In today’s digital marketplace, photographers have more options than ever to monetize their work online. While there are numerous platforms, two popular ones stand out for selling photography: SmugMug, a dedicated photography website builder, and WooCommerce, a versatile e-commerce plugin for WordPress. This article compares SmugMug vs WooCommerce to help you determine which best suits your photography business needs.
Dawn view on the day after the Summer Solstice from Rantovše hill across to Sveti Tomaz nad Praprotnim (church of Saint Thomas), the Kamnik Alps, with the waning crescent Moon and Venus beside them, Slovenia.
On the southern side of Ljubljana lies the Ljubljana Marshes, a 160-sq km natural marshland comprising marshes and peat bogs. Much of this area is flat, so as you drive through you won’t be able to miss the 384m-hill and its lone church glistening in the sunlight. This is the 16th century Christian church dedicated to Saint Anna, and more importantly, a great place from which to photograph the mountains of Slovenia.
In my latest YouTube video, I show you how to create a stitched panoramic photo, filmed at Jamnik Church in Slovenia, a great location for panos.
In my video, I use the Benro 34clv levelling tripod to ensure all frames are perfectly level as you pan across the scene. In addition to this, you will also see how I use the Shutter remote control app to help compose the images and trigger each shot without having the touch the camera at all.
I’ve been using a great app called Shutter for a couple of years now, ever since I got my new Canon R5. It’s an iOS app that you can use on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. I use it on my iPhone 15 pro max. It’s an app that can remotely control your camera, a bit like a wireless shutter release. However, this app does so much more that just allow you to trigger the shutter.
There are people out there who argue that camera filters are no longer necessary in the age of digital photography. However, there are some which cannot be simulated such as a polariser, and an ND. The fact is there are numerous occasions when a camera filter can and should be used.
Photography workshops & tours not only offer great opportunities to elevate your skills and expand your creative horizons by learning from seasoned professional photographers, but they are also the perfect way to see and photograph some of the world’s most photogenic locations. Here is a short list of 5 great photography workshop and tour locations to improve your photography skills and capture amazing photos:
Photographing the Major Lunar Standstill over Lake Bled Last Monday, 13th January 2025, saw a moment at Lake Bled which only happens every 16 years,
In this tripod review, I show you why I love the Benro Tortoise 34CLV Levelling Tripod that I got just over a year ago, and what I find it most useful for.
