Practice & insight
Practical tips, techniques and clear explanations about cameras, light, composition and editing — always with the newest article first.
Transfer film recipes wirelessly to your Fujifilm with Huginn. Learn how the app works, what's free and which features require a Pro subscription.
New to Strobist photography? Learn how one off-camera flash and a wireless trigger can improve portraits, product shots and interiors.
Discover how a polarising filter reduces reflections, enhances colours and improves landscape photos, with practical tips and pitfalls.
Should photographers choose a niche or remain versatile? Ektor Tsolodimos explores the benefits, risks and opportunities of both approaches.
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.
Get more from your iPhone camera with five useful settings for macro, composition, lens correction, and more predictable shooting.
From 2FA to shared Dropbox links, here’s how to better protect unpublished work, client folders, and previews throughout your photography workflow.
The EU is tightening AI transparency. What should photographers label now, and how can they communicate clearly in publishing, editorial work, and competitions?
How to photograph a solar eclipse, with practical tips on preparation, filters, smartphones, and telephoto lenses.
When should you choose RAW on your phone, and when is HEIC or JPEG smarter? Practical guidance for iPhone, Android, and mobile editing.
Which photography app is right for you? Ten excellent camera, RAW, editing, and planning apps for better smartphone photos in 2026.
Choosing between a superzoom and a mirrorless camera? Learn when one built-in zoom is enough and when interchangeable lenses are the better fit.
Many smartphones start at around 24mm. Here’s why a 35mm mode or crop can produce calmer street, travel, and portrait photos.
Lightroom Classic 15.4 helps with duplicates and culling. Here’s how to clean up your catalog without losing good photos.
Which lens is right for landscape photography? Learn when to choose wide angle, telephoto, prime, or zoom—and what to consider.
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.
Learn how exposure rules like the Sunny 16 rule help you transition from auto mode to M mode. Simple explanation for modern cameras.
Want to print photos in high quality? Read how color profiles, resolution (dpi), sharpening and paper choice determine the end result.
Discover the best LED lights for photography and video in 2025, from compact on-camera LEDs to bright, portable and affordable COB lights.
How to capture speed and emotion in sports photography with preparation, timing, equipment and the right camera settings.
Buying a photo printer? Learn what to consider and choose the right model for printing high-quality photos at home.
The five best Fujifilm film simulations for portraits—and how to choose the one that best matches the look you want.
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.
Tips for taking perfect photos with natural light. Whatever the conditions, natural light offers endless possibilities.
Photography tips from famous photographers on Instagram: the best advice for beginners from Instagram photographers who made it.
Planning to exhibit your photographs? Explore the distinctive qualities of forex, aluminum, Dibond, and acrylic glass.
The story of award-winning nature photographer Marsel van Oosten
Practical, straightforward product photography tips for beginners on backgrounds, tripod use, white light, daylight, and softboxes.
9 tips and tricks for taking your best night photos with a Samsung Galaxy S9(+).
Want to attract more clients and expand your reach with your own photography website? Discover 7 practical tips, with inspiring examples from professionals.
Discover the difference between 360-degree photography and full virtual reality, and which camera, software and presentation format you need.
Want to create a small photo studio at home? Learn in four steps how to use walls, backgrounds, light, and light modifiers effectively.
Magnet Mod is a modular magnetic attachment system for quickly mounting and swapping light modifiers on an on-camera flash.
Professional photographer Caroline Piek shares five tips for earning extra income with stock photography.
Serif Labs’ Affinity Photo was named the year’s best app in the Mac App Store and offers an alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
Sony’s camera sensor technology helped Mikael Buck capture unprecedented images inside Iceland’s ice caves.
Smartphone photography was becoming increasingly popular as newer devices offered ever-better camera specifications. Which phones took the best photos?
Eight safari photography tips from professional nature photographer Benjamin van der Spek, winner of the 2014 Frans Lanting Award audience prize.
Flower photography starts close to home. Caroline Piek shares 10 tips on low viewpoints, depth of field, light, rain, and creative compositions.
Festival photographer Paul Underhill shares five tips on perspective, light and dark, color, and emotion to help you capture memorable festival moments.
With a few useful apps and the right smartphone settings, you can quickly start taking professional-looking photos with your phone.
Here are several tips for taking highly professional-looking photos with the small camera in your smartphone.
Wildlife photographer Brutus Östling shares 10 practical tips for wildlife photography on a polar expedition, from equipment to safety.
Kars Veling explains how a sweet, alcoholic syrup attracts moths and how to approach them carefully for observation and photography.
The oldest photograph in the Netherlands comes from the album of Zutphen pharmacist Willem Hallegraeff (1798–1870).
Time-lapse photography sits at the intersection of video and still photography: you take photos to ultimately create a video.
Scott Kelby explains how Lightroom's HSL panel and Targeted Adjustment tool modify hue, saturation, and luminance by color.
Why photographers buying a laptop or MacBook may want to consider an SSD: no moving parts, faster access, and greater shock resistance.
What is the difference between a polarizing filter and a graduated ND filter? Find out which to use for reflections, colours and bright skies.
Add digital fog in Photoshop using Quick Mask, a gradient, and a layer mask, then refine its density and transitions.
Practical tips for photographing deer, wild boar, badgers, and other large mammals, covering behavior, camouflage, wind direction, and gear.
Learn how to use Photoshop's Ruler tool to straighten a crooked horizon or slanted lines quickly and easily.
Learn how to add a watermark to photos in Photoshop and automate the process with Actions without distracting from your image.
How Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the first digital camera in 1975, laying the foundation for modern digital photography.
Learn how white balance works and how to set it for better color. Tips for daylight, artificial light, Kelvin, and custom white balance.
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.
How do you use flash in nature photography? Practical tips for birds, macro, and close-up photography, including the Better Beamer and diffusers.
How do you use super-telephoto lenses? Practical tips on wide maximum apertures, stabilization and teleconverters.
Want to photograph birds in your own garden? Read practical tips on feeding stations, backgrounds, lenses and camera settings.
Learn what a histogram shows and how to use it to determine the right exposure in this practical guide.
Learn how to choose aperture and shutter speed in M mode for creative exposure, and when it offers an advantage over automatic modes.
Most SLR cameras offer spot metering. How can you use it to take better photos?
Modern DSLR cameras can deliver excellent image quality. Which lens will help you get the most out of them?
Photoshop has become commonplace. Half the Netherlands says without hesitation, ‘We’ll just Photoshop that in.’ It sounds pretty cool—a piece of cake.
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?
Still-life specialist Feddo van Gogh explains how digital photography and image editing radically changed his creative process and workflow.
Which photograph had stayed with documentary photographer Robert Knoth when this interview was published? Discover why this particular image resonated with him.
Join us in the field for practical bird photography. Learn about observation, camouflage, composition, patience, and photographing birds in the wild.
Which camera and lens should you use for bird photography? Explore practical tips on autofocus, telephoto lenses, exposure, tripods, and teleconverters.
Creating shadows in Photoshop: You can, of course, easily create a standard shadow in Photoshop.
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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