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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 25, 2020  | 

2020 has been an interesting year to say the least. The one thing that has stayed steady in an unsteady world though has been the variety of quality cameras that have come out in the past 12 months. This year Shutterbug once again worked with EISA, the world's largest independent collection of magazines and websites focusing on consumer electronics, to select the ten best cameras of 2020.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 30, 2020  | 

If you’re looking for a bit of inspiration for shooting unique photos over the upcoming holiday weekend, you’ve come to the right place. That’s because a popular pro reveals what he considers the 10 best photography ideas of 2020.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 19, 2018  | 

If you photograph wildlife with a Nikon DSLR, the tutorial below is really a must-see. In just three minutes, Danish pro Morten Hilmer reveals what he says are “the three best custom settings” for capturing stunning images of animals in the field.

Henry Anderson  |  Apr 21, 2022  | 

Not all the "truisms" you hear about photography are actually true. In fact, many of these axioms are really just myths that you should either ignore or take with a grain of salt.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Aug 21, 2019  | 

There are lots of things that go into making a great landscape photo: composition, color, and sharpness are just a few that come to mind. But many photographers, including Mark Denney, would agree that there's one trait that's more critical than all others: the right light.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 22, 2020  | 

It’s not often you can find an image-editing technique that will quickly and effortlessly transform your images into something special. But that’s what you’ll discover here, as one of our favorite instructors reveals the five most useful Layer Blending modes in Photoshop.

Jason Schneider  |  Oct 18, 2019  | 

Aimed at sophisticated shooters who don't mind spending a bit more on a small camera (instead of using their smart phone), the five best premium compact cameras in this buying guide have large sensors and robust feature sets that deliver outstanding performance and superior image control.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 08, 2020  | 

If 2020 taught us nothing else, we collectively learned that things can go wrong. Terribly wrong. If your photos and video footage are important to you (and, as a photographer, they should be), then you need to buy a trusty storage or backup device pronto.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 31, 2019  | 

Shooting photos and editing them in Lightroom go hand-in-hand these days. But, as the saying goes, familiarity can breed contempt. It can also breed mistakes. Constant mistakes.

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 24, 2021  | 

An ultra-wide-angle lens would seem to be a fun tool to use for landscape photography, but it comes with some inherent problems that are hard to avoid, explains landscape pro Mark Denney in the below video. When Denney switched last year from a Sony full frame camera system to a Fujifilm crop sensor camera, he ended up buying a Fujifilm 8-16mm lens, which is the equivalent to a 12-24mm lens.

Henry Anderson  |  Jan 21, 2021  | 

Here's a fun, funny and, to be perfectly honest, very accurate takedown of some of the worst types of photographers out there. In the below video, Hawaii-based pro Brett Seeley enlists the help of some of his friends to demonstrate these terrible photographers and to show what makes them so bad.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 23, 2021  |  First Published: Jun 22, 2021  | 

Shutterbug once again partnered with GuruShots for another terrific photo challenge. This time the theme was "Animal World," where we asked photographers to submit photos that showed off their love of the animal kingdom.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 10, 2020  | 

Shutterbug recently teamed up with GuruShots for a unique photo challenge titled "Humans in Nature." The challenge asked photographers to explore the complex relationship between humans and nature in their work.

Dan Havlik  |  Dec 18, 2018  | 

What are the best camera settings for shooting boudoir photos? If anyone has some great advice on that subject, it’s boudoir pro Michael Sasser who answers the question in the below video titled, you guessed it: “The Best Camera Settings for Boudoir Photography.”

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