Why you should always fit a lens hood – and how to make your own, when necessary. Without a lens hood, the strong side lighting in this scene would have reached the front element of the lens and ...

Lens hoods can have a dramatic effect on the amount of light that gets into an image. Let's look at a few situations where having a lens filter can really help you out. The main and most prominent use ...

The 'petal' lens hood (also known as a tulip or flower hood) for wide-angle lenses The first thing many photographers throw out of their camera bag, due to lack of space, is the lens hood. This often ...

Our friends COOPH are great at coming up with inexpensive photography hacks (check out their DIY Light Modifier tool) and their latest tutorial, once again, is all about how a little DIY can save you ...

At one point and time, carrying a DSLR made you feel special. In a sea of point and shoot cameras you looked like a bonafide professional photographer—even if you never ventured past your DSLR’s Auto ...

Lens hoods are worth having. I match each of mine up with one of these " hood hats " and ditch my lens cap.<BR><BR>The optical benefits are noticable in some situations.