Do You Use the WiFi Features of Your Camera?
We’re working on new tutorials… we’d like to know what you use your camera’s WiFi for.
Sunday Comics: The Wedding Photographer
This is humor A little rough, but the humor is right. (Audio is NSFW)
How is photography similar to a relationship?
Whenever I take photos I am satisfied with, I feel butterflies in my stomach. I recently though how photography gives me the same feeling as when I’m in love. And so, my always-in-love brain came up with a bit quirky comparison: how is photography similar to a relationship? I’ve had a few relationships over the […]
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Niépce, Daguerre, and Herschel: The Essential Founders of Photography
The history of photography is vast and fascinating. It didn’t develop like other art forms and comparatively, photography is in its’ infancy. Looking at where our craft came from is a great way to find new appreciation and inspiration for your work in the future. While not a complete history of photography, this weekly column…
Seagate Wireless Plus – A Review For Travel Photographers
After first trying out the WD My Passport Wireless Pro as a solution to backup photos and video while traveling (click here for the full review of the My Passport), I thought I would try the competition – the Seagate Wireless Plus. The main issue that I had with the WD My Passport is that […]
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I Snuck Away from my Job to Photograph Redwood National Park
Ok…so not entirely true. But made you click, right? Sometimes I’m afforded opportunities to travel the country with a video production group and recently I was out in the Mountain West region of the United States: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, and California over the course of 17 days. Though I only had 5 events, it…
The physics behind a 35mm f/0.9 lens for $350
For the wide aperture lovers, the way to get an f/0.9-35mm lens for $350 has been here for a while (see video at the end of the post). However, did you know why using a 50mm, f/1.2 lens with a speed booster actually gives you an f/0.9, -35mm lens? There is quite a bit of […]
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Do you know your photographic repertoire?
Flicking through Michael Freeman’s newest book, Fifty Paths to Creative Photography, in Heffers in Cambridge last week, I was drawn to point 37: ‘Dig into your repertoire.’ According to Freeman, your repertoire is your personal bank of stylistic choices, your favourite way of shooting. He encourages his readers to explore and pinpoint their repertoires and […]
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Reader Photos Roundup: April 16, 2017
We’re back again with another installation of our roundup of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, leave a compliment or connect with the photographer. As always, thanks for being a part of Photography Bay and […]
DSLR Video Weekly: A Stable Platform to Shoot From
This is article #3 in the DSLR Video Weekly series. If you’d like the whole thing in one shot, check out the book Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots. When you shoot photos with a DSLR, hand holding the camera is pretty easy. With each click of the shutter you’re essentially freezing motion. Unfortunately, this…