A common misconception I see is that if you know how to shoot photographs, then shooting high-quality videos will be easy, but that's not really how it works. Videography provides new technical challenges, and photographers can find adjusting to new uses of familiar settings particularly tough.

Back Button Focus is my FAVORITE method for getting reliable, consistent focus. It allows me to leverage the strengths of autofocus while still allowing me to be in control of what the camera is focusing on. Plus, it really simplifies my workflow and helps me worry less about constantly changing focus settings.

Manual mode on your mirrorless camera can seem challenging to understand, but it’s much simpler to understand than many photographers make it out to be.

In this beginner's guide to understanding your histogram, we're talking about what a histogram even is; why you should care about them; how to understand them; how they're useful for exposing your shots; and even how they can lie to you sometimes.

I'm taking you behind the scenes on a recent impromptu Milky Way Photography trip to the North Cascades National Park so you can see my process as it's happening.