Craftmanship (Gear & Technique) in Photography

​Photography can be thought of as the art of creating images, but that's a very incomplete definition. Photographs are first and foremost physical objects. ​Visit any important photographic exhibition and chances are you will be stunned by the beauty of the prints. That beauty stemps not only from creating a nice image - the usual end game for most amateurs - but from the ability to transform it into something tangible that is a pleasure to own and handle.

In this section, we explore gear considerations that help you create images with the look you crave, image-making techniques that help you ​order the scene in front of your eyes into an interesting and meaningful image, post-processing tools and techniques to help you tune that image to your vision and printing technique to turn it into a head spinning print.

About ​​Gear Considerations that ​Matter

An excessive focus on gear is why so many photographers are sooo bad at ​photography. Look up to 100 most influential photographs of all time and check out the gear used. Enough said? Still, gear matters a lot. ​You feel in sync with some, you dislike other. Lens rendering has a large impact on your final image. Plus, for amateurs, gear is fun, so why deny it? 😉 We discuss those considerations in moderate amounts.

About ​​Gear ​Reviews

​We have reviewed a lot of gear over the year. Cameras, lenses, tilt-shift aparatus. High-end stuff, low-end stuff. Most of our reviews focus on ease of use and rendering. We are not interested in performance or meaningless lab tests, you will not find any here.

​Camera reviews

​Lens reviews

​Zeiss

​Other reviews

About Making Photographs

Shock! There's life beyond the rule of thirds. And, technically a file on a screen isn't a photograph. Photography is a craft. Numerous skills are involved, such as metering (now handled 100% by cameras), composition and framing, post-processing, printing. Each is an artform in its own right. You can aspire to master them all or focus exclusively on your favourite. Each step makes a difference and defines your personal signature.

About ​Post Processing

Shock! There's life beyond the rule of thirds. And, technically a file on a screen isn't a photograph. Photography is a craft. Numerous skills are involved, such as metering (now handled 100% by cameras), composition and framing, post-processing, printing. Each is an artform in its own right. You can aspire to master them all or focus exclusively on your favourite. Each step makes a difference and defines your personal signature.

About ​P​rinting

Shock! There's life beyond the rule of thirds. And, technically a file on a screen isn't a photograph. Photography is a craft. Numerous skills are involved, such as metering (now handled 100% by cameras), composition and framing, post-processing, printing. Each is an artform in its own right. You can aspire to master them all or focus exclusively on your favourite. Each step makes a difference and defines your personal signature.

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