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by Luke Rollins · Posted
Compact, point-and-shoot cameras have become an increasingly popular way for people to explore the possibilities of photography beyond the smartphone. Brands like Camp Snap, Kodak, Yashica, and Kreate offer buyers affordable options for turning unforgettable moments into lasting memories across skill levels, feature sets, and applications.
Camp Snap
A world dominated by screens is a world where screenless-ness is a feature. Inspired by summers frolicking in the outdoors before the ubiquity of electronic devices, Camp Snap cameras are designed
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Gear is never just gear. For professionals, gear represents livelihood, financial stability, and potential growth. Hobbyists see their artistic ambitions, the labor-hours invested in the gear’s acquisition, the satisfaction of knowledge gained, and what remains left to learn. Even novices can see in their gear their new path of embarkation and the road ahead to mastery.
Despite how laden with meaning these objects can be, they will nonetheless spend most of their lives in storage, waiting to be plucked for duty—and often with little thought
by Steven Esposito · Posted
While much of today’s coursework is online, it never hurts to have a good printer. Whether this is for your final term paper, notes for a group study session, or handouts to get everyone on the same page, so to speak, you will need a good printer to get it done. Photography students can also benefit from a specialized printer to have complete control over their final images. Here are a few options that would make a great choice for a dorm room or apartment.
The Workhorse: Brother HL-L2460DW
If all you need is a simple printer to get your
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Content creation can be as simple as we make it, but if you truly want to make your content stand out, you’ll need the right tools to do it. Visually pleasing lighting and quality audio can go a long way to legitimizing your work and giving it a pro level feel. In this guide, we’ve put together a few kits ranging from budget friendly to higher end and everything in between.
Best Budget Kit
It’s said that the best camera is the one you have available. Odds are, you likely have a smartphone, so that’s our budget camera. Most modern smartphones
by Steven Esposito · Posted
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is currently underway with billions of fans tuning in to see their favorite teams on the pitch. For this year, FIFA named Lenovo as their Official Technology Partner, providing fans with deeper insights into player statistics and match analytics, bringing people even closer to the action no matter where they are. With such an ambitious task at hand, we must ask the question: How does any of this work?
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Pelican, maker of high-performance protective cases, is announcing an upgrade to its best-selling Protector line with the rollout of Protector 2.0, the series' next generation. Protector cases gain upgrades in build, mobility, usage, and accessories, solidifying Pelican as a market leader for mobile storage in military, first responder, industrial, and creative applications.
The core of Protector 2.0 is the new
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
After the smartphone revolution, it appeared that the days of the compact camera were done. How wrong we were. It’s true that a few years back, point-and-shoot options were few and far between. There were just a handful of options on the market, and some industry titans even left the market entirely. Despite the long-rumored demise of the compact camera, it seems that photo enthusiasts still desire a dedicated device without the distractions that come with a smartphone.
What is a compact or “point-and-shoot” camera? Just because a camera is
by Luke Rollins · Posted
The market for point-and-shoot cameras is in an interesting place at the moment, with some of the most affordable options available new instead of used. As vintage Y2K-era imagery circulates social media, demand for these old digicams surges, all but erasing the value proposition that caused these old cameras to go viral in the first place. If you're in search of a fun, casual, and budget-friendly digital point-and-shot camera that still brings those retro vibes, B&H carries a range of available new options catering to different needs.
It
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
First, a disclaimer: Like composition, lighting portraits is a subjective exercise. A setup that works for one situation may not work for the next, and lighting that one photographer adores might repulse another. Cultivating a personal lighting style involves an awareness of conventional approaches and willingness to go beyond what everyone else is doing. Study portraits
by Freddy Gerngross · Posted
The PA system is the linchpin of any venue or event space, whether it’s the hottest new night club, this weekend’s big house party, or the screening of the next indie film sensation. It’s integral to the experience of social activity—and because music and sound deserve to be clear, coherent, and exhilarating, the PA system needs to serve up the goods by being powerful, reliable, and properly scaled for the event.
In our
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both right around the corner, and we’ve got some helpful tips on getting your photographer parent the perfect gift. Unless you’ve been given specific instructions, camera gear can be a challenging thing to shop for. You never know what accessories mom or dad already have, and some gear is so specific that unless you’re a photography enthusiast yourself, you’d be hard-pressed to know what’s what. But you know what accessory isn’t too technical? Bags. In this guide, we’re going to look at some of our top picks
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When traveling it’s always best to have a compact and mobile kit that works for your personal style of image making. Photographer Ira Block has been on many trips and is a master of packing the essentials. He goes over the most compact equipment and packing tips for your next adventure.
0:00 - Intro
2:44 - Travel cases & bags
7:44 - Learning how to pack for different trips
13:45 - Do we really need a tripod?
17:06 - Master list
18:07 - Pack for the elements
31:07 - Pack according to the key images (compact equipment)
53:47 - Lenses
55:42
by Luke Rollins · Posted
I drive an old pickup truck. I love it. It works, but it’s also twenty-years old, and its creaky joints can be heard from the sidewalks as it rattles around the roads between North Queens and South Brooklyn.
My lighting equipment isn’t much different. It’s old. I love it. It works, but it has the same tenuous “held-together-by-tape-gum-and-string” quality as my truck.
Every now and then, I’ll get behind the wheel of someone else’s car, and it’s a new car, and it’s a luxury car, and it’s like I’m stepping into an alien spacecraft with its
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
When photographing a wedding, we face a wide array of lighting conditions, ranging from bright sunlight to dimly lit interiors. Photographing in any of these scenarios is a challenging endeavor, with our exposures pushed to their limits and our post-processing routines shaken with heavy edits.
Many photographers opt to shoot with ambient lighting, and clients may prefer this style as well. Natural light has an organic look to it that flash seldom
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Tamron is announcing a new high-end standard zoom lens for portrait photographers, the full-frame 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens for both Nikon and Sony mirrorless mounts. Following in the footsteps of Tamron’s much-vaunted 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD zoom, the new lens compresses the focal range to cover four of the most popular portrait focal lengths while still achieving