How to Use a Lightbox – What you don’t know might be hurting your photos
If you don’t know how to use a light box properly, you’ll never get the most out of it. Your photos may still come out gray, or dull, and they might have funny color casts. In short, if you’re not using your lightbox correctly, you may have to just as much post processing as you [...]
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The Purpose of a Lens Hood – If you’re not using yours, you’re missing out!
The main purpose of a lens hood is to keep stray light out of your lens. Stray light (extra light that doesn’t contribute to the composition of your picture) can cause lens flares. Lens flares reduce image quality, sometimes to the point of completely obscuring the subject of the photo. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
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DIY Lightbox – Do it Yourself Pop-Up Light Tent
I just built my first DIY lightbox not too long ago to take some pictures of my Etsy jewelery on a white background. You don’t need a lightbox to shoot on a white background. But I’ve realized since building my first lightbox that it makes setting up small photo shoots a lot faster, and more [...]
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Photography for Etsy – It doesn’t have to be so hard!
Photography for Etsy can be a challenge, especially for new sellers. You might blame your camera, and decide buying a new one is your only option. Or, you might think Photoshop is the best answer. And in both cases, you probably experienced “sticker shock” from the cost of photography equipment, and expensive photo editing software. [...]
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Going Gear Shopping? Never Look Dumb or Get Ripped Off Again!
Do you get a feeling of dread in your stomach every time you go to the camera store? It’s intimidating to walk up to the counter and ask for help when you’re just starting out. You can’t afford to waste a bunch of money on equipment you don’t need, but you just know the guy [...]
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The Shaped Bokeh Effect – Experiments in DIY Photography
Ever heard of the Bokeh Master? It’s this contraption that fits over the front of your lens, sort of like an opaque filter with a hole cut out. It magically transforms out-of-focus highlights in your picture from round dots to cool shapes. Normally, out of focus lights look something like this: But with a Bokeh Master [...]
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Important! Read This Before Building Your Kit
I’ve just discovered that LensRentals.com has a blog. And get this… it’s good. Like this post on the expensive and impulsive way the owner of LensRentals.com built his first photography kit. It’s a funny story. But here’s the best part- He shares what he would have done differently, knowing what he knows now. Remember this [...]
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3 Best Digital Camera Lenses for General Photography
When I think of a general purpose lens, I think of family photos, super close ups or macro shots of flowers and/or pealing paint, and vacation landscape photos. Your interpretation might be different. Tell me about it in the comments. But, you know, read this first please. Anyway, if you’re looking for a general purpose [...]
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Need a Light Meter for Shooting Film?
Maybe you’re into the 120 format, cross processed, Lomo look. The whole Holga thing is huge right now. Or maybe you’re starting to fall in love with 35mm black and white film. Either way you want your exposures to be correct and you don’t want to waste tons of film. If you’re shooting film you [...]
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Used Photo Gear- How to Get Great Advice Before you Buy
So, I just bought a sweet Nikon FA from Goodwill. It’s a 20 something year old film camera with some pretty snazzy features. I almost didn’t buy it. But I took five minutes to talk to someone who knows cameras. This guy totally saved the day. Anyway, I almost passed this camera up when I [...]
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