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I am a photojournalist with a severe anxiety disorder and last week it got the better of me while trying to work. Heres what happened.

The PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate took place on Thursday, February 11th, 2016, between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Helen Bader Concert Hall in the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts on the main campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

I learned of the debate thanks to Facebook, where a nearby event let me... more

In 35mm photography, a “portrait lens” is usually considered to be a fast lens with a focal length of around 80-135mm. This allows you to achieve a shallow depth of field and a pleasant perspective that doesn’t distort your subject’s facial features. But that... more

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Panasonic has introduced the Lumix DMC-GF8, essentially a GF7 with an emphasis on selfie-friendly features. It continues to offer the GF7's 16MP Four Thirds sensor, 1080/60p video and built-in Wi-Fi, but wraps it all up in your choice of a pink,... more

Photographers tend to shy away from wide-angle lenses when shooting portraits, but DPReview Technical Editor Rishi