Being a-little-bit-of-everything photographer, I really do not enjoy changing out numerous camera lenses to get the photo I want. In your opinion, what is the best all-around zoom lens to use that allows you to take a variety of photos, from wide ang...
Sony A7RV + 90mm Macro After a day of playing around with the new 'focus bracketing' features on the A7RV I've found that it's probably one of the best new features and additions to the Alpha lineup. It makes getting complete and total focus for macr...
Love going out and shooting. Hate having to cull photos.Love editing. Hate editing *all* of the images I've flagged (I don't actually edit them all, but do hate the feeling that I should, eventually one day)Love posting. Hate editing the metadata. T...
Hello Alpha Universe,How often you print your work, and which printer you use?I use Canon Pixma iX6820, to be honest it’s great printer and can do up to 13x19 and the aftermarket ink is very cheap.
Hello Alpha Family,These days I hear a lot of Photographers advise new Photographers to not work for free, but how will they build their portfolio?When I first started, I did a bunch of TFP and did some second shooters on events and weddings to build...
Hi, everyone! I love to help people find their visual voice and style. It is hard to find yourself when we are bombarded with so much beauty everyday! It is easy to get lost in the shuffle of photography trends and fads too.One of my favorite tricks ...
Sony A7RV + 70-200mm MK2 GMIf there's one thing that I have nightmares about it's not having a camera nearby when I want to photograph something -- thankfully that wasn't the case for this photograph! We rarely get any snow in northern Virginia so wh...
A discussion about noise at indoor sporting venue lead to the question: "is your camera ISO invariant?".Definition: shooting initially at lower ISO and then boosting the exposure in post will result in the same noise as if the image was originally sh...
Sometimes I can feel like I am getting a little stale in my work, and I try and find something to keep it fresh.Some of the things I try are walking around with a lens I don't normally use, trying new lighting techniques, playing with pinhole lenses,...
When thinking of locations to photograph portraits, we often think of locations on a larger scale. We look for locations with the most dramatic scenery or the most overall impact, but we may be overlooking some great opportunities in seemingly less ...
When I was starting out in photography I would go brave the cold of an icy winter to get a fun photo in the snow, I would read blogs about photography daily and go to strobist meetups to practice my off-camera lighting. I would take my camera everywh...
Though I'm not new to taking pictures, I'm new in my journey to becoming a photographer. Over the last few months, I've joined reddit groups, searched the internet for tips and techniques to make my workflow more efficient. I've even had the opport...
I feel like my current workflow is inefficient, chaotic, and messy. Do you all have any best practices that you use for your workflow?Currently my workflow consists of:Take pictures with cameraTransfer pictures onto multiple external SSDs (had to sta...
In the winter months, it can be tough for a lot of photographers and cinematographers because it's the slowest season for many. If you want to stay motivated one of the best suggestions I can offer is to go out and try something completely new. Do so...
Take a close look at these four still images. Don't just look at them at the screen size, click on each one so it will enlarge (2500 pixels wide). These are all still-frame grabs from 4K video shot at 60P (60 frames per second) on the new Sony a7RV ...
