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Polarising filter: what does it do and when should you use it?
Discover how a polarising filter reduces reflections, enhances colours and improves landscape photos, with practical tips and pitfalls.
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9 min
Practice & insight
Knowledge
Practical tips, techniques and clear explanations about cameras, light, composition and editing — always with the newest article first.
Knowledge
Do You Really Need to Specialize as a Photographer?
Should photographers choose a niche or remain versatile? Ektor Tsolodimos explores the benefits, risks and opportunities of both approaches.
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4 min
Ondernemen
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Lenses for beginners: how to choose the right lens
Which lens do you need as a beginner? Learn what focal length, aperture, zoom, and prime lenses mean—and choose the lens that fits you.
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9 min
Techniek
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5 iPhone camera settings you really should check
Get more from your iPhone camera with five useful settings for macro, composition, lens correction, and more predictable shooting.
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5 min
Smartphone
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Your Photo Archive Is a Security Concern, Too
From 2FA to shared Dropbox links, here’s how to better protect unpublished work, client folders, and previews throughout your photography workflow.
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5 min
Bewerken & beheren
Knowledge
Stricter AI Labels: What Photographers Need to Do Now
The EU is tightening AI transparency. What should photographers label now, and how can they communicate clearly in publishing, editorial work, and competitions?
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4 min
Knowledge
How to Photograph a Total Solar Eclipse
How to photograph a solar eclipse, with practical tips on preparation, filters, smartphones, and telephoto lenses.
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4 min
Fotograferen
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Shooting RAW with Your Phone
When should you choose RAW on your phone, and when is HEIC or JPEG smarter? Practical guidance for iPhone, Android, and mobile editing.
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7 min
Smartphone
Knowledge
The 10 Best Photography Apps for Your Smartphone in 2026
Which photography app is right for you? Ten excellent camera, RAW, editing, and planning apps for better smartphone photos in 2026.
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9 min
Knowledge
Smartphone photos at 35mm: a calmer frame
Many smartphones start at around 24mm. Here’s why a 35mm mode or crop can produce calmer street, travel, and portrait photos.
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7 min
Knowledge
Lightroom Classic 15.4: smarter cleanup
Lightroom Classic 15.4 helps with duplicates and culling. Here’s how to clean up your catalog without losing good photos.
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7 min
Bewerken & beheren
Knowledge
Which lens do you need for landscape photography?
Which lens is right for landscape photography? Learn when to choose wide angle, telephoto, prime, or zoom—and what to consider.
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6 min
Knowledge
Moving from a Smartphone to a Camera
Considering moving from a smartphone to a camera? Learn when the switch makes sense and how to choose a camera that fits the way you photograph.
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2 min
Knowledge
From auto mode to M mode: photographing with the Sunny 16 rule
Learn how exposure rules like the Sunny 16 rule help you transition from auto mode to M mode. Simple explanation for modern cameras.
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2 min
Knowledge
What is involved in printing high-quality photos?
Want to print photos in high quality? Read how color profiles, resolution (dpi), sharpening and paper choice determine the end result.
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2 min
Knowledge
The Best LED Lights for Photography and Video in 2025
Discover the best LED lights for photography and video in 2025, from compact on-camera LEDs to bright, portable and affordable COB lights.
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3 min
Knowledge
Sports photography: capturing speed and emotion
How to capture speed and emotion in sports photography with preparation, timing, equipment and the right camera settings.
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3 min
Knowledge
Tips for Buying a Photo Printer
Buying a photo printer? Learn what to consider and choose the right model for printing high-quality photos at home.
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5 min
Knowledge
The Five Best Fujifilm Film Simulations for Portrait Photography
The five best Fujifilm film simulations for portraits—and how to choose the one that best matches the look you want.
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4 min
Knowledge
Birthday Photography: How to Perfectly Capture Blowing Out the Candles
How do you capture the perfect photo of someone blowing out the candles on a birthday cake? Tips for a mid-range mirrorless camera and a smartphone.
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8 min
Knowledge
How to Take Perfect Photos With Natural Light
Tips for taking perfect photos with natural light. Whatever the conditions, natural light offers endless possibilities.
