Ah, the days of summer are upon us. For most of us that means it's time to pack up and make a well-deserved getaway. However, before setting sail or flying the friendly skies, you may want to look into having your home equipped with a camera monitoring system for that added little piece of mind. The good news is things aren't as hard as they used to be. The even better news is we're here to help you make the right choice. More

Reddit reader savannahkate65 loves vintage cameras. She also has read enough shelter/DIY blogs and watched enough HGTV shows to know how awesome 3M Command Strips are. She combined the two into this lovely ode to the old film camera... More

Despite being focused on the latest and greatest in home technologies, it's hard not to wax nostalgic over the electronics of our youth. We gathered up the team to take a look back at the tech we miss — reminiscing about the technologies and devices that started our love affair with gadgets, games, photography, and the like. More

Joining the ranks of beginner-friendly image styling apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic, comes Textify.it, a simple web app that allows you to transform your images into Monet-esque impressionist art with just a few clicks. More

If you're planning on turning to the skies to catch some 4th of July fireworks, here's some tips for taking frame-worthy photos. Whether you're an expert with your point and shoot or a novice with a DSLR, there are a few easy things you can do with either to get quality pictures. More

Today is my tip finale for photographing people (rounds 1 and 2 can be found here and here)! I do hope you've enjoyed the information and are now better equipped to capture those special moments with friends and family this summer. Both comment sections for the aformentioned posts have great feedback as well. Without further adieu, my final thoughts on the matter (for now) are as follows . . . More

Here's my second wave of tips/hints for photographing people. As I said last week, it's a unique challenge, this whole portrait photography thing, but it sure provides some of the most fabulous, silly, intense interactions. More

Photographing people is an art form in and of itself. It takes a lot of practice, humor, and flexibility on the part of the photographer. So I'm breaking up my tips into a series of posts for the rest of the month. Get ready to shoot your friends, family, and kids in a whole new way this summer!

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The celebration of fatherhood is just around the corner, and although I remember my own dad's favorite "gift" was sharing a good meal together, I also recollect he was more than pleased years ago when I got him a digital satellite system for Father's Day. It's likely your dad, husband, or partner wouldn't mind something from the tech section, rather than the tie selection this year... More

I was just thinking this weekend while traveling this weekend how much my photography habits have changed in just the last year. Where I once lugged a DSLR and a couple lenses everywhere I went, I'm now prone to leave the camera and rely completely on my smartphone's 8 megapixel camera for social events, sharing what I've captured via Instagram or Facebook, and never worry about transferring and processing the images back at home (of course, for work-related photos, I still turn to my tried and true Nikon). And according to this infographic [below], I'm surely not alone... More