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 ...

The rubber, plastic or metal hoods that come with most zoom lenses do a fine job of protecting the front of the lens from the dings and dents that accumulate with frequent use, but fail miserably at ...

When there's a window between you and your subject, getting a shot free of reflections is tricky. Photographer Michael Courier has come up with this ingenious, flexible hood for taking photos through ...

Lens hoods help to prevent stray light from entering the lens to create flare. They vary in size and shape and are usually short and rectangular or petal-shaped for wide angle lenses. Ultra wide angle ...