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2 min
Knowledge
The Quiet Power of a Daylight Studio
Daylight studio tips for professional portraits with soft, natural light instead of harsh shadows or unnatural color casts.
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3 min
Knowledge
Tips for Creating a Photography Portfolio Website
Tips for creating a portfolio website for a professional photographer.
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5 min
Knowledge
A Fun Day Out with Your Fisheye Lens
When do you use a fisheye lens? Ten fun and interesting applications for a fisheye lens.
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3 min
Knowledge
Product Photography: Tips for Beginners
Practical, straightforward product photography tips for beginners on backgrounds, tripod use, white light, daylight, and softboxes.
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3 min
Knowledge
9 Night Photography Tips for the Samsung Galaxy S9(+)
9 tips and tricks for taking your best night photos with a Samsung Galaxy S9(+).
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2 min
Knowledge
How Photographers Found Success Through Their Websites
Want to attract more clients and expand your reach with your own photography website? Discover 7 practical tips, with inspiring examples from professionals.
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3 min
Knowledge
360-Degree Photography and Virtual Reality
Discover the difference between 360-degree photography and full virtual reality, and which camera, software and presentation format you need.
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4 min
Knowledge
Home Photo Studio
Want to create a small photo studio at home? Learn in four steps how to use walls, backgrounds, light, and light modifiers effectively.
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3 min
Knowledge
Magic MagMod
Magnet Mod is a modular magnetic attachment system for quickly mounting and swapping light modifiers on an on-camera flash.
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1 min
Knowledge
Making Money with Stock Photography
Professional photographer Caroline Piek shares five tips for earning extra income with stock photography.
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3 min
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Affinity Photo Named App of the Year
Serif Labs’ Affinity Photo was named the year’s best app in the Mac App Store and offers an alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
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1 min
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Sony’s Updated Camera Sensor Technology
Sony’s camera sensor technology helped Mikael Buck capture unprecedented images inside Iceland’s ice caves.
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4 min
Knowledge
The Best Photos Taken with a Smartphone
Smartphone photography was becoming increasingly popular as newer devices offered ever-better camera specifications. Which phones took the best photos?
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3 min
Knowledge
Eight Photography Tips for a Safari
Eight safari photography tips from professional nature photographer Benjamin van der Spek, winner of the 2014 Frans Lanting Award audience prize.
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2 min
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Photographing Flowers: 10 Tips for Creative Flower Photography
Flower photography starts close to home. Caroline Piek shares 10 tips on low viewpoints, depth of field, light, rain, and creative compositions.
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5 min
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Five Tips for Festival Photography
Festival photographer Paul Underhill shares five tips on perspective, light and dark, color, and emotion to help you capture memorable festival moments.
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3 min
Knowledge
Professional Photography with Your Smartphone
With a few useful apps and the right smartphone settings, you can quickly start taking professional-looking photos with your phone.
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4 min
Knowledge
Taking Photos with Your Phone
Here are several tips for taking highly professional-looking photos with the small camera in your smartphone.
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2 min
Knowledge
10 Wildlife Photography Tips for a Polar Expedition
Wildlife photographer Brutus Östling shares 10 practical tips for wildlife photography on a polar expedition, from equipment to safety.
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3 min
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Photographing Moths? Bring Syrup!
Kars Veling explains how a sweet, alcoholic syrup attracts moths and how to approach them carefully for observation and photography.
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3 min
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Oldest Photograph in the Netherlands
The oldest photograph in the Netherlands comes from the album of Zutphen pharmacist Willem Hallegraeff (1798–1870).
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1 min
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Time-Lapse Photography
Time-lapse photography sits at the intersection of video and still photography: you take photos to ultimately create a video.
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4 min
Knowledge
Scott Kelby: Adjusting Individual Colors with HSL
Scott Kelby explains how Lightroom's HSL panel and Targeted Adjustment tool modify hue, saturation, and luminance by color.
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3 min
Knowledge
Macro Photography: Making the Small World Large
Macro Photography: Making the Small World Large: macro photography encompasses many different techniques.
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2 min
Knowledge
Scott Kelby: Adjusting a Photo's Exposure
Scott Kelby explains how to adjust exposure in this preview from Chapter 4 of The Lightroom 3 Book.
