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Photography Trends: 5 Truths Confirming Creators Chase Fads While Photographers Craft Epic Stories
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Jun 1, 2025

Photography Trends: 5 Truths Confirming Creators Chase Fads While Photographers Craft Epic Stories
Key Takeaways Photography trends flicker like city lights, brilliant one moment and gone the next. From the moody, cinematic filters flooding Instagram to the drone-captured vistas dominating travel blogs, these fads can feel like an inescapable current pulling photographers along. Yet, the most revered names in the field—think Annie Leibovitz, Sebastião Salgado, or Steve McCurry—don’t […]
3 Key Insights About Switching Camera Systems: Hype vs. Reality
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May 2025

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

3 Key Insights About Switching Camera Systems: Hype vs. Reality

Key Takeaways: Switching camera systems is one of those decisions that keeps you up at night, second...

$5,000 Cameras Won’t Save Your Shots — Master Lighting Instead
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May 2025

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

$5,000 Cameras Won’t Save Your Shots — Master Lighting Instead

Key Takeaways You’ve been there, haven’t you? Scrolling X or YouTube, drooling over some hotshot cre...

How to Check the Shutter Count for the Sony A7II Digital Camera
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Mar 2024

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

How to Check the Shutter Count for the Sony A7II Digital Camera

Learn how to quickly check the shutter count of your Sony A7II digital camera with our comprehensive...

Empowering Creativity: 5 Ways GearFocus Fuels Your Next Project
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Aug 2023

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

Empowering Creativity: 5 Ways GearFocus Fuels Your Next Project

Gear Focus not only helps you declutter your space but also supports fellow creators and local camer...

How to Check the Shutter Count for the Sony A7III Digital Camera
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Jun 2023

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

How to Check the Shutter Count for the Sony A7III Digital Camera

Learn several methods to check the shutter count for the Sony A7III digital camera ...

5 Hacks To Improve Your Sony Camera
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Mar 2023

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

5 Hacks To Improve Your Sony Camera

Today, we’re sharing 5 hacks for Sony cameras that can significantly help the efficiency with which ...

Storing and Caring for Vintage Images, Cameras, and Equipment: 6 Tips
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Dec 2022

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

Storing and Caring for Vintage Images, Cameras, and Equipment: 6 Tips

Looking at how photography has become a part of everyday life, the idea of physical prints and film ...

How To Build Your Own Creative Studio
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Apr 2022

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

How To Build Your Own Creative Studio

Been wondering how you can up your creator game? Learn how to build an affordable studio and shoot q...

Lighting Tips – Getting the Most out of your Lighting Setup
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Nov 2021

Camera Hacks, Tips & DIY

Lighting Tips – Getting the Most out of your Lighting Setup

Mastering basic photo and video lighting setup is key to shooting unique pictures. Read simple camer...