How-To Valuable tips, tricks and techniques for every step of the photographic process How-To: Create Surreal Milk Bath Photography Dive into one this popular photographic technique posted Jun 25th, 2018 The rebirth of tintype: an old photographic medium is revitalized Three artists talk about their work in a traditional process. By Theano Nikitas posted Mar 6th, 2017 Tintype photography is back so we talked to some of the new masters. Random Object Lighting Modifier Challenge: The Decorative Candle Holder What kind of photo can we make with this dragonfly-adorned tchotchke? By Stan Horaczek posted Mar 1st, 2017 Anyone can make a picture with a big softbox, but what happens when you try to use a $.75 decoration from your grandma's house? Lighting Phottix Ares II Wireless Flash Triggers add features, keep a budget-friendly price These $55 triggers and receivers are compatible with more Phottix systems. By Stan Horaczek posted Mar 6th, 2017 The Phottix entry-level wireless flash system adds features, loses some range. Random Object Lighting Modifier Challenge: The Decorative Candle Holder What kind of photo can we make with this dragonfly-adorned tchotchke? By Stan Horaczek posted Mar 1st, 2017 Anyone can make a picture with a big softbox, but what happens when you try to use a $.75 decoration from your grandma's house? Good Wistro AD200 Pocket Flash Does Wireless TTL, Fits in a Pocket This powerful little pocket flash has lots of features. By Stan Hoaraczek posted Mar 1st, 2017 HSS, TTL, 2.4 GHz Wireless, and all sorts of other fancy features with complicated names find their way into this pocket-sized flash. Elinchrom Introduces ELB 1200 Strobe Pack and Three Redesigned Flash Heads These portable lights are built for flash or constant lighting By Stan Horaczek posted Feb 27th, 2017 This 1200 Ws pack has two light sockets and multiple battery options. Processing The Phase One x LogicKeyboard Offers Simpler Shortcuts In Capture One Pro All the shortcuts you need in a handy color-coded layout. By Stan Horaczek posted Feb 14th, 2017 This pro keyboard is just for Capture One Pro… You Can Get DXO Optics Pro 9 For Free Until February 28th If you're shooting with an older camera, there's a lot to like about this free software By Stan Horaczek posted Feb 6th, 2017 It won't support the latest and greatest cameras, but it's a lot of functionality for legacy models… Adobe Creative Cloud Apps Coming to Chromebooks Lightroom Mobile, Photoshop Mix, and more are making their way into classrooms and beyond By Stan Horaczek posted Jan 24th, 2017 Soon, Chromebooks will have access to some awesome Creative Cloud apps from Adobe. Editing Photos Using Voice Commands? Adobe Is Apparently Working On It Casual voice commands could be the future of photo editing By Stan Horaczek posted Jan 11th, 2017 We may one day edit photos with our voices instead of our fingers. Shooting How-to: Photographing a Meteor Shower Head for the country and point your camera toward the sky. By Stan Horaczek posted Aug 11th, 2016 Want to capture some meteors with your camera? Here's how to do it… The Smithsonian Wants Your Best Rock ‘n’ Roll Images For a Photo Book Crowdsourcing the history of rock ‘n’ roll By Jeanette D. Moses posted Dec 4th, 2015 The Smithsonian is collecting music photos from the general public for a 2017 photo book… How Professional Photographers Take Snapshot Photos The art of casual picture making By Peter Kolonia posted Sep 21st, 2015 Three avid snapshooters—who are also pros—share tips to help you get your casual shots right… Tips from a pro: An introduction to microscopic photography Revealing details in the world’s tiniest things. By Michael Peres posted Aug 26th, 2015 Photographer Micael Peres on how he uses a microscope and a DSLR to reveal details to small to see with the naked eye…