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Guide to Buying Used Photo & Video Gear
Purchasing equipment from the used market can be an effective way to save money. However, there is a risk of ending up with subpar or defective items, such as a damaged lens or broken gear, with no option for return. Given our extensive experience handling thousands of pieces of equipment daily, we…
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Comparing Canon’s Best Mid-Range Zoom Lenses
With their introduction into mirrorless six years ago, Canon has had one of the most aggressive lens development periods in photographic history – averaging over six lenses each year to help fill out their RF series lens lineup. While there are still some holes in their lineup (most notably only…
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A Basic Understanding of Color Theory
If you’ve been a frequent reader of this blog, you’ve probably heard me tiptoe around color theory, and say that I’m not going to go into it further; as a post on color theory deserves a book or several college courses and not something a few paragraphs can do justice. However, it is a frequent…
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Explaining the Different Types of Tripod Heads
A quality tripod can last your entire career as a photographer or videographer, so finding the right tripod system for you is immensely important. While the legs for a tripod are pretty self-explanatory, find one that matches the height you need, decide on carbon fiber or aluminum, and click buy.…
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The Ten Biggest Announcements at NAB 2024
The National Association of Broadcasters show (commonly called NAB) is a bit like an annual Christmas for cinematographers and videographers. As one of the largest trade shows in the world, NAB is where all the major manufacturers meet and show off their latest products and technological…
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Using Gels and RGB Lighting In Your Photography
Adding RGB or gelled lighting is an effective way to diversify your photography or video work, and can be incredibly easy to implement into your workflow. However, adding colored lighting into your workflow is easy by practice, it’s not always easy to get great results by adding these elements into…
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Comparing AI-Generated Headshots with Real Headshots
I’ve talked a lot about AI on this blog over the years – from discussing how it will change the industry, to implementing AI-based tools to better your workflow. In short, I’m pretty terrified of what AI is going to do to budgets and jobs in general in both the photography and videography spaces.…
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Photographing Wildlife from a Kayak
Many of the most compelling wildlife images are taken from as close to the subject’s eye level as possible. For aquatic birds, small marine mammals, and other wildlife that live in and around the water achieving this can be challenging. I have found that photographing these animals from a kayak has…
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Working with Top Talent to Develop Your Photography Portfolio
Over the past decade, I’ve had several opportunities to work with some incredible talent in the modeling, acting, and music space. And while I’m proud of the work I’ve done, I’m often asked how I got the opportunity to work with such people. Well, the short answer is a lot of hard work and…
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Previsualization in Photography
I live near Carmel, California. The photographic history of this place is freighted with an approach to image-making called previsualization. Ansel Adams wrote about visualization, which he defined as “the ability to anticipate a finished image before making the exposure”. Minor White later…
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Photographing the Brown Bears of Brooks Falls
Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska is widely considered one of the best places in the world to observe and photograph brown bears fishing for salmon. In 1988, renowned wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen took an unprecedented image of a salmon leaping right into the mouth of a brown…
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Which Social Media Should You Use to Promote Your Photo Work in 2023?
As social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok all drive their focus to short-form video, it’s pretty easy to conclude that it’s a good time to be a videographer. But two of those three social media platforms were once heavily focused on photography, so where do photographers go to…