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Creative Photography

How Do Camera Lenses Work?

How Do Camera Lenses Work?

Have you ever wondered how camera lenses work? Take a peek behind the shutter with Ally and discover what makes the magic happen!

The New Camera Obscura Lens Experience

The New Camera Obscura Lens Experience

From the history behind Camera Obscura to pinhole photography, professional photographer Charlotte Johnson is answering all your questions about Lensbaby’s revolutionary new lens.

What is Camera Obscura?

What is Camera Obscura?

Discover the history behind camera obscura with photographer Jen Strongin & how Lensbaby is putting a twist on small-format pinhole photography with its new camera lens.

What is Camera Obscura?

What is Camera Obscura?

Expert photographer Kelly-Anne Gladwin is sharing all she has learned from her time shooting with the new Lensbaby Obscura lens & how it allows her to create photographic art.

How I Use Conceptual Photography to Transport the Viewer into my Dreamworld

How I Use Conceptual Photography to Transport the Viewer into my Dreamworld

Expert photographer Sharon Covert is sharing tips on how she transcends reality using conceptual self-portrait photography and her Lensbaby camera lens.

Nature Photography Ideas with Natural Light

Nature Photography Ideas with Natural Light

Our expert photographer, Michelle Baisa, is sharing her top ideas for shooting nature photography with her Lensbaby camera lens & utilizing natural light.

How to  Use Tilt Lenses to Improve Storytelling

How to Use Tilt Lenses to Improve Storytelling

See how our expert photographer uses a tilt-shift camera lens to improve storytelling while capturing pure emotion in the process.

Three top tips for macro photography this spring

Three top tips for macro photography this spring

Using our Lensbaby lenses to capture spring photography, we explore macro photography of flowers. Use your manual camera lens to capture a bokeh effect.

A Camera Painted Spring

A Camera Painted Spring

Flower photography perfectly captured with the Lensbaby Sweet 80 Optic camera lens. Noa Smith shows us how she captured spring time blossoms with her camera lens.

Working with the Natural Light You Have

Working with the Natural Light You Have

Spring means that we get to spend more time outdoors playing with natural light photography. There's many ways that you can harness the power of natural light photography but here we explore how on...

Breaking the Rut | Nature Documentary

Breaking the Rut | Nature Documentary

Lensbaby Sol 45 | ISO 100 | 1/1000s | f3.5 Using natura...

5 Things to do With Kids on Earth Day

5 Things to do With Kids on Earth Day

Earth Day is a time to celebrate the wonders of our planet and think critically about ways we can clean up our lifestyle and make the Earth more habitable. One way for photographers to honor this h...