Manufacturers are determined to keep their systems insular so equipment from other brands is incompatible. However, there is one area where this blinkered approach degenerates into silliness and damages photography: the naming of functions.
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The Best Images from GuruShots “Beach Time” Challenge
GuruShots is a photography site that hosts “The World’s Greatest Photo Game,” In their latest challenge, they invited participants to submit their best photos of “Beach Time.” There was such a great variety of seascapes and ideas incorporated into the challenge set. There were thousands of entires and millions of votes but the winners of the challenge were decided. Check out the three winners as well as hundreds of top rated images below.
A is for Amateurs, P is for Professionals, M is for Masters: Hogwash!
A long time ago, I heard someone utter this bit of nonsense. Depending upon the genre of photography you shoot, there are good arguments for using manual controls and settings. However, there are times when your camera’s automated technologies prove the Luddites wrong, then automation is king.
Ways to Improve Your Photography Without a Camera
Photography is the sort of thing you can always find new ways in which to improve, whether it is your technique, creativity, business, or something else. If you are looking for ways to improve your photography, be sure to check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you several ways to become a better photographer that will not require a camera.
How to Take Photos Without a Lens
The lens is obviously one of the most fundamental pieces of photography gear along with the camera, but strictly speaking, you do not actually need one to create an image. This interesting video will take you behind the scenes of a neat photography process that lets you take photos without even using a lens and show you the workflow and results.
3 Tips for Turning Bad Conditions Into Good Results
Landscape photography is defined by the unpredictability of nature and for many of us, we don’t have the luxury of multiple attempts to get the conditions we seek. Over the years I’ve come up with a few things you can do, when conditions don’t cooperate, to walk away with unique images.
Canon R3 Versus Sony a1 Versus Nikon Z9: The Best Flagship Camera
Canon, Sony, and Niko: the three major manufacturers within the photography industry. For a long time, Canon and Nikon held a duopoly, until Sony started producing full-frame mirrorless cameras. We now have a triopoly with Canon, Nikon, and Sony going to head to head with their flagship cameras.
