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When to Use High ISO for Landscape Photography & How to Banish Noise (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Nov 03, 2021

One of the first things most photographers learn is to avoid high ISO settings whenever possible. That’s because the more you crank up ISO, the more image quality tends to suffer.

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When to Use Spot Metering for Nature and Wildlife Photography (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jan 20, 2021

Spot Metering is an extremely powerful tool for all types of photography, especially when shooting backlit subjects, scenes with extremely light or dark backgrounds, or under other difficult lighting conditions. When used properly, your camera’s spot-metering mode almost always guarantees a proper exposure.

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When Work Is An Adventure: How to Jump Into the Sports & Action Photography Business
Maria Piscopo  |  Nov 15, 2016

This month we talk with seven photographers pursuing their passion for action, adventure, and sports and find out how they are getting the work: Aaron Belford, Tegan Keller (Tegan K. Studios LLC), Chayce Lanphear, Joe Morahan (Morahan Visuals, LLC), Elli Morris, Jayms Ramirez, and Robert Snow.

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When “Good” Isn’t Enough: Use Photoshop to Turn a Decent Landscape Photo Into a Masterpiece (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 04, 2017

Anyone who has looked through the viewfinder at a spectacular landscape knows it’s pretty difficult to not get a decent shot. But when “good” simply isn’t enough, it’s time to employ some skillful editing to make your images as great as the scene you remember.

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Where Should Eyes Be Looking in a Portrait? This Pro Has Great Tips for More Intense Images (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Nov 17, 2017

Shooting evocative portraits in the field requires special skills, especially when photographing indigenous peoples in faraway locations. In this interesting tutorial, you’ll learn why one pro says the key to travel portraiture is “knowing where your subject’s eyes should be looking.”

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Where to Print: Outputting a Unique NASA Poster Using WhiteWall’s Online Lab Services
Dan Havlik  |  Apr 27, 2017

It’s no secret that the online photo lab WhiteWall is one of our favorite services for making gallery-worthy prints of our favorite images. Back in 2015, Shutterbug Editor-at-Large George Schaub reviewed WhiteWall’s services for our website and came away impressed. WhiteWall has also received a TIPA “Best Photo Services” award in the past, and I’ve, personally, used them for printing a number of my photos on a variety of surfaces including acrylic and metal and have been very pleased with the results.

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Which Camera Is Better: Canon EOS RP vs Sony A7 III? Watch This Mirrorless Shootout Video
Shutterbug Staff  |  May 02, 2019

Here's another great mirrorless camera head-to-head review video: Canon EOS RP vs Sony A7 III. In the below clip from The Slanted Lens, Jay P. Morgan and Kenneth Merrill pit these two much buzzed about cameras against each other to see which one is best.

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Which Cameras Do Nikon Users Like Best & How Do They Use Them? See the Surprising Results
Ron Leach  |  Aug 10, 2017

As part of Nikon’s 100th Anniversary celebration stock photo company depositphotos has analyzed millions of files from its stock photo library and released some very interesting statistics regarding Nikon usage throughout the world. 

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Which Cameras Shoot the Best JPEGs? This Video Put Them to the Test (You May Be Surprised)
Dan Havlik  |  Nov 16, 2016

While many if not most of our readers shoot images in Raw format most of the time, there are times when you want to shoot a JPEG file. For instance, when you shoot in Raw+JPEG mode. :-)

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Which Is the Best Lens for Portrait Photography?: 85mm vs 105mm vs 70-200mm
Henry Anderson  |  Oct 23, 2019

What is the best lens for portrait photography? It's an eternal question for photographers and one that Matt Granger tries to answer in the below video where he compares shooting portraits with an 85mm lens vs a 105mm lens vs a 70-200mm lens.

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Which Lens Is Best for Portraits: A Fast 85mm F/1.4 Prime or a Versatile 70-200mm F/2.8 Zoom? (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Feb 23, 2017

Given a choice between a fast 85mm f/1.4 prime lens and a fast-and-versatile 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom, which lens would you choose to shoot outdoor portraits? While the answer may seem obvious, experienced portrait photographer Manny Ortiz decided to find out by taking both lenses along to shoot his pretty wife Diana against a backdrop of the Chicago skyline.

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Which Lens Is Better for Portrait Photography: 35mm or 50mm? (VIDEO)
Henry Anderson  |  Nov 21, 2019

Portrait and wedding photographer Julia Trotti is back with another prime lens comparison test. In April, we shared with you her video comparing a 35mm lens with a 50mm lens for travel photography.  And now she's comparing those two lenses for portrait photography in the below tutorial.

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Which Lens Is Better for Travel Photography: 35mm or 50mm? (VIDEO)
Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 17, 2019

Portrait and wedding photographer Julia Trotti loves prime lenses. In fact, she known for stocking her camera bag exclusively with primes whenever she heads out on shoot.

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Which Lens Should YOU Buy? Watch This Video from Peter McKinnon Before You Decide
Ron Leach  |  Mar 08, 2017

Last week we wrote about What The Lens, a new website designed to help Canon shooters choose the lens that’s best for their style of photography. If that brand-specific tool left you in the dark fear not, because the video below provides some great advice on lens choice regardless of the camera you own.

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Which Lens to Buy Next for My Sony Alpha Camera?
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 29, 2021

Three big reasons to buy a Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 for Sony full frame mirrorless cameras. First, it’s an ultra-wideangle capable of sweeping wide shots that are sharp edge-to-edge and span 94°. Second, it’s a 1:2 Macro lens (one-half life-size) that focuses as close as 4.3 inches. Third, this 2.5-inch lens costs just $249.

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