Need to shoot low angle of high angle shots and have trouble keeping your camera steady? Will Crockett tests an adjustable camera mount with a no-slip hand grip that’s light, easy to use, super adjustable, and not too expensive. Whether you need special shots of the kids or angle shots that are impossible to [...]
2012 was an incredible year for mirrorless cameras and hybrid photography. It was a year that saw the launch of several breakthrough cameras and lenses as well as serious advancements in sensor technology, lighting and innovations such as Wi-Fi. The world of photography is changing, folks… Hybrid isn’t just coming, it’s already here, and as [...]
Sometimes I only take a few photos and get the job done like when covering an event or photographing products. However, when I am with a young person who is having a great time with their mom and giving me so many different glimpses of who they are or a family has a million ideas [...]
I’d like to introduce myself as the newest Hybrid Hero. My name is Steven Lynch and I’m an Editorial, Lifestyle, and Creative Portrait Photographer in Los Angeles. With many professional photographers starting to look at mirrorless cameras more seriously now, I ask myself the question. “Do I need that heavy dSLR anymore? Would a [...]
Choosing a camera… there’s a lot of shiny new gadgets out there to entice you, but what is it that you’re really looking for? You have to realize that the average camera body has a relevance lifespan of about 2 years before it’s replaced by the next generation of newer, better, brighter, shinier toys. Just [...]
I have been a RAW shooter since the format was available to digital cameras years ago. Back then a RAW file would give me quite an advantage over a JPEG since the in-camera processing of early digital cameras lacked the power of a desktop computer running Photoshop. Today’s intelligent hybrid cameras have more processing power then my laptop I purchased two years [...]
Yep, I’m a flash guy. The ShootSmarter.com writers and I have shared all kinds of tips on how to use flash in the studio, on location, and have tamed the beast of wireless TTL flash pretty much anywhere. Now we are using some LED lights mounted onto both our DSLR cameras and our mirroelss cameras. [...]
Excuse me for calling an idea I get partial credit for as “brilliant”, but it truly may be. : ) Let me share with you the power of a low creation cost, high perceived value photo product you can easily learn to make (and sell) that not only will separate you from the rest of [...]
ShootSmarter Series Is it better to shoot in RAW or JPEG?Or both RAW + JPEG?What about using the sRGB or AdobeRGB color settings? There are no right or wrong answers here, just options to make better pictures and to shoot smarter by picking the right ones for your shoot. There are times to shoot in [...]
Sure more photos are viewed on “screens” instead of on printed sheets of paper. And paper prints can’t provide motion nor sound, but does that mean the print is dead? The visual impact of a wonderful still image on a page with texture and depth is timeless. Isn’t it? Will Crockett from discovermirrorless shares his [...]
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