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Is Bigger Better? Sensor Size Examined
Is Bigger Better? Sensor Size Examined
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted 11/07/2025
As you begin to research cameras, you’ll likely hear some technical jargon about sensors. While it’s easy to ignore some elements of any devices, there’s no way to work around sensors. But what is a sensor and what does it do? In this guide, we’re diving into the often confusing world of imaging sensors. By time we’re done, you’ll have a better understanding of the most significant component in our digital camera. About Sensors What Is an Imaging Sensor? At the heart of our digital cameras sits an imaging sensor, which serves as the digital
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Mirrorless Cameras
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Celebrating Women in Media: Travel, Adventure & Automotive Photographer Shelby Knick
by Jill Waterman · Posted 03/22/2022
A thirst for discovery and lust for adventure is the fuel behind automotive and adventure lifestyle photographer Shelby Knick. After sampling the rarefied world of high fashion merchandising, Knick reinvented herself by chasing down pictures on the racetrack, and her career has skyrocketed from there. Among the many accolades from her global trek to capture elegant living and all things fast, Knick is one of the first Hasselblad Heroines, leading us to celebrate her many accomplishments in honor of
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Understanding Bokeh
Understanding Bokeh
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted 07/28/2021
Specular out-of-focus highlights have appeared in photographs since the first photos were taken through lenses. In 1997, Photo Techniques magazine introduced the word “bokeh” to the photography world’s vernacular and the out-of-focus areas of photographs have been scrutinized ever since. Before the term, there was certainly discussion about the aesthetics of the out-of-focus specular highlights of a photograph, but until 1997, there wasn’t a good word in the English language to describe the phenomenon. Credit goes to Mike Johnston, article
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Conceptual Photography
Recommended Reading for Photo Fans: 32+ Books from B&H’s Bestseller List
by Jill Waterman · Posted 08/14/2018
Here’s a hot tip: In addition to photo, video, and audio gear, as well as other tech products, B&H carries thousands of books and tutorials covering the fields of photography, video, audio and computers, plus inspirational titles to get your creative juices flowing. For all you bibliophiles out there, we’ve compiled this shortlist of must-have publications spanning photography basics, photo careers, marketing and promotion, business practices, teaching photography, lighting technique, specialty photo subjects, creative inspiration,
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Photography Education