We’re taking another in-depth look at a new camera today, the Canon EOS 550D (the EOS Rebel T2i). This is Canon’s latest consumer Digital SLR offering, and the specifications certainly pack a punch. Can it live up to all the hype? Read on to find out.

In order to run you through the process of building your own IR camera, I will use the steps taken to modify a Kodak EasyShare CX7330. It is a typical compact point-and-shoot digital camera from a few years ago.

Nowadays a softbox needn’t be all that expensive – you can get nice results for $100 or even less. But what if there’s a way of making it much cheaper, with the same results? That’s what we’ll be explaining in this DIY tutorial; how to make a softbox with professional results for less than $20.

What we want to build is simple: a crisp and smooth white surface, without any angles and bumps. It also needs to be cheap to build, very light and hopefully quick to put together. It will have some limitations of course, for example the size will only allow you to shoot small objects. But how big you make it [...]

Macro photography can be an absolutely stunning way to view the world as you’ve never seen it before. However, high equipment costs represent a formidable barrier to entry in this particular field, leaving anyone without a large lens budget left out. Today we’ll discuss how to bypass these costs with some cheap and crafty tricks for getting up close [...]

Fixed-focus lenses are not the same thing as auto-focus lenses. The automatic mechanism of an auto-focus lens still must adjust the lens to achieve maximum sharpness. A fixed-focus lens, on the other hand, never needs to be adjusted to deliver sharp images.

There are still some effects in photography that simply cannot be reproduced without the use of lens filters. Here we give you an overview of the most essential filters that every photographer should learn to use.

A good landscape photographer is always well prepared. Don’t leave home without these specific items.

There are two kinds of tripod heads: ball heads and pan heads. The ball head is simplest and provides a full range of movement for your camera. With pan heads you have multiple locking levers that adjust the pan in different planes of movement to allow you to move the camera on the tripod.

Wide angle is a fun lens to add to your arsenal. Not only you can fit the whole world into a frame, but also completely transform your subject. This tutorial shows still life subject transforming from 85mm all the way to 10mm…