Oliviero Toscani | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts

Oliviero Toscani | photo technique Magazine: Variations on the Photographic Arts: "When I start a new project where creativity is involved, I don’t have any guarantees whatsoever as to how it will turn out. I don’t want to have that certainty. Because creativity means entering unchartered territory."

The Benefits Of A Reverse Gradient Neutral Density Filter

The Benefits Of A Reverse Gradient Neutral Density Filter: "Sunset and sunrise can be tricky times for photography. While the tone and strength of the light coming from the sun is perfect for warming skin tones and adding contrast, shots taken directly into the sun can be a challenge. We’ve all seen shots like the one below. It was taken at 18mm, ISO 100, f/16 and 1/50th of a second. Gorgeous sunset and I wanted to make sure I could see the driftwood."

Using Water to Lighten Landscape Photos

Using Water to Lighten Landscape Photos: "Most Pro landscape photographers recommend shooting either at (or around) dawn or dusk in order to capture their scene in the ‘golden hours’ when the light is at it’s best (in fact some will rarely shoot at any other time of day)."

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review | PhotographyBLOG

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V Review | PhotographyBLOG: "The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V is a feature-packed super-zoom camera, offering a 30x, 27-810mm zoom lens, 16.2 megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, built-in GPS tracking complete with a compass, full 1080p high-definition video recording with stereo sound and HDMI output and 3D Sweep Panoramas and 3D Still Images."

11 Inspirational Image Collections

11 Inspirational Image Collections: "One of the most popular types of posts here at DPS are our ‘image collection’ posts where we highlight great examples of different types of photography – all around a theme. Today I dug into our site’s stats and came up with this list of our most popular image collections from the past 2-3 years here at DPS. They’re listed in order of popularity. Enjoy:"

AMP aims to bring high dynamic range to videographers

AMP aims to bring high dynamic range to videographers: "It's a conundrum every serious photographer faces ... do you set your exposure so that the brightest objects in a scene are properly exposed but the darkest are underexposed, or so that the darkest are properly exposed but the brightest are overexposed? Or do you go with some compromise, where only the half-way-between objects look right?"

DuoPod concept designed to steady up DSLR film-making

DuoPod concept designed to steady up DSLR film-making: "Shooting movies and television shows using digital SLR (DSLR) cameras that also record high definition video is becoming much more widespread - in fact, the Season 6 finale of House was shot using Canon's EOS 5D Mark II camera, and Philip Bloom is said to have shot a number of scenes for the upcoming Lucasfilm World War II film Red Tails using the very same model."

8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard

8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard: "This one line has transformed my photography. As a matter of fact, I enjoy photographing from my home base as much as or more than my travels."

6 Winning Ways to Work Wide

6 Winning Ways to Work Wide: "One of the first lens purchases aspiring landscape photographers typically made is a wide or super-wide lens, anything (in full-frame 35mm terms) from 24mm on down, and with good reason, wides offer photographers the ability to capture the sweeping vistas of the natural landscape."

HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras - How-To Geek

HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras - How-To Geek: "We’ve become reliant on digital cameras since they are so easy to use. But have you ever wondered how film-based photography works? Read on to increase your photographic knowledge—or to develop an new appreciation for your point and click camera."