Understanding Lens Filters
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Understanding Lens Filters

What lens filters do you need and why?  We’ll give you the basics! Have you ever heard a photographer talk about using a lens filter but didn’t really understand what that meant?  You’re not alone!  Lens filters are simple in design but can have many different functions.  They are also incredibly useful for getting your…

The Single Best Way to Deliver Digital Images to Clients
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The Single Best Way to Deliver Digital Images to Clients

Online galleries, file-sharing sites or digital files via a device? We’ve some ideas on the best way to deliver digital images to your clients. Establishing a photography business requires about two-thousand decisions right off the bat.  Nikon or Canon?  Lifestyle or traditional?  Wide-angle or telephoto?  Digitals or prints?  Even if you decide to deliver digital…

The Highly Recommended Nifty Fifty Lens – What’s so special?
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The Highly Recommended Nifty Fifty Lens – What’s so special?

What’s so nifty about the fifty?  Let’s find out! It’s inexpensive, easy to use and optically sound.  So what’s not to love about a 50mm nifty fifty lens? In a word, nothing. There is a reason the 50mm lens is nicknamed the “nifty-fifty.”  Learn why this lens is one just about every photographer owns and…

Best Macro Lens for Photographers: The Ultimate Introduction
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Best Macro Lens for Photographers: The Ultimate Introduction

What’s the best macro lens for your kit?  Read this first! Macro photography can be a lot of fun to shoot.  There is just something fascinating about seeing tiny details at life-size.  There’s a whole teeny, tiny world out there waiting for an explorer like you! The problem?  To uncover these bijou realms, you need…

The 70-200mm lens – 5 reasons to stop thinking and just buy it already!
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The 70-200mm lens – 5 reasons to stop thinking and just buy it already!

The workhorse 70-200mm lens should be on just about every photographer’s must-have list Are you on the fence about purchasing a 70-200 mm lens?  Worried about the cost?  The weight?  Whether it’s a good lens?  I can’t make these lenses get any cheaper or heavier, but I can alleviate your concerns about it being a…

Wide Angle Lens – Expand Your Horizons
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Wide Angle Lens – Expand Your Horizons

Learn why a quality wide angle lens is a must for any landscape, street or event photographer to keep in their kit. Has a scenic vista ever captivated your imagination?  Maybe you’ve tried shooting family pictures in tight quarters?  Or do you love that in your face view of street photography?  If you’ve said yes…

How to Organize Pictures: 4 Workflow Methods for Photographers
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How to Organize Pictures: 4 Workflow Methods for Photographers

Get your act together to organize pictures now using one of these four methods and save time and frustration down the road. A local business calls and asks if you have some images they could use in an advertisement.  They’ve seen your work and are interested in a beautiful sunset shot on the river from…

Best Photography Apps for Android and iPhone: Personal Assistant Edition
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Best Photography Apps for Android and iPhone: Personal Assistant Edition

How do professional photographers keep everything organized? Between the appointments, advertising, social media sharing, and accounting there is so much to keep track of. Luckily we’ve compiled a list of the best photography apps out there to keep you organized AND provide you with helpful information when planning your shoots. What apps do professional photographers…

Best Photo Apps for Android and iPhone: Photo Editing Edition
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Best Photo Apps for Android and iPhone: Photo Editing Edition

Do you have some free time away from home and wish you could edit some photos on your computer? We’ve got great news! There are a plethora of mobile apps available to edit on the go. We’ve compiled a list of the best photo apps available to photographers on Android and iPhone. No computers needed….

Zenfolio vs. Smugmug: Which One is Better?
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Zenfolio vs. Smugmug: Which One is Better?

Zenfolio vs. Smugmug…the heavyweight bout of the ages! Ask 100 photographers their opinion of Zenfolio vs. Smugmug and you’re likely to find half in the Smugmug camp and half in the the Zenfolio camp.  A battle of these two photography portfolio heavyweights almost always ends in a draw.  The better question might then be Zenfolio vs….

Tokina 100 mm f/2.8 macro lens review: Amazing images, budget price
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Tokina 100 mm f/2.8 macro lens review: Amazing images, budget price

A Tokina 100mm f/2.8 macro lens review and my new love affair. This Tokina 100mm f/2.8 macro lens review is not sexy, which is fitting considering the lens itself it’s very sexy.  You don’t hear a lot of people raving about it on photography sites.  Like the proverbial nice guy, it often gets overlooked by…

Lens Hood Explained: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know!
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Lens Hood Explained: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know!

Wondering what that hood is that comes with your camera lens? Read on for more on your lens hood! A lens hood is a very common photography accessory that is often misunderstood. They can be extremely helpful in protecting the front of your lens, as well as controlling lens flare. This article covers the main…

Comparing Client Photo Galleries: Pixieset vs Shootproof
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Comparing Client Photo Galleries: Pixieset vs Shootproof

Wondering what client gallery delivery option to choose? Let’s compare two great choices, Pixieset vs Shootproof! When it comes to choosing a delivery method for client photos, things can get a little confusing.  Today, we are breaking down both the pros and cons of the two largest client gallery options, Pixieset vs ShootProof.  They are both…