There’s no way around it. The past couple of years had been rough on the camera industry. We talked about the statistics and forecasts in a previous article, and the numbers did look grim, especially with the pandemic and a global chip shortage slowing manufacturing down. However, there’s a blimp of hope in Canon’s official figures that indicates the future may not be as bad…
So you’re ready to become a newborn photographer, but you just don’t where to start? Well, that changes today as we’ve created The Definite Guide to Becoming a Newborn Photographer. You got the right gear, you’ve prepared your first set of props, and more importantly, you’re confident you’ll come out of the session with gorgeous images. You just need to get moms and dads to…
So you started a photography business and things are going well. Now you’re set on taking a step further and finally building a photography studio. You factored in the costs, you studied your market and can afford to raise your rates to cover the extra overhead, and you’re just itching to start putting up seamless papers and assembling your lights. Building a proper studio from…
When you think Leica, you don’t think cheap. We even covered the Leica M11 recently and attempted to explain the “Leica difference”. And while we concluded that there’s indeed a difference, we also conceded that you can buy a functionally superior camera at a quarter of a new M-series’ sticker price. Leica has been one of the most prestigious brands in the photography industry for…
First party lenses almost always command astronomical price tags. That’s always been the case, and perhaps even more so today, especially if you look at flagship lens releases for newer mirrorless systems. But with an ever expanding roster of competitive third party lenses today, you can now easily get budget-friendly alternatives that should give you more than 90% of what the name-brand glass does without…
[2022 Update] Fast forward a few years from the initial post and I’ll shed some light on what I learned from starting a video production company. The demand for video is continuing to skyrocket, we’re especially seeing it with Instagram Reels and TikTok. First and foremost, I’m still a photographer at heart and that still drives 90% of my revenue. Before proceeding, I’d start with…
I’m an avid Micro Four Thirds shooter, I started with the Panasonic GF1 in 2009… back when mirrorless cameras were scoffed at. Nowadays (and even back then), credible photographers understand the pros and cons of Micro Four Thirds (and how it compares to Full Frame). We know full frame will always have about a 2-stop advantage in low light, but you can bridge that gap…
