Monthly Archives: March 2018
Six Reasons to Upgrade From Lightroom 6 to Lightroom Classic CC
If you’re a Lightroom 6 user you may be wondering whether it’s time to upgrade to Lightroom Classic CC. Yes, it will cost you more to move over to the Lightroom Classic subscription, but you will receive a lot of … Continue reading
Lightroom Coffee Break: Hiding Modules and Panels in Lightroom Classic
Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom CC has so many features that quickly accessing certain tools can be an issue at times. In this video, Benjamin Warde demonstrates some techniques for making Lightroom’s user interface a little less cluttered. B&H carries … Continue reading
Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds
Our fine feathered friends, the birds, make great photography subjects. They can be challenging to photograph though, hence why this week’s photography challenge is – you guessed it – birds! If you struggle to capture images of the fast ones … Continue reading
Common Portrait Mistakes You’ll Want to Avoid
Portrait photography is hard. There’s a lot to think about including: Getting the lighting right What lens to use Composition Posing Working with a model or subject Post-processing (how much is enough or too much) And so on . . . So … Continue reading
The top 10 sights at The Photography Show 2018
The Photography Show takes place every March at the Birmingham NEC exhibition centre in the UK. All the major camera manufacturers are there with big, shiny stands, but there’s also lens and accessory makers and smaller companies displaying kit we … Continue reading
How to Establish Your Photographic Style
OK, you’ve bought all the right camera equipment. You have three camera bodies, 10 lenses, a stack of lighting gear, all the filters and attachments you can think of. You’ve read the manual and gained some experience in taking different … Continue reading
A Contemporary Marriage Proposal
Want a good laugh to start your Friday morning? Press the “Play” button, sit back and relax while watching what a typical marriage proposal looks like these days. Canon, Nikon and Sony News, Deals and What’s New at The-Digital-Picture.com
Focus on Photographing a Different Color Each Day to Practice the Art of Seeing
Color is all around us. As beautiful as black and white can be, color gives us variety and sometimes, unpredictability. But funnily enough, it’s also easy to take it for granted. Over time, I’ve come up with a few exercises … Continue reading
Panasonic Lumix GX9 review
The Lumix GX9 is the successor to one of the oldest mirrorless cameras in Panasonic's current range, the Lumix GX8. Aimed at the enthusiast photographer who wants a compact but high-performance camera, the GX9 is Panasonic's latest premium rangefinder-style mirrorless camera, … Continue reading
Laowa’s 9mm lens is the widest f/2.8 optic for APS-C mirrorless cameras
While Fujifilm, Sony and Canon are growing their mirrorless lens ranges, one area that's perhaps been overlooked is the fast ultra-wide-angle prime lens. Venus Optics thinks it's spotted a gap in the market, and has produced the world’s widest rectilinear … Continue reading
Four Ways to Get Frame-Filling Shots in Bird Photography
When all goes well, bird photography can be absolutely exhilarating. Yet birds are small and skittish creatures. Hence, a common problem faced by bird photographers, beginners and experts alike, is simply getting close enough to capture an image. Even with … Continue reading
Canon EOS M50 Hitting Retail Shelves Early Next Week
The Canon EOS M50 is scheduled to be in stock at B&H, Adorama and the Canon Store on Monday, March 26. Product Highlights 24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor DIGIC 8 Image Processor 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Vari-Angle … Continue reading