Smugmug.com is a premium photo sharing service that allows photographers to be able to host a professionally looking site with tons of photographer friendly features. Smugmug takes care of proper storage of the original photos, displays them in the best possible way, handles print sales automatically, and the list goes on…

I’ve started using them in 2009 and now with 11 years of experience I share every thing I love about Smugmug.

Not too much stuff to be disliked, luckily.

So if I have to summarize it, I LOVE Smugmug: it makes my photography workflow so much easier.

Here’s my list…

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Ever since I first saw a nighttime timelapse video, I was hooked, and in the last 10 years I’ve made dozens of timelapse clips.

So now I decided to show you the whole timelapse photography workflow from camera settings to post-production.

You will see that it’s a lot easier to create timelapse videos than you may think.

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Ever happened to you that you saw a beautiful night scene, but you didn’t have a tripod?

So you had to shoot handheld and the only way to go was to bump up the ISO.

But then there was going to be noise everywhere, and non of us likes that…

That’s when a very simple but effective method can be used to significantly reduce noise.

Check it for yourself:

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Having an own website these days is a must for every serious photographer!

It shows your style, you own the platform plus you can get out of the Instagram / Facebook grid that people are so used to.

There are many website builders out there, and Pixpa is a relatively new kid on the block.

They promise no less than “photographers no longer need a separate portfolio website plus a WordPress website for blogging, Pixpa can handle all”.

So in this article I’m going to find out if this is really true.

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Have you ever heard the “pro” advice: “Always shoot in Manual mode“.

It’s the worst advice!

Manual mode is excellent when you have time to set up the exposure, or when you use a flash.

But if you’re just shooting everyday shots hand-holding your camera, it is painfully slow, and takes away the joy…

Instead of sticking to Manual mode, you should be taking advantage of its metering system.

In this article I will show you the “magical setting” with which you can stop worrying about setting the exposure time and ISO before every shot.

I use this setting ALL the time when I’m shooting handheld!

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