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by Luke Rollins · Posted
If your mom isn’t just the family photographer, but the family’s director of photography, production designer, and art director as well, chances are she’ll appreciate a photo-related gift for Mother’s Day. But if she’s the type of mom who loves to research and investigate every purchase she makes, you might want to think outside the box to find a gift that surprises or excites her or is just something she doesn’t already have. Here are some suggestions for Mother’s Day photo gifts for the mom who has it all:
Fun Little Digital Point &
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Winter is one of the most exciting seasons for wildlife photography. Northern species return to their wintering grounds and bring life to an otherwise cold and barren landscape. Photographers and bird watchers alike yearn for this time of year, as owls and other birds of prey become more common. One of the most visited and coveted winter birdwatching spots in the US is the famous Sax-Zim Bog.
Nestled in the rural hills about an hour northwest of Duluth Minnesota, Sax
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Leica announces its latest camera for lovers and enthusiasts of black-and-white photography, the Q3 Monochrom Digital Camera. The new camera continues the Q-series' reputation for outstanding build, use, and image quality in the compact, fixed-lens camera space and will appeal to street, travel, and photojournalistic shooters dedicated to the art of light and shadow.
by Jordan Gallant · Posted
With NAMM 2025 in our rearview mirror, things have slowed down here a bit at B&H. But don’t fret! We still have some interesting products to discuss, including two new portable audio recorders from Tascam and a new imagePROGRAF Wireless Inkjet Printer from Canon.
Tascam Releases New Portable Audio Recorders
Designed to capture a wide variety of audio sources from speech to foley to live music, Tascam’s new portable audio recorders make for powerful additions to your
by Bjorn Petersen · Posted
Canon spent 2024 building up their RF lineup with a bevy of a new cameras and lenses, with a particular emphasis on the higher tiers of their system, adding four new professional-grade cameras and several top-tier L-series lenses. Compared to last year, where Canon focus on mid-tier and entry-level models, 2024 saw the Japanese manufacturer go all in on several models, including a new flagship for the EOS system.
Canon’s Big Announcement
In July,
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
It has probably happened to all of us—a missed photographic moment. We are photographers. We usually have a camera at the ready. But, for one reason or another, we miss a shot of a beautiful vista or a fleeting, but perfect, moment in time and we are left with nothing but the memory of the image that never was captured.
I asked my fellow B&H photographers, as well as our B&H Creative partners and affiliates, to share with us the heartbreaking story, or stories, of the photographs they have failed to capture.
by Jill Waterman · Posted
“How do you make pictures about a person who doesn't exist anymore?” This was the fundamental question facing Jessica Hines while sorting through a box of her brother Gary’s letters, photographs, and other objects from his military service in Vietnam some 35 years after his return—25 years after his life ended in a battle with post-traumatic stress.
Photographs © Jessica Hines
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
The best New Year’s resolutions are 1) fun, 2) easy to follow, and 3) photographic! A few years ago, I listed an even dozen photographic resolutions that I may or may not have followed successfully. Our B&H Photography Podcast addressed the subject here, and Bjorn Petersen talked about
by Jill Waterman · Posted
When faced with the prospect of burnout in her wedding photography business, Stacey Owen’s first thought was to hire an assistant. After realizing that just one person would never be able to handle the diversity of tasks on her to-do list, she founded the company Pepper. More than just an outsourcing service, this women-run agency is on a mission to help creative entrepreneurs take the “BS” out of business stuff.
We recently caught up with Owen for an extended Zoom
by Cory Rice · Posted
Few endeavors can be as rewarding for photographers as a long-term project. At the same time, crafting a body of work that holds up on an individual and collective level is no small feat. Add the element of time and you are looking at a serious labor of love. That is exactly what my collaboration with B&H Podcast producer John Harris for the portrait series “What is Photography?” became. Taking more than two years to complete, the project consists of 81 portraits, each paired with its sitter’s reflection on the role of photography in their
by Jill Waterman · Posted
To follow up on what is described by a fan as “the best two days in months,” B&H is rolling out the OPTIC All Stars Special Edition as a two-day virtual conference on November 22 and 23, 2020, organized in partnership with Lindblad Expeditions. Wildlife, landscape, and travel photographers from around the world are welcome to stream lectures, test their knowledge of photography trivia, attend virtual trade shows, join OPTIC hangouts to network and chat, and more.
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by Jill Waterman · Posted
Photo education has undergone significant changes since the story Photography Student? Here Is Some Advice from Teachers was published last year at this time—changes that are no less dramatic than the process of teaching and learning as a whole. With the sudden shift from face-to-face classes to remote learning, in March 2020, teachers and students scrambled to face unique challenges and solve unforeseen
by Jill Waterman · Posted
When it comes to photographic dynasties, the name Caponigro holds a privileged position at the top of the list. The father / son duo of Paul and John Paul Caponigro are masters of their respective crafts, spanning many years and a broad reach, from the muted tonalities and classical elegance of Paul’s large format landscapes to John Paul’s complex, ethereal digital composites.
In 2016, B&H Photo hosted father and son as invited speakers at the B&H OPTIC Conference, where they both presented their work to great acclaim. Off stage, they
by Jill Waterman · Posted
People gravitate to photography for a wide range of reasons—for some it’s primarily a vehicle for artistic expression, while others are drawn to photography as a science and are engrossed by its technical aspects. One increasingly popular photographic discipline that requires a careful mix of both artistic inspiration and scientific precision is night and low-light photography. While this was once a tenuous undertaking with little guarantee of predictable results, the powerful sensors, advanced low-light capabilities, and immediate feedback of
by Jill Waterman · Posted
The bright lights and lively bustle of the city at night is especially captivating to photographers, who have long sought to capture this rich spectrum of color, contrast, and motion in images. Yet there is more to consider in the world after dark than just a snapshot approach and automatic camera settings. With this in mind, consider these seven tips to help you get the most out of urban environments in low light.
Establishing time and place