Your iPhone camera is packed with features that most people never use. In his latest class, Terry White walks through the settings and tools that can make an immediate difference in your photography, showing not just where they are, but when to use them. From customizing the Camera Button and choosing the right file format to mastering Night mode, long exposures, focus and exposure lock, and action photography, Terry covers the features that matter most on the iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 26. The result is a practical guide that helps you move beyond point-and-shoot photography and start making intentional creative choices with the device you already carry every day. Whether you’re photographing family, travel, landscapes, or everyday moments, these tips...
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Almost every camera you have ever used works the same way out of the box: press the shutter button halfway to focus, press it all the way to take the photo. One button, two jobs. It is so intuitive that most photographers never question it. You half-press, the camera focuses, you press the rest of the way, the shutter fires. Simple. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
What photographing Jennifer Hermoso taught me about editorial photography, trust, and why magazine covers still matter. Magazine covers still matter. That may sound almost old-fashioned in a time dominated by feeds, algorithms, and endlessly scrolling images that disappear seconds after being seen. Yet the magazine cover remains a strange exception. It still carries weight, it still feels curated rather than accidental, and perhaps most importantly, it still says something about the image selected to represent an entire story. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Coghe)
The deficit of trust in ICM stems from an underdeveloped language of results. While we can describe how to move the camera, we lack the criteria to evaluate what has emerged. This final part addresses the legitimacy of formal photographic practice in a culture dominated by "image-as-statement" and examines why beauty, without a named visual task, is so easily reduced to a gimmick. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alvin Greis)
AI software for photographers is getting so good that it is both incredible and a little horrifying. Every few months, a new app claims it can save us time, but most of them still only handle one piece of the job. Aftershoot’s newest update feels different. This is no longer just an AI culling app. Aftershoot can now cull, edit, retouch, export, create client galleries, and even help sell prints, all without needing to jump into Lightroom, Capture One, Photoshop, or a separate gallery service. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Lee Morris)
Do you have problems defining yourself as a photographer? Do other people label you as a certain genre of photographer, but you feel that label is incorrect? If so, or even if you don't care about labels, this is a great video to make you think about what you shoot and why. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Carignan)
Shooting wildlife with a 500mm prime is a commitment. The reach, the image quality, the background compression — nothing quite replicates it, but there are real trade-offs that push even experienced wildlife shooters toward zoom lenses over time. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
One of the things I’m most excited about for this year’s Photographing People Conference is the instructor lineup. We’ve brought together an incredible group of photographers, and every one of them has their own way of working with people in front of the camera. Some focus on lighting, some on posing, some on storytelling, some on editing—and that’s what makes this conference so much fun. You’ll find sessions on family photography, travel, street photography, sports portraits, self-portraits, weddings, mobile photography, and a whole lot more. It’s not just about taking better portraits. It’s about making better photos of people, wherever you find them. And because it’s online, you can watch from home, jump between sessions, and catch anything you miss later...
The post Godox iFlash iM30Pro Classic Style, Effortless Light appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Because we feel like Godox is well priced for people looking to get into lighting, especially with the Godox flash units (on camera stuff) we like to share the press releases that they send us – Please keep in mind that unless we specifically say, we’ve not reviewed this gear ourselves (The one linked above I’ve used for a couple of years and is a solid workhorse flash!) – This is a press release, you should make sure to do your research and make sure the iM30Pro is the light you’re looking for. — S Here’s the link to Godox’s website...
Picking the right weather-sealed camera for wildlife shooting in genuinely rough conditions is harder than it sounds, and most reviews don't test gear the way it actually gets used. Todd DeWald took the OM System OM-5 Mark II out for its first field session in 45-degree, rainy, wind-blown grassland conditions to find out exactly what this camera can handle before committing to a full month of testing. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
There was a time when I believed being prepared for landscape photography meant carrying as much gear as possible. If I was heading out for a sunrise shoot, I packed for every scenario I could imagine: multiple lenses, several filters, spare accessories, extra batteries, cleaning kits, backup bodies, heavy tripods, and anything else that might possibly become useful. I convinced myself it made sense because I did not want to miss an opportunity simply because I had left something behind. In reality, all I was doing was making photography harder than it needed to be. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Darren J. Spoonley)
Somewhere in a closet or on a shelf, many photographers have a camera they love holding. Not because it has the best sensor or the fastest autofocus or the most impressive spec sheet, but because it feels right in the hand and looks right hanging from the neck. The texture of the grip. The color of the body. The glint off a machined aluminum dial when you tilt the camera in your hand. These are not specifications. They are qualities, and they affect how often the camera leaves the house, which is the only variable that determines how many photographs get made. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
"There's no way the scene looked like that when you took the picture. Show us the raw file." Have you ever had questions like these asked of you when sharing your work online? [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Neil Arthurs)
It doesn't matter if you are a hobbyist or a professional photographer; everyone needs to reset and remind themselves of some simple truths of the genre from time to time. This video offers excellent advice that every photographer should consider whenever they pick up a camera. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Carignan)
Shooting street fashion in a busy city location is a real compositional challenge. The background competes with the subject, the light shifts constantly, and the difference between a clean frame and a cluttered one often comes down to one or two decisions made on the fly. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
Picking a camera that's always with you is harder than it sounds, and most people get it wrong by chasing specs instead of asking what the camera is actually for. The concept of a "journal camera" reframes that question entirely, and it's one of the more useful ideas you'll encounter if you're trying to figure out which second camera actually makes sense. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
Every few months the same narrative comes back: "The camera industry is dying." It sounds clean, dramatic, and easy to share. But the camera industry isn't really dying. It already lost 90% of its market and learned how to call it "stability." The data from CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) tells a very different story, a more complicated and, honestly, a more interesting one. Because yes, the camera market has collapsed compared to its peak, but it's not collapsing anymore in the way people think. It is reshaping. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Coghe)
Researchers at the University of Washington have embedded rice-grain-sized cameras into a pair of off-the-shelf Sony WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds. The prototype, called VueBuds, captures low-resolution black-and-white images, transmits them over Bluetooth to a phone, and processes them through an on-device vision language model that can answer questions about whatever the wearer is looking at. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)
Photography, despite what the internet has spent the last fifteen years trying to convince you, is not about photography. It is about life. Photography is simply what happens when life collides with awareness. The camera is not the source. It is the witness. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Coghe)
Picking the right portrait kit gets expensive fast, and the gap between a budget Canon setup and a professional one can easily run into thousands of dollars. James Reader tested two real-world rigs against each other to find out whether that price difference shows up in actual portraits. [Read More] Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)