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Classic Picture-Taking Articles

Newest Reviews

30% off: How to Create Images with AI

F.A.R.T. First for Fantastic Photos

Vision: What is Photography?

How to Learn Photography

What Makes a Great Photo

It's Not About Your Camera

How to Create a Masterpiece

Previsualization versus Presets 17 March 2023

Don't Expose to the Right 01 January 2025

NEW: How to Learn Lens Design 13 February 2025

NEW: The Importance of Context in Photography 02 April 2025

Composition

Lighting

Timing

The Effect of Scale 07 April 2022

How to Win Photo Contests 08 July 2018

Photography is not a Spectator Sport

Best Shutter Speeds for Moving Water

How to Use Ultrawide Lenses

How to Carry Less

Say Something: The Secret Behind Great Art.

Best Gifts for Photographers

The Best Camera for Sports, for Landscapes, for Portraits and more!

No Regrets 25 October 2014

Pixel Dumping 12 October 2015

Just Use It 12 September 2014

How to Photograph the Milky Way 25 October 2013

Assembling a System

Equipment Acquisition Paralysis

Should You Upgrade? 11 August 2011

Is It Worth It?

Artist or Technician? 15 January 2013

Making Photos that Stand Out

Risk Taking and Photography 27 December 2011

A Music Lesson for Photography 21 September 2011

How to Learn Photography 10 March 2011

Fill-Flash

The Pen and Your Signature

Getting Perfect Exposures

All About Exposure

How to Get Great Colors

Artistic Synthesis

Why You Need an Apple Watch 21 November 2018

How to Photograph Air Shows 01 October 2018

Mirrorless or DSLR?

How to Shoot Events A video course by my friend Phil Steele

How to Shoot Film

How to Become a Professional Photographer

Critical Camera Adjustments

How to Photograph on Sand & Snow

Eliminating Shutter Lag

How to Drive Your Camera

How to Set White Balance (examples)

Perfect Highlights and Shadows

Graduated Neutral-Density Filters

How to Make Great Photographs (multilingual)

Why your Camera Does Not Matter (multilingual)

Simplicity

Making Sharp Images

The Death of Photography

Why Fixed Lenses Take Better Pictures

LEICA or Not

Why We Love Film

Why Film isn't Going Away

Portrait Lenses

Free Full-Frame Digital SLR

Infrared Photography

How to Afford Anything

Dynamic Range

Lens Sharpness

How to Learn

How to Photograph Fireworks

How Our Eyes See

How to Use Photoshop

Histograms

sRGB vs. Adobe RGB

What Makes a Great Camera (multilingual)

Examples of Making Great Travel Photos

Making Great Photos in Crappy Locations (multilingual)

A $25 camera vs. a $5,000 Camera

A $150 vs. a $5,000 Camera

What is Art? (multilingual)

The Seven Levels of Photographers (satire, multilingual)

Selecting the Sharpest Aperture

How and Where to Buy Photo Gear

Why Your Wife Wants You to Buy A Fancy New Camera (for men only)

Why Pros Share Everything They Know (multilingual)

Photo Labs

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New: Photographs from California's Route 66.

27 February 2026

NEW: Godox V480 Flash Review & Sample Images.

12.7 oz./361g with battery, measured GN 63'/19m at 35mm and 90'/27m at 105mm.

Li-Ion USB-C Battery, 1.6s Recycle, 2.4 GHz TX/RX, Optical Slave, 2W LED Continuous Light

Check price for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic

I'd get mine at B&H, at Adorama or at Amazon (also from Amazon in the UK), or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

20 February 2026

NEW: Laowa 200mm f/2 AF Review & Sample Images.

105mm filters, also a 43mm rear filter holder in Nikon Z and Sony mount versions, 56.0 oz./1,588g in Canon EF mount as shown; 62¼ oz./1,765g in Nikon Z & Sony mounts, 4.9'/1.5m close focus, 0.15× macro ratio.

Check price for Canon EF or RF, for Nikon Z and for Sony E.

Each of the three versions comes in a dark blue or a more traditional gray.

I'd get mine at B&H, at Adorama or at Amazon, or get it used at eBay (How to Win at eBay), or possibly get it used at KEH.

20 February 2026

NEW: Canon RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM Review & Sample Images.

67mm filters, 22.4 oz./636g, 2.5'/0.75m close focus, 0.12× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

17 February 2026

NEW: Canon RF 45mm f/1.2 STM Review & Sample Images.

67mm filters, 12.2 oz./346g, 1.5'/0.45m close focus, 0.13× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Crutchfield and at Amazon, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

12 February 2026

NEW: Canon EOS R6 Mk III Review & Sample Images.