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4 min
Knowledge
Scott Kelby: Use Your Lens's Sharpest Aperture
Using the sharpest aperture: an excerpt from Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book, Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses.
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1 min
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Photographing Large Mammals: Wildlife Photography Tips
Practical tips for photographing deer, wild boar, badgers, and other large mammals, covering behavior, camouflage, wind direction, and gear.
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3 min
Knowledge
Straighten a Crooked Horizon in Photoshop
Learn how to use Photoshop's Ruler tool to straighten a crooked horizon or slanted lines quickly and easily.
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2 min
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Adding a Watermark to Photos in Photoshop
Learn how to add a watermark to photos in Photoshop and automate the process with Actions without distracting from your image.
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2 min
Knowledge
Digital Camera Inventor Honored
How Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the first digital camera in 1975, laying the foundation for modern digital photography.
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1 min
Knowledge
Setting White Balance for Better Photos
Learn how white balance works and how to set it for better color. Tips for daylight, artificial light, Kelvin, and custom white balance.
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5 min
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Kodak Recycled 1.5 Billion Disposable Cameras in 19 Years
Kodak has recycled disposable cameras for 19 years and has now reused 1.5 billion of them. Here is how its unique single-use camera recycling process works.
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2 min
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Flash in Nature Photography: Uses and Tips
How do you use flash in nature photography? Practical tips for birds, macro, and close-up photography, including the Better Beamer and diffusers.
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6 min
Knowledge
Super-Telephoto Lenses: How Do You Use Them?
How do you use super-telephoto lenses? Practical tips on wide maximum apertures, stabilization and teleconverters.
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4 min
Knowledge
Photographing Birds in Your Garden
Want to photograph birds in your own garden? Read practical tips on feeding stations, backgrounds, lenses and camera settings.
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5 min
Knowledge
The Histogram: Your Exposure Ally
Learn what a histogram shows and how to use it to determine the right exposure in this practical guide.
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5 min
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Exposure: Better in M Mode?
Learn how to choose aperture and shutter speed in M mode for creative exposure, and when it offers an advantage over automatic modes.
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4 min
Knowledge
Spot Metering: Measure What You Want
Most SLR cameras offer spot metering. How can you use it to take better photos?
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3 min
Knowledge
Kit Lens or Something Better?
Modern DSLR cameras can deliver excellent image quality. Which lens will help you get the most out of them?
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2 min
Knowledge
Can We All Use Photoshop?
Photoshop has become commonplace. Half the Netherlands says without hesitation, ‘We’ll just Photoshop that in.’ It sounds pretty cool—a piece of cake.
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6 min
Knowledge
Macro Accessories
An overview of macro accessories such as extension tubes, close-up lenses, and bellows. What do you need to photograph subjects at extremely close range?
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5 min
Knowledge
Digital Post-Production
Still-life specialist Feddo van Gogh explains how digital photography and image editing radically changed his creative process and workflow.
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3 min
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Documentary Photographer Robert Knoth
Which photograph had stayed with documentary photographer Robert Knoth when this interview was published? Discover why this particular image resonated with him.
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2 min
Knowledge
Bird Photography, Part 3
Join us in the field for practical bird photography. Learn about observation, camouflage, composition, patience, and photographing birds in the wild.
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6 min
Knowledge
Bird Photography, Part 2
Which camera and lens should you use for bird photography? Explore practical tips on autofocus, telephoto lenses, exposure, tripods, and teleconverters.
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6 min
Knowledge
Creating Shadows in Photoshop
Creating shadows in Photoshop: You can, of course, easily create a standard shadow in Photoshop.
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6 min
Knowledge
External Flash: What Are the Advantages?
Lars Polder explains how an external flash provides more light and control, with softer bounced light and more flexible lighting than a built-in flash.
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6 min
Knowledge
Bird Photography, Part 1
Want to take better bird photographs? Discover practical tips on composition, behavior, observation, viewpoints, and equipment.
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6 min
Knowledge
Color Management: Sense and Nonsense
What does color management really offer photographers? This article cuts through the jargon and explains when it is useful—and when it is not.
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4 min
Knowledge
AF Tips: Make the Most of Your DSLR’s Focusing Options
Digital SLR cameras offer several AF options. What are they, and when should you use them?
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3 min
