Camera bags can be one of the most difficult pieces of equipment to choose. No camera bag is made to fit every occasion so we will here talk about some different types of bags and cover a few points to consider.
Panorama photography is all about preparation. Plan your shooting location, set up your equipment properly, and shoot in a methodical way and you'll soon be producing breathtaking panoramas with ease.
This tutorial will introduce you to basic macro photography. Most of the images on this site were taken with a Canon PowerShot S3. When accessory lenses are needed, we typically use either a Raynox DCR-250 or a Raynox MSN-202 close-up lens. We'll try to cover various lighting techniques. Some of the images you'll see have obvious mistakes. We'll offer suggestions to keep you from making the same mistakes. Since this site is going to cover mainly basic macro-photography on a budget, we'll try to show you how to get the most of the on-board flash. This means that you'll see lots of different home-made flash diffusers.
There are a number of ways to get into macro photography ranging from inexpensive to outrageously expensive. Tough decisions to make, especially for someone that doesn’t make their living from photography.
If you decide you want to explore macro photography you have a number of options. We have listed these options starting with what we would consider to be the best equipment for the job. This doesn’t mean that buying a dedicated macro lens will always be better than extension rings but in general you will get the best results by going this way.