I picked up my lovely Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera and counted camera parts names. There are 35 different buttons I can press or actions I can take without lifting my hands off the camera. That’s not including using some of those to open up the menus of several hundred items. It can […]

Is it worth buying a camera in 2022? Absolutely. We go through each of the reasons why serious photographers haven’t ditched their DSLRs.

Photography is full of jargon! Here’s your chance to precisely understand the different types of cameras (and what exactly you can do with each one!)

Our f-stop chart and article will help you understand the different apertures of a camera lens and the units (f-stops) used to represent them. The aperture opening is the hole through which light passes into the camera. So its different sizes are important in controlling a photo’s exposure. And these are expressed with f-stop numbers. […]

Three of the most important terms in photography are aperture, shutter speed, ISO. They’re also known as the “Exposure Triangle” because they help you get the right exposure (or brightness) for your images. But let’s go into a bit more detail. Why is exposure important? How do we control it? What do all the different […]

If you look at a list of Canon cameras or the type of Canon cameras out there, naming conventions can be confusing. Some have different names in different parts of the world. And a higher number sometimes means better and sometimes worse! So let’s try and simplify things. First, our article is only about full […]

Selective focus is a photography technique that draws the eye to your subject and avoids distractions. You can achieve selective focus by creating a shallow depth of field. There are several ways to control it. And our article will give you all the tools you need to do the job!

Most people think a telephoto lens is just a lens with a long focal length. But that’s not strictly true. Here, we’ll focus on explaining telephoto vs zoom lenses so you can choose the right one for your needs!

I’m a wildlife photographer, and one of the best sightings I ever had happened during the middle of the day in bright sunshine. On a game drive in the Serengeti National Park, I saw four male lions taking down a Cape buffalo! The only problem was that the sunlight was so harsh. So there were […]

Striving for perfect sunset photos? Selecting the best camera settings for sunset photography in-camera is always a good idea to create effects when shooting sunsets that aren’t possible otherwise.

For a beginner photographer, it’s daunting to figure out exactly what camera equipment you need. As camera gear is expensive, you need to stay focused on what’s important. Our camera equipment checklist is here to help!

How much is a camera? And how much is a good camera? This is a quick and easy guide to your main options—whether you’re a professional, a beginner, or somewhere in between.

Cameras and many other devices, including smartphones and drones, have all kinds of camera sensor sizes. This article will try to make sense of the alphabet soup. And it will help you understand the impact of having a larger or smaller sensor. The basic trade-off between a large and small sensor is image quality and […]

Buying your first “proper” digital camera can be complicated… especially because the mirrorless vs DSLR battle continues. So what’s the difference between a DSLR and a mirrorless camera? And which is better? Why are some cameras more expensive than others? Do I need an adaptor to use my existing lenses? Why are so many models […]

Shutter speed can have a huge effect on the final image. We explore what is shutter speed and when we should use a slow vs fast shutter speed.