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Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

02/01/2023

Best Vlogging Camera
We found the best vlogging cameras, but don't let the small size confuse you. These units are powerful and can capture amazing videos. In fact, all of the cameras included in this list have more than 20 megapixels (MP) and impressive stabilization and digital zoom capabilities.

01/23/2023

Change these settings before you shoot!
Having a brand new camera is an exciting time for a photographer. But before you head for the hills, the studio or a far-flung destination, it’s a smart idea to adjust a few important camera settings first. A few tweaks and adjustments up front can mean the difference between fluid work and frustration.

01/05/2023

Best Camera For Beginners
The Nikon D3500 is an entry-level DSLR from 2018 that's still one of the best cameras for beginners, thanks to its unique interactive Guide Mode. Built right into the mode dial, the Guide Mode walks you through the camera's features in simplified terms, so you can learn the ropes of photography as you go. For someone just starting, this built-in learning resource can be invaluable. While it doesn't have many of the bells and whistles that you'll find on newer, more advanced models, the D3500 is no slouch in the photo department thanks to an excellent high-resolution sensor that punches above its weight.

12/26/2022

File Format
A Raw file, for the newbies out there, contains all the original capture information in an image, far more than the efficient subset contained in a JPEG. It allows you greater leeway in post-processing to recover details from shadows or highlights and to change fundamental aspects like white balance or color. The downside is that the file size is a bit on the big side (compared to JPEG) and requires special software to view and work on the image. While your camera manufacturer provides free software to do so, many people prefer to use popular photo-editing software from companies like Adobe or Capture One.

12/04/2022

The best professional camera in 2022
The best professional camera for you will be dependent on what you shoot. If you're a fashion, portrait, or beauty photographer you'll want a camera with a high resolution so you can crop in and print images large scale. Sports and news photographers should be more concerned about things like burst rates and tracking capabilities while professional landscape photographers will need a camera with excellent weather sealing as well as lots of megapixels.

09/21/2022

Advanced Compact

These cameras are designed for more experienced photographers and those who require more versatility, quality, and creative features. Options such as manual exposure mode and manual focusing features, optical viewfinders, and external flash connections, make these cameras a good option for photographers who want more control over their photos. But these features mean they are usually considerably more expensive than other types of compacts cameras. Prices can range from $400, to in excess of $700 for cameras with smaller sensors, and $700 to over $1000 for those with larger sensors.

09/05/2022

Film camera

Photography as we know it started with film cameras. Classic 35mm film cameras brought this art to the general public, allowing them to explore the world through their unique perspective. Film cameras owe their name to the film roll used to record the images, which also determines the ISO value of the exposure.

Also known as analog cameras, there is a wide variety of devices that would fall under this category. Essentially, “film cameras” is an umbrella phrase under which we can find several types of analog cameras such as medium and large format, SLR, rangefinder, disposable, compact, etc.

08/19/2022

Apple Quicktake 100

The Apple QuickTake was one of the first and last digital cameras developed by Apple.

This camera looked more like a projector than the classic camera design and could take 32 photos at a staggering 0.08 MP or eight snaps at 640x480. Originally released in 1994, it was marketed by Apple until 1997 but failed to catch on and was abandoned in that year.

08/03/2022

Mirrorless Cameras

If you remove the optical viewfinder from a DLSR camera, then you get the mirrorless. So, the optical viewfinder would be missing from the mirrorless camera. This removes some amount of weight from the camera body.

Image falling on the camera sensor can be seen directly on the viewfinder. This makes mirrorless cameras lightweight and easy to handle.

You can get both Crop (APS-C) camera bodies as well as full-frame camera bodies in mirrorless cameras. Sony A1 is the current best full-frame mirrorless camera body. Nikon and Canon also have mirrorless camera bodies.

They also come with a detachable lens feature. The lens options are comparatively less since they are new to the market. Nikon and Canon have come with adapters, to mount the existing DSLR lenses onto the mirrorless cameras.

Like DSLR cameras, mirrorless also allows you to capture the image in RAW format.

Sony A1, Canon EOS R3, and Nikon Z9 are some cameras in the mirrorless category.

07/01/2022

DSLR Cameras

We know all types of photographers out in the world who use a DSLR, whether you’re just starting out in your photo endeavors, semi-pro and do this for a side gig, or even pros who do this for a living. The truth of the matter is, if you’re searching for that next step when it comes to the look of your photos, a DSLR camera is your best bet.

06/17/2022

Film Cameras

Shooting on film is different to digital on many levels. Film cameras make you more considered and deliberate in your image-making, and the physicality of loading the camera and knowing that your photographs are occurring as a chemical process is very satisfying.

Photographing with a film camera makes you feel as though you are creating something more permanent and meaningful, compared to pixels from a digital camera.

The full-frame (35mm) sensor means that you can achieve a glorious shallow depth of field (for creating a ‘bokeh’ background), and there’s a huge amount of second-hand gear available, often at very low prices.

05/31/2022

Impossible I-1 Instant Film Camera

This unusual looking camera is pitched as one of the "most advanced instant cameras ever made". In an era of simple smartphone photography and digital cameras, this camera is designed to allow users to experiment with their photographs and give analogue enthusiasts the ability to snap instant photos with digital precision.

It's an incredibly unusual looking camera in the digital era, but certainly has plenty of interesting quirks too with Bluetooth connectivity, a smartphone app and more allowing double exposures, light paintings and a multitude of other special features.

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