The Tamron AF 17-50mm f/2.8 SP XR Di II LD Aspherical IF lens has received some good reviews (see review by PhotoZone.de) and appear to be a nice low-cost alternative to more expensive offerings from [...]

What is maximum flash sync speed? What does it really mean? When and why it is important for flash photography? To answer all these questions, let’s start by looking at the basic camera component related [...]

Homebrew Portable Softbox by HamWithCam

Plastic milk jug for the shell, a piece of packaging material for the reflection liner, some gaffers tape, rubber bands, and some tissue paper - these [...]

Multi-Flash Fun by Green Destiny

Stroboscope photography refers to the technique of photographing a moving subject with camera’s shutter open to yield multiple stationary exposures of successive movement phases, with pulsed flash [...]

In macro photography, diffused light is the best quality light you can have to avoid shadows and hot spots. I saw this post at my favorite photography forum. By placing a diffuser made from a [...]

DSC_0113-02 by hawkjh

Photos of smokes are intriguing and beautiful. I found this nice short tutorial on Flickr describing how this is done. With some photoshop job, they can be so colorful.
Another good [...]