Photo Accessory News

Most photographers admit to being gadget freaks, hence the affliction known as Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S.), and it's often difficult to collect new photo accessories without feeling guilty. The 10 accessories described in the following video are affordable and extremely useful, so you can open up your wallet and grab a few while setting your qualms aside.

Regular maintenance of your photo equipment is a crucial but oft-ignored task if you don't want to suffer a malfunction when shooting far from home, and the process involves more than superficial cleaning. This tutorial from the Be More, Do More, Have More channel is a very helpful guide for giving your gear the delicate care it deserves.

You don't have to earn a living taking pictures to enjoy pro-level product quality. Enhance your photography passion by adding the right gear to your equipment arsenal. Even if you don't currently work as a pro, you can work like a pro.

You stumble into your favorite Starbucks half-awake as you do every morning and WHAM! There's Elvis standing at the end of the counter — fringed shirt, sequined guitar strap and all. You do a quick draw from your iPhone holster while The King patiently waits for his venti peanut butter banana flat white with an extra three pumps of funnel cake syrup, but — damn! — the battery is dead. What do you do? You're missing your chance to join the annals of consumer photojournalism and a shot at certain Instagram history. That's about a zillion Likes being blown to tarnation.

Somewhere in the world, a hard drive is failing at this very instant. Thousands of images, hours of video, document backups, tax records and back-to-school shopping lists are vanishing into the Cybervapor. A SanDisk Desk Drive external SSD will save your bacon. And your photos.

Professional landscape photographers are known for carrying a wide array of filters in sizes to fit the lenses they use most. These range from those designed to enhance color, remove reflections, and add a soft glow and other special effects. Then there's a collection of ND filters in various strengths, and a few graduated and split-tone filters to round out the expensive assortment..

This comprehensive macro tutorial from the Naturefold YouTube channel is designed for those new to the genre. Yet, everything discussed will prove equally helpful if you've given closeups a try and were disappointed with your results.