You’ve been tasked with shooting new footage for a restaurant, but there are a lot of spinning plates and moving parts. In this article, I share my essential steps for preparing and performing a restaurant photo shoot. As with any type of photo shoot, communication is key to creating results that will satisfy the client. … Read more
The death of the DSLR has long been touted, and even after the appearance of the RF and Z mirrorless systems, it still sees signs of life. But dedicated lens makers may have killed it in the end. It’s worth refreshing where we are now at the end of 2022 by first thinking about interchangeable … Read more
As far as my group of photographer friends go, I’m an oddity. Our studio operates 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with no holidays and very little emotion. Specializing in portraits and commercial photography has its advantages. No babies in buckets, no couches in the fields, no wedding weekends. That said, I’ve often lamented the … Read more
Building a website that helps potential customers choose you over others isn’t always an intuitive process. Here are six ways to update your website. There are different categories of online presence, and each serves its own purpose. If you have a large following on social media, even if you book clients through social media, it … Read more
Last week Sony announced a new camera, and watching marketing videos produced by the company contrasting with the target user I was told it was, I found myself quite confused. You see, Sony let us and many other journalists and YouTubers know about the FX30 in the days leading up to its official announcement. During … Read more
DxO has announced updates to its PhotoLab 6 and Viewpoint 4 software packages adding features powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and new tools for photographers. PhotoLab 6 adds powerful new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its denoising, advanced color management, improved retouching tools and several enhancements to its library system, while ViewPoint 4 adds a … Read more
When I travel, I stay several days in each place I visit to increase my chances of encountering a great light. But even a week is sometimes not enough to get a single colorful sunrise or sunset. Either the sky remains cloud-free or it is completely overcast, preventing any interesting light from breaking through. Night … Read more
On the heels of the 90mm f/2.8 2x Macro APO Lens, Venus Optics has released another Laowa macro lens for mirrorless cameras in the 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, which is arguably more versatile and therefore more attractive to general shooters. . Although similar in design and functionality to the 90mm version, the wider … Read more
To be a wedding photographer, you need to be able to consistently take great wedding photos. You need to be able to nail everything, from the first kiss to the send off of the newlywed couple, in a way that will delight your customers. In this article, I’ll share tips I’ve developed over the years … Read more
X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra Observatory has been combined with infrared data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope to create new composites that make the most of each other’s data-gathering capabilities. The Chandra Observatory says the combination of data underscores that the power of one of NASA’s telescopes is only enhanced when paired with … Read more