If you make YouTube videos purely to get views, go ahead and quit. But if you enjoy making videos, or create content on a topic you’re passionate about, DON’T QUIT! While getting a small amount of views is discouraging, continuing … Continue reading →

Downside of owning a DSLR: High price tag. DSLR cameras are more expensive than point and shoot cameras. Even a used, entry-level DSLR is probably going to cost more than an advanced point and shoot. What are some advantages and … Continue reading →

White LEDs: 4500. Mid-day: 5000 to 5500. Flash: 5500. Overcast/cloudy: 6500 to 7500. What setting should white balance be? Most recent cameras, whether DSLRs or mirrorless, come with a feature called white balance that can be set manually depending on … Continue reading →

New York Bay is actually two bays (Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay) connected by a strait called The Narrows. New York Bay is where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Many bays are formed as … Continue reading →

National Geographic Explorers take risks, stretch boundaries, and conduct inquiries to make a positive impact on the world. Through their curiosity, problem solving skills, and expert knowledge they help us better understand our natural world, its people, and its cultures. … Continue reading →

The good news is you don’t have to have a photography studio to get you there. You just really don’t because there are things you can do to build your brand, so that you can be boutique, so that you … Continue reading →

For the average photographer, 1200 dpi is excellent. These specs are within reach of most printers on the market. When a printer prints above 1200 dpi, it’s nearly impossible to see any difference in the prints. What resolution is 1200dpi? … Continue reading →

Most display experts and consumers agree that OLED displays are the world’s best smartphone displays. The best smartphone OLED displays are the Super AMOLED displays produced by Samsung Display, but other OLED producers (such as LG and BOE Display) are … Continue reading →

The Nikon cameras picked for this roundup are perfectly suited to landscape photography. The Nikon D500 is still perhaps the best all-round APS-C camera on the market thanks to its tank-like build and a sensor that serves up a large … Continue reading →

Nikon Japan has officially marked the D500 DSLR as “old product,” signaling that the company will cease manufacturing the camera. The last new D500 cameras around the world will be those already on store shelves. What has replaced the Nikon … Continue reading →

Low Light Threshold allows you to control the value below which the evaluation of a light is skipped (considered occluded). This attribute is very useful for optimizing render times in scenes with many lights as it discards lights that almost … Continue reading →

Is Uplighting Necessary at a Wedding? Though nothing is truly “necessary” at a wedding other than the marrying couple, uplighting is, more often than not, a good idea. Do you need lighting for a wedding? Short answer: no. The only … Continue reading →

How do I know if my camera is level? Take reference of the objects you see in the frame to set the orientation level. For example, if you are shooting a sunset scenario on a beach, take the reference of … Continue reading →

It was his visualization of a mobile, handheld camera obscura. That, of which, sent Níepce on his way into our history books. Zahn envisioned a simple structure using a reflective mirror positioned at a 45-degree angle to cast the image. … Continue reading →

Posting selfies to one’s social media has adverse causal effects on the self-image and mood of young women, and could make them more vulnerable to clinical eating, mood, and/or anxiety disorders. Is it healthy to take selfies? Some research suggests … Continue reading →