Dear Entitled, I came across a screenshot of your “I have started a photography business” post in a “Classifieds” Facebook group: I don’t know your name, but honestly, even if I did, I wouldn’t use it. It’s not my way. But, that doesn’t mean I don’t want to address your post, because girl, I sure do. You are asking for a lot of stuff from strangers to run this business you have started and apparently, expecting to receive it, so I settled on the adjective I felt best exemplified this sort of request....

Hasselblad owners, are you ready to own a Chinese camera? If this report from Luminous Landscape is correct, you already are. and no this is not April’s fools. According to Luminous Landscape DJI has increased their shares part in Swedish camera maker Hasselblad and are now the majority share holders. This practically makes them the owners of the company. Back in November we reported that DJI was strategically investing in Hasselblad, and the brilliant analysis from Kevin Raber now explains why....

Imagine someone casually throwing a box with your brand new pricey lens inside. It makes me angry just thinking about it, and this FedEx dude did exactly this. He threw a package containing a $1,500 lens because he was too lazy to walk the extra 10 or 15 feet, and he was caught on camera as he did it. Photographer Greg Riegler shared the video on his YouTube channel. He ordered the lens, and his front door camera caught the FedEx guy as he threw it from the lawn onto the concrete steps....

It’s easy to get a little stuck in a rut when it comes to studio lighting, particularly with portraits. The human face can only be lit in a flattering way in so many ways. Or can it? Who says a key light must always be placed in front of the subject? Could it possibly be used to backlight your subject instead? Why yes, of course. Pye Jirsa shows you exactly how to achieve this unconventional yet beautiful lighting setup in this excellent video....

If the price is the only factor stopping you from diving into the world of serious video editing, there we have some good news. Many Hollywood-level post-production tricks can be performed by means of free software. Here we have 5 programs available at zero cost and technically capable of competing with some features of Premiere Pro or Vegas. We’ll take a closer look at each of these solutions, talk about their strengths, as well as the weaknesses....