How to Stabilize Your Camera for Vlogging

BY Henry's June 5, 2020 Tripods, Video, Vlogging

Mobile vlogs are super popular. They can be a single method or an add-on to a more static set style vlog. The right gear can make going mobile a lot easier and deliver a much higher level of quality. Choosing the Right Gear Being mobile means being lightweight and being able to shoot your footage without being weighted down with packs and batteries and lights and kit. Whether you choose to shoot your vlog with a dedicated device, your smartphone, or a more traditional style camera, getting stable footage is critical. […]

Four Ways to Practice Action Photography at Home

BY Henry's May 29, 2020 Action Photography, At Home

Little boy and his dog playing in their backyard

The end of May typically means warmer weather, and more time spent outside being active. Even though we may be limited to our backyards and local parks as we wait for organized sports and activities to return, that doesn’t mean we can’t take action shots around home!

How to Best Customize a Camera for Photo & Video Capture

BY Henry's May 28, 2020 Gear, Learning, Quick Tips

We don’t often think about a camera’s on-board menu structure until after we’ve made our decision — or until we start shooting! But how a menu is laid out, how intuitive the screens are to navigate and how easy the settings are to understand can make a huge difference in how we go about shooting. Using Custom Buttons & Keys As part of your camera’s menu system, you should have access to settings for customizable buttons and keys. These programmable keys allow you to set your most frequently accessed functions […]

Henry’s Live-Streamed Events

BY Henry's May 22, 2020 Community

Join us on the scheduled dates for a live chat and Q&A session with a host of creators from across Canada and around the world!

Stay tuned for a list of upcoming live stream events!

Birds in Flight: How to Capture the Action

BY Henry's May 21, 2020 Bird Photography, Wildlife

All wildlife photography is challenging, but capturing birds in flight presents one of the most difficult accomplishments. Birds often change direction and speed in mid-flight, leaving your picture frame empty. The following tips will help you improve your technique and assist you in capturing some spectacular images of birds in flight.

A Guide for Bird Photography

BY Ross Chevalier May 20, 2020 Bird Photography, Gear, Wildlife

Winter and early spring are ideal times to get out an take part in a very challenging, but very rewarding activity: Bird photography. Location A great place to start with bird photography is right in your own yard. You can put up feeders in locations where the birds have some cover and in a short time, you will have winged guests in your yard. This is a commitment because once you start putting food out, your feathered neighbours start to depend upon you. Also expect that the presence of food […]

Five Tips for More Succulent Garden Photos

BY Henry's May 15, 2020 At Home

Lady holding plant in a pot in an outdoor garden

Bring Your Photos to Life this Spring! Summer is just a month away, and the warmer months are usually a great time to get outdoors to shoot landscapes and nature. And even though the current world situation means many of us can’t travel to new and interesting locations to shoot, that doesn’t mean we don’t have ways to hone our skills and take great shots close to home. Garden photography is one way to do just that. Photographing your own garden or yard, or visiting a nearby public park (while […]

3 Simple Tools for Better Macro & Close-Up Photography

BY Ross Chevalier May 14, 2020 Gear, Macro

New growth always gets photographers thinking about macro and close-up work. In this article, I want to share with you three tools that can absolutely make your macro and close-up photography easier, and more successful.

Lighting Your Vlogs, Livestreams, and Videos

BY Ross Chevalier May 8, 2020 At Home, Gear, New Gear, Quick Tips

Girl shooting a makeup vlog with mirrorless and lighting

Vlogging is one of the most rapidly growing social media outreach mechanisms. Using your DSLR and mirrorless cameras to make a vlog produces a huge improvement in quality over a smartphone. We’ve written recently about choosing a microphone for your camera to deliver better quality audio, so this time let’s look at the challenge of lighting.

Level-up Your Live Streaming Game with the Right Camera

BY Henry's May 7, 2020 Livestreaming

There’s never been a better time to live stream. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been an increase in our collective appetite for great online content. If you have an idea for a YouTube or Instagram TV show, now is the time to put it out there! And if you already have an online streaming presence, it’s an ideal time to refine it in ways that can help stand out from the crowd. So what does it take to become a great streamer? A great idea, of course. But once […]

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How to Stabilize Your Camera for Vlogging

Four Ways to Practice Action Photography at Home

How to Best Customize a Camera for Photo & Video Capture

Henry’s Live-Streamed Events

Birds in Flight: How to Capture the Action

A Guide for Bird Photography

Five Tips for More Succulent Garden Photos

3 Simple Tools for Better Macro & Close-Up Photography

Lighting Your Vlogs, Livestreams, and Videos

Level-up Your Live Streaming Game with the Right Camera

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