Settings Revealed

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If you’re thinking of joining in on Instagram’s new long-form video platform, IGTV, there’s a few things that you’ll want to know before you start uploading videos. Be sure to bookmark this one for future reference.… Read More

How to Shoot Defocused Firework Photos

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I’m photographer David Johnson, and in this tutorial I’ll be sharing how I shoot long-exposure photos of defocused fireworks.

Gear List

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
  • Neutral density filter (ND2, 0.3)
  • Basic cheap Rocketfish tripod

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How to Shoot Photos of Flying Food

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Want to learn how to create a “flying food” photo without actually making food travel through the air? Food photographer Skyler Burt of We Eat Together made this 5.5-minute tutorial on one way to freeze time and space.

Levitating food is often seen in advertisements, allowing the viewer to see the individual ingredients of things like sandwiches and burgers.

“It’s really not that difficult of an image to create,” Burt says. “All you really need is something to rest your food on.”

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