The Helios-44M is part of the Helios-44 series of lenses, all of which use derivatives of the Carl Zeiss Biotar optical formula, which is renowned for the "swirly" bokeh it can produce. As you would...

If you’ve been looking for a field monitor for your video camera, DSLR, or mirrorless camera, don’t buy one until you’ve read this article. I’ll show you how to use the HDMI output from your...

No matter what light you’re using in your photo shoot, you can get perfect exposures every time if you use a gray card. In this article, I’ll explain what we mean by a correctly exposed image and...

If you record podcasts with a portable recorder or record online audio interviews for your podcast, you’ll probably end up with stereo audio files with each speaker on a separate channel or track.

The Zoom Handy recorders are excellent portable recorders for audio and video production. I’ve had my Zoom H4n for about ten years and before that, I used the Zoom H4 when I worked in various radio...

I recently shot a video at a client’s premises and almost made a rookie mistake. Thankfully, I noticed the error and put it right before any harm was done. If I hadn’t, at best I would have faced...