A viewer of my YouTube channel recently contacted me asking about square and circular neutral density filters. How are square and circular ND filters different? Is square better than circular? Or vice versa? Circular filters may be used for all…
A viewer of my YouTube channel recently contacted me asking about square and circular neutral density filters. How are square and circular ND filters different? Is square better than circular? Or vice versa? Circular filters may be used for all…
Whether you are a landscape photographer, a product photographer, or a social media content creator shooting 9:16 video, an l-bracket is an essential piece of gear. L-brackets are useful because they have two Arca-Swiss compatible plates — one on the bottom,…
The Nanlite MixPanel is a professional, all-in-one LED light panel designed for photographers, videographers and filmmakers. The panel is sold in two wattages (150 and 60) and may be used for soft key lighting, hard accent lighting, practical lighting, special effects,…
Film emulation presets and styles stylize digital images to resemble classic film stocks of the twentieth century: Kodak Portra 400, Fuji Pro 400, Kodak Ektar 100, Ilford Delta 400, just to name a few. They’re popular for matching digital images…
For years, photographers and filmmakers have used step-up rings to mount large filters on smaller lenses because buying one, large filter and a set of step-up rings is cheaper than buying multiple sizes of the same filter. Step-up rings save…
Freewell has expanded its magnetic quick-swap filter system with two new “Glow Mist” filters. Available in 1/8 and 1/4 strengths, these filters diffuse, scatter and soften light. Their most practical use is creating halation; an effect where light appears to…
Summit is PolarPro’s new, all-in-one filter system designed for landscape photographers. The system includes a variety of solid and graduated neutral density filters, a circular polarizer, and thread plates to mount the filters to the front of any threaded lens.…
If you’re a photographer, filmmaker, or designer, odds are you’ve heard people talk about the importance of display calibration. But why? What problem does it solve? In this video, I explain why desktop and laptop screens should be calibrated, answer…
If you edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro on a Mac, chances are you’ve encountered a problem where exported video looks washed out and desaturated in QuickTime Player, Safari and Chrome compared to what you see on the Premiere timeline.…
The Canon EOS R5 is a fantastic camera for both photography and video, but it’s even better with accessories! In this post, I’ll walk you through a list of recommended accessories for the R5 — batteries, cards, cables, adapters, you name…