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I’m back, with a new Fuj X100V and a new appreciation for photography.
For the first ultra-casual photowalk of the year. I decided to challenge myself: no post processing, only straight out of camera Fuji JPGs. Let’s see how I did.
Vloggers have different needs than your standard photographer. We’ve reviewed our three favorite every day carry vlogging backpacks and bags — the cheapest, the everyday carry, and the traveler’s vlogging backpack.
It’s much more fun to buy shiny new toys than to think about how to properly care for them. But if you’re already invested in your arsenal of gear, you owe it to yourself to learn how to store your camera and lenses – before your lenses lock up on a shoot or your resale value plummets.
To learn how to protect your gear, you have to understand what you’re protecting it from.
Fuji’s film simulations aren’t just a filter you slap on. They’re unique to the Fuji ecosystem, endlessly customizable, and react in wildly different ways to different colors, light, tones and textures, and occasionally faithfully emulate classic film stocks. Here are the ones you need to know.
Do you ever feel like the video footage that comes out of your DSLR or mirrorless camera just doesn’t match the stuff you’re seeing on Youtube? Maybe it’s not even close – maybe it just looks straight up bad. These 3 reasons explain why.
How did this expensive little fixed-lens point and shoot win over the hearts, minds, and wallets of so many working professionals – and is it really as good as everybody says? Find out what makes the Fuji X100F such a compelling every day carry (and why it might be the camera for you).
If there's one lens you need to buy for your Fuji mirrorless camera, it's this one. The Fuji 35mm 1.4 is tack sharp – yet dreamy and soft. The most unbelievable thing about this lens? The price.
Is the Canon 5D Mark II still a good camera in 2022? 14 years after it's release, it remains a top contender... for a certain kind of photographer.
Fuji cameras – lightweight, rolling-shutter prone bodies – can create some gorgeous video footage, but stabilization can be an absolute nightmare. Read on to find out exactly why the Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS lens gets our pick as the best Fuji video lens.
A macro telephoto lens might sound niche, but in practice, it's anything but: the low light and video performance of this lens is out of this world – making it one of three "must haves" for Canon photographers.
The BMPCC 4K is the hot topic of the video world right now – but it’s little brother is now a third of the price with the same Hollywood-level capability. And now, with 4K?
Retaining details in clouds? Shallow depth of field in daylight? Easier said than done. Light control on video shoots is the name of the game – and if you’re in the market for an ND filter for your videos, here’s what you should know first.
This long, fast telephoto prime is sometimes tricky to use – but the price is right, and the image quality is even better. Optically, the Canon 200mm f/2.8 L is a triumph that holds up perfectly well in 2018. But you should know that a 200mm prime is not for the faint of heart.
Canon's sensor technology may have lagged behind in recent years, but even their legacy glass remains top tier: the 35mm f/1.4 cleanly demonstrates why Canon is still top dog in the photography industry. This is the definitive "wedding" lens – but it's also the "travel" lens – but it's also the "landscape" lens – but it's also the "art" lens – but... get the picture?
Sometimes it can feel a bit like falling out of love. You shoot less and less until one day you wake up and realize you haven’t taken a photo in a month! Not a great feeling – but don’t worry, it’s fixable.
Here are 3 things I do to stay inspired with photography whenever I feel like I’m losing the spark.
Is the iPad Pro for photographers? When the first iPad came out, photographers jumped for joy at the thought of having an ultra-portable, high-powered photo and video workstation. Unfortunately, what we ended up with was closer to a super-sized iPhone. The new iPad Pro changes everything.
Like Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, or Madonna, Mapplethorpe was a New York artists who integrated the performance of their career indistinguishably from their body of work. But what truly set Mappelthorpe apart was not his controversial subject matter or his formalist mastery. It was his unflinching honesty.
Your first photo shoot as a photographer is a nerve wracking experience. In this article, we've compiled everything you need to know – in just 5 actionable steps – to make sure your first photo shoot goes perfectly.
You don't have to fit a mold to make a living off of your photography. This professional portrait photographer explains how he made a career out of his conceptual portrait photography..
Your camera is your money maker. So whether you're scrambling to pay rent or you're looking for an easy way to make a few extra hundred a month, we've got you covered.
A professional wedding photographer shares creative insights and business advice learned by experience over the past 5 years.
No, it's not your imagination: Instagram's upload tool can turn your gorgeous photos into grainy, desaturated, pixelated mush. Here are the reasons Instagram is ruining your high quality photos – and the steps you need to take to fix it.
Mobile photography is on the rise. That means it's getting harder to stand out... unless you know these 4 advanced VSCO tips to elevate your photos. In this article, you'll learn how to analyze your image, the technical tricks to amp up your photos, and the secret behind keeping a consistent Instagram feed.
Lightroom is user-friendly – except when it isn't. It turns out that there's a significant difference between the Highlight vs White and Shadow vs Black slider in Lightroom. Learn the difference between these sliders – and when to use them – in this 3 minute read.
High resolution masked .gifs – aka "cinemagraphs" – turn your video footage in to a moving painting, encouraging the viewer to absorb every detail of your composition – and focus only on the most important movement in the scene.
2020 looks very different for Canon. All production on EF lenses will be paused in favor of boosting their new RF lineup. Mirrorless shooters rejoice — but how should Canon’s legacy client base feel?
These vintage color photos will make you see the distant past in an entirely new way. At the turn of the 19th century, two French inventors combined potato starch and soot to give us a surreal glimpse of the early 1900s in full color.
We're happy to share that our Helios 44-4 lens review was featured in the 20th edition of the Fuji X Passion virtual magazine, an Italian Fuji-focused publication.
Fuji's latest offering, the Fuji X-H1, is stuffed to the gills with powerful video capabilities – primed to compete with the GH5 and Sony A6500.