Recent content by Esteila

sometimes the camera’s built-in level just glitches or isn’t visible in certain modes. If you need a quick check while shooting, I use this simple online bubble level- just hold your camera against your screen and it’s surprisingly accurate. Works well as a backup!

I’ve done a few photo calendars and what worked best for me was using a simple template in Photoshop or Canva and exporting as high-res PDF. Then send it to a local print shop — they usually handle the sizing and paper quality better than home printers. Makes the whole process way smoother!

Great tips here! Keeping everything sorted by date + project has been a lifesaver for me too. Makes it so much easier to find shots later without digging through a mess of folders. Always cool to see how others organize their workflows.

That's a seriously clever approach for the contest! Using the sky replacement and stacking to make the Sun stand out looks fantastic. The final image really pops with the sunspot detail and the cloudy sky—great execution!

This thread is a great resource! It's super helpful to see the strong consensus on the newer Godox flashes (like the V350N/TT350N) combined with an AK diffuser. That setup seems like the current sweet spot for macro, giving fantastic, evenly-lit results without the hotspots. Definitely useful...

Welcome to the panorama club! It's super fun once you get the hang of it. My biggest tip for starting out is to shoot vertically (portrait orientation). It helps capture more of the scene top-to-bottom so you don't end up with a super thin panorama. Also, make sure you overlap each shot by about...

Hey — just a quick thought on this issue- If the level (virtual horizon) shows on the LCD but not in the viewfinder, try toggling the display info in your EVF settings under Custom Settings → Shooting/Display (for many Nikon models) — sometimes the level/horizon overlay gets disabled for the EVF...

It can be frustrating when your iPhone shows it's connected to WiFi but refuses to access the internet. Here are some steps to troubleshoot the issue:- Restart your iPhone and router:- This often resolves temporary glitches. Toggle Airplane Mode:- Quickly turning Airplane Mode on and off...