Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photography for the Serious Amateur
If you have ever sent a photo off to print and felt a small knot of worry that it might come out soft or blurry because you got the settings wrong, then you have probably bumped into these acronyms. PPI.…
Affinity 3.2 landed on April 16, 2026, just one month after the 3.1 update. Canva’s development pace seems to have picked up since making Affinity free, and this release is the most substantial one yet for photographers. Most of the…
Four years in the making, Sony's fifth-generation full-frame workhorse delivers flagship performance at an enthusiast price
As photographers, we use tools to calculate various aspects of our job on a regular basis. I found that some of the tools that I was using daily or weekly didn’t quite address the specific issues that I wanted addressed.…
If you’re looking for a review of the Nikon ZR, one of the most unlikely people to check for a review for this camera … is Philip Bloom. He’s known for his Sony, Canon, and DJI reviews. Yet, that’s where…
Canon have announced the much anticipated EOS R6 Mark III, mirrorless digital camera. The EOS R6 Mark III arrives as a serious contender for hybrid shooters demanding both speed and resolution. Packing a 32.5MP full-frame sensor with 40FPS burst capability,…
Ever since the initial Affinity launch announcement on October 30th, this question has been circulating the web. How is affinity free? And how can Canva afford to make affinity free for everyone? Well, somebody had to explain it, so that…
The all-new Affinity by Canva (v3.0) was launched on October 30th, 2025. It combines all of the functionality of the three Affinity apps into one unified interface. For this reason, we expect that Affinity system requirements for v3 (including the…
On October 30th, Canva announced that the three Affinity Design Suite apps, Photo, Designer, and Publisher were being replaced by one single app that does it all. Most significantly, they announced that this new app, simply called “Affinity”, would be…
Back in March 2024 Canva bought Serif, the company that makes Affinity Photo. At the time, there were concerns about whether that meant that meant that the perpetual licensing model was about to go away, but the Canva and Affinity…
Using Silica Gel for camera & lens storage is tedious. Use a Dry Cabinet instead!
Many of us use Adobe tools regularly. I’ve used them since 1995, and I still do. But there was a time, a few years ago, when I was very frustrated with Adobe, and that I moved away from the Creative…