How to photograph Christmas lights: best camera settings to use (free cheat sheet)

Jeff Meyer

With the Christmas season in full swing, towns are awash with festive colours and textures. But it can be tricky knowing how to set up your camera to shoot bright subjects in low light. In our latest photography cheat sheet we’ve provided a very timely tips card explaining how to photograph Christmas lights and ensure a good exposure.

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TriggerTrap’s LapseWorld Shows off 5 Major Cities Through the Eyes of Crowdsourced Time-Lapse Photographers

Gannon Burgett

Last month, TriggerTrap asked photographers in five cities around the world to come together to create ‘the most diverse time-lapse ever made.’ After a month of receiving, organizing and editing, TriggerTrap has shared the final results, LapseWorld. The cities TriggerTrap asked to go out and shoot were San Francisco, New York City, Cape Town, London […]

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Manfrotto’s New Aviator Backpack Is Designed Specifically for DJI Phantom Drones

Gannon Burgett

Manfrotto has launched a new lineup of backpacks made specifically for drones. The first bag in the series is the Aviator D1, a traditional style camera backpack that swaps the traditional gridded insert design for medium-sized drones, specifically models found in DJI’s Phantom lineup. The bag is made of an extra-lightweight material that Manfrotto claims […]

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120,000 Photos Were Shot Over 16 Days For This Time-Lapse of Canon’s 2015 Expo

Gannon Burgett

Once every five years, Canon puts on its Canon Expo. It’s an all-encompassing trade show where Canon shows off the latest and greatest tech across all of its domains – photography, printing, medical equipment, commercial surveillance, and so on. This year, the event was held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Over […]

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Photography Deals Round-Up

Gannon Burgett

.Black Friday might be a week away, but that hasn’t stopped retailers from getting in on the action. Already, manufacturers have started dropping prices and offering one-off deals on cameras, lenses and accessories. To save you time, we’ve created a list of the best deals out there. This list will be continually updated now through […]

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