NEW: Canon EOS R6 Mk III Plain-English User's Guide.

32 MP IBIS Full-Frame at 40/12 FPS, 24.7 oz./699 g with battery and a CFexpress type B card, also has a second SD card slot, World's Best Camera 2025 ~ today.

Check price at B&H or at Adorama, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

05 February 2026

NEU: LEICA NOCTILUX-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH.

Typ 11 635, 49mm filters, 14.7 oz./416g, 1.6'/0.5m close-focus, 0.09× macro ratio, 10 elements in 5 groups (3 are glass-molded asperical elements), 11-blade diaphragm, ø2.54 × 1.98" (ø64.6 × 50.2mm).

Check price at B&H and at Adorama, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

All LEICA Lens Reviews.

30 January 2026

NEW: How to Eliminate or Bypass Passwords in Canon Cameras.

28 January 2026

NEW: How to Change the Depth-of-Field — After Shooting on iPhone!

23 January 2026

NEW: Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G Review & Sample Images.

67mm filters, 15.5 oz./440g, 0.8'/0.25m close focus, 0.3× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazonand at Crutchfield, or get it used at eBay (How to Win at eBay), or get it used at KEH.

20 January 2026

Canon EL-1 v2 Flash Review.

23.7 oz./671g with included LP-EL battery, 24-200mm zoom head with 14mm wide panel and catchlight card, 0.9 second measured recycle time, measured GN 78'/24m at 35mm or 127'/39m at 105mm.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon, at Crutchfield, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

10 January 2026

Sony FE 16mm f/1.8 G Review & Sample Images.

67mm filters, 10.7 oz./304g, 0.5'/0.15m close focus, 0.25× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield, or get it used at eBay (How to Win at eBay), or get it used at KEH.

09 January 2026

How to Change the Focus Distance AFTER SHOOTING on iPhone!!!

08 January 2026

Nikon Z 24-105mm Review.

67mm filters, 12.3 oz./350g, 0.8'/0.25m close focus, 0.5× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H and at Adorama, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

It also comes as a kit with the Z5 II: $2,197 at B&H.

07 January 2026

iPhone 17 Pro Max Review & Sample Images.

Ken Rockwell's iPhone 17 Pro Max User's Guide.

25 December 2025, Christmas Day!

Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Review & Sample Images.

Unstabilized, 58mm filters, 17.9 oz./507g, 4.9'/1.5m close focus, 0.25× macro ratio.

Check price at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

22 December 2025

Canon EOS R1 Review & Sample Images.

Ken Rockwell's Canon EOS R1 User's Guide.

World's Best Sports & Action Camera

24 MP Stabilized Full-Frame 12/40 FPS, 6K/60 & 4K/120, 39.3 oz./1,115g with battery and one CFexpress type B card, has two CFexpress type B slots.

Check price at B&H, at Crutchfield, at Adorama and at Amazon, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.

19 December 2025

Eeeew!

How to Fix Sticky Plastic.

19 December 2025

Holiday Gift Guide 2025.

Whew! My last gift guide was in 2020. I get so busy posting all the daily specials that I haven't gotten to share all the cool goodies that make great gifts for you, yours or anyone else with similar interests until now again.

12 December 2025

Sony A7 Mk V Review

33 MP at 30 FPS, 4K/120

02 December 2025

Think Tank 20^th Anniversary Sling Bag Review

Check price.

27 November 2025

Nikon Z 35mm (50mm eq.) f/1.7 Macro DX

52mm filters, 7.8 oz. (220g), 0.5' (0.16m) close focus, 0.67× macro ratio.

For DX Nikon Z cameras, also works on FX cameras in DX crop mode.

Check price at B&H and at Adorama.

16 October 2025

Nikon Z 16-50mm (24~75mm eq.) f/2.8 VR DX

67mm filters, 11.6 oz. (330g), 0.5~0.8' (0.15~0.25m) close focus, 0.24× macro ratio.

For DX Nikon Z cameras, also works on FX cameras in DX crop mode.

Check Price, also at Adorama.

16 October 2025

Canon RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM Review.

67mm and/or rear gel filters, 17.6 oz./500g, 0.7'/0.2m close focus, 0.19× macro ratio.

10 October 2025 (26 March 2025)

TourBox Elite Plus Review & User's Guide.

This weird looking thing is one of the most amazing computer time-savers I've ever used. It adds a fourth dimension of control and speed to everything I do on a computer.

You know how I'm a crusader for dedicated controls, well, this thing is Heaven!

08 October 2025