We know our share of fussy digital photographers who would never try film. But we also know plenty of others who find working with analog to be the more enjoyable and rewarding form of photography. Not only that, shooting film hones skills that are transferable to digital. With that in min

A vast number of today’s film photographers are not analog newbies, but rather experienced film users who are returning to the medium after years of shooting digital. With all the advances in digital and computational photography, it’s no surprise that many photographers want to get back t

If you have old negatives or slides that you want to preserve digitally, you probably already know that just throwing them on your flatbed scanner won’t work. You need a bright light source that comes from behind the negative and the multi-function printer/scanner you use to print co

If you’re shooting film already, you know that you need to develop a tolerance for uncertainty. Film can be fogged, or wrecked in development. Your shutter might drag or the mirror not swing up correctly. Without an LCD screen built into the camera, you have no way to check whether you

Aerial perspectives can turn everyday landscapes into stunning scenes. Whether it’s a commercial flight or a chartered helicopter, these tips will bring your airborne shots to new levels. • Never check your camera gear on a commercial flight—bring it as carry-on. • Reserve a window seat

We’ve been giving you a lot of tips lately to help you prepare for your summer photos trips. Digital Photography School offers a few tips on getting the very first photo for your vacation album—the perfect shot from the airplane window. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Read the

A sure-fire way to shake up your photography is to get a different perspective. Aerial photos are always eye-catching, but renting your own private plane isn’t exactly affordable. Luckily Photojojo offers a tutorial for getting your own sky-high (or at least overhead) photos. Click h

Check out the map above. It shows a strip of land across the USA that might be able to see and photograph the famous aurora borealis during the night this week. You can chalk up the impromptu sky show to some solar activity that’s currently affecting the night sky. For much of the

Lost in Light from Sriram Murali on Vimeo. If you tried to capture the recent meteor shower, you may have found things more difficult than expected. One common culprit for ruining epic night sky photography is light pollution from cities. Heavily populated areas throw so much light into t

I spend a lot of time photographing the night sky, and apart from the Milky Way, one of my favorite celestial objects to photograph is The Moon. Our moon is Earth’s only natural satellite, and sits at an average distance of 239,000 miles from us. It orbits our Earth every 27.3 day, and the

Light pollution can be a real pain to deal with if you’re into astrophotography, but STC now offers the Astro-Multispectral Clip Filter, which goes over the camera’s sensor in order to combat those undesirable light pollution hues from things like street lights and other city lights.

When the temperatures drop, it’s tempting to bundle up inside and live the hermit life until the sun comes back out. But cold weather provides an awesome opportunity to observe the night sky, and even capture it with your camera if you don’t mind a little prep work. Here’

It’s a familiar story for those of a certain generation: As a kid growing up in the 1960s, Roger N. Clark was inspired by the NASA space program. By the time he was in junior high, he built his own reflecting telescope (grinding the primary mirror himself, no less). Clark pursued a c

The annual Perseids meteor shower reached its peak over the weekend providing stargazers and astro photographers with a spectacular show. Thanks to the waxing crescent moon, dark skies created ideal conditions for meteor viewing and shooting. During today’s early morning hours observers c

Bryce Canyon In the United States there are 640 million acres of public lands, much of which makes up the country’s National Parks. Nature and wildlife photographers consider them hallowed ground. On September 29 we will be celebrating the 25th

Although seasoned astrophotographers will tell you that for the best photos you must get outside of the city, but a new filter from Hoya will make shooting the sky in urban areas a little bit easier. The new Starscape filter will reduce glare created by the mercury and sodium vapor ligh

The moon is a photographic tease. It hangs up there in the sky, all big and bright. Then you try to take a picture of it and you get a pathetic white blob floating in a sea of digital noise and darkness. It’s frustrating, especially when you’re experiencing a super moon, or a blood moon, o

Meteor showers can be amazing things to photograph. (Here’s a NASA video explaining the phenomenon). But, before you point your camera upward, here are a few simple tips to make sure you get the most out of your night of shooting. Find the darkest spot available If you dwell in a

Food photography is one of the most popular things you can do with a camera at the moment. For October’s photo challenge, we requested that you, our talented readers, turn your cameras toward your plates to create new pieces of art from culinary masterpieces. The results are a lot m

Instafood Adam Goldberg never expected to be taking mobile photos of his food, but now, like many Instagram enthusiasts he can’t imagine not doing it. “I almost consider my iPhone a camera that has a phone function, rather than a phone that has