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JANUARY 9, 2012   BY   NASIM MANSUROV As camera manufacturers are continuing the megapixel race, with Sony releasing a bunch of 24 MP APS-C (1.5 crop-factor) cameras like  Sony A77 , A65 and NEX-7, and Nikon releasing a high resolution 36 MP  Nikon D800 , many of us photographers question the need for such a high resolution sensor. Some of us are happy while others are angry about these latest trends. Just when we thought companies like Nikon abandoned the megapixel race, instead of seeing other companies do the same, we now see Nikon back in the game with a new breed of product with a boatload of pixels. Why did Nikon all of a sudden decide to flip the game? Why does everyone seem to be going for more pixels rather than better low-light / high ISO performance? Does a high resolution sensor make sense? What are the true benefits of a high resolution sensor? In this article, I will provide my thoughts on what I think has happened with Nikon’s camera strategy, a...

By   Toad Hollow Photography   on   7 Feb 2014   Another wonderful week has passed us by in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been looking in all corners of the internet to find links to helpful tutorials, reviews, special features, great photography and interesting blogs to share with here with everyone.  This week’s list features the work of exceptionally talented artists, and we hope you enjoy checking out these pieces as much as the Toad did in bringing this list to you. Earth and Water | Twelve Apostles | Great Ocean Road  by  Hadi Zaher , on Flickr TUTORIALS Compositing Full Length Portraits into Scenes  – this video tutorial is just over 9 minutes in length and it shares some great tips and tricks on this particular technique.  The results are quite astounding with a very natural look to them. How to Mix Daylight with LED Light  – this informative video presentation discusses the applicatio...

What Your Wedding Photographer Should Tell You Before You Sign a Contract By Nina Callaway Before you can hire a wedding photographer, you need to know if their style of taking pictures works with what you envision for your wedding. Here are some important questions to ask any wedding photographer: What’s your primary style? Posed and formal, relaxed, photojournalistic, creative, artistic, candid, traditional? Do you shoot in color or black and white? Or both? Do you shoot in a digital format that can create both color and b/w versions of the same picture? What kind of input can we have on the direction of the shots? Can we give you a shot list to work from? Are you the wedding photographer who will actually take our pictures? If not, can we meet the person who will be? Can we meet any assistants who will also be our taking pictures? How many times have you worked specifically as a wedding photographer? How many were similar to the size and formality of our wedding? How many other ...

Prosumer, enthusiast, advanced amateur. Whatever you call it, there is a class of photographers who are not pros but are serious about picture taking -- committed enough to spend a grand or more on an SLR body and at least several hundred dollars more on lenses. Those shutterbugs recently got two new choices from the big guns of digital photography. In September, Nikon released its veeeeerrrry long-anticipated D90 (a winner in our latest Best of What's New honors). In August, Canon released the entirely expected but very welcome 50D . Technically, these cameras are not direct competitors. The Canon has a magnesium-alloy body, esoteric adjustments such as vignette correction, and a higher price tag (about $1,200 online); the Nikon is around $900. But after lugging each of them around for the past several weeks, I think they're quite comparable. So the question is, which one should you get? Image Quality If you're this serious about photography, quality is mainly what you ca...