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Zacharie Turgeon is a photographer based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. While he normally shoots with a digital camera, Turgeon decided at the last minute to take his Canon 35mm film SLR on a recent trip to Asia. It turned out to be the best decision he made.

After his adventure, Turgeon turned the... more

In this post I’ll be sharing the best one light portrait setup I’ve ever used. I’ll come clean right off the bat here and say that I stumbled across this little super easy lighting technique more by luck than skill.

I’m pretty sure I can’t be the only one who has taken a portrait whist using a single key light and reflector and fought with the reflector in one hand and the camera in the other. You know the scene; super quick and clean ‘... more

A company from California called Aurora Aperture has introduced a variable density filter that can cut up to eleven stops of light, an amount it claims is more than any other variable ND on the market. The Aurora PowerXND 2000 has a rating of ND 16-2000 or ND 1.2-3.3, meaning that it can reduce exposures by between 4 and 11 stops. While there are filters with fixed ND values greater than 11 stops, variable neutral density filters usually stop at 10 stops.

The filter uses a slim profile... more

Cambits is a new modular camera being developed by scientists over in Columbia Engineerings Computer Vision Laboratory. It’s a set of colorful plastic blocks that can be assembled into a custom camera of your choice.

There are 5 different types of... more

SanDisk has introduced the Extreme PRO microSDXC UHS-II card, calling it the fastest microSD card in the world. The new Extreme PRO will be offered in 64GB and 128GB capacities, and features transfer speeds up to 275MB/sec with Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) ratings. The announcement is timed with the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona where a number of high-profile mobile devices are launching.

'We designed this card specifically to address consumers'... more

Together with its new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagship phones, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Gear 360 camera at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Gear 360 is a ball-shaped device that uses two 15MP cameras with F2.0 fisheye-lenses to record 30MP spherical still images or 360-degree video with a resolution of 3840 x 1920 pixels. Read more

Warning: this is a rant. This one just left me shaking my head. Sure, there are probably times when you think the words Photography Experience Not Required might be completely applicable or acceptable. But how about in a job listing for a camera store?

I got an email saying that a local camera store near me was looking for a customer services sales clerk. This isnt a professional photographers type of store as much as it is your classic consumer-oriented small camera store that... more

Samsung today announced a new virtual reality camera called the Samsung Gear 360. It’s a ball-shaped camera that lets anyone easily capture 360-degree photos and videos.

“Gear 360 is designed for... more

This is the cheapest yet most effective photography hack I can think of. Step one: get disc reflector. Step two: cut lens-sized hole in said reflector. Step three: profit.

Seriously though, there is almost no reason to not do this hack. It’s one that I briefly showed in my “make the most of what you have” post published here last month, and... more

Tamron today announced a new accessory that helps photographers apply firmware updates and custom settings to Tamron lenses. It’s called the Tamron TAP-in... more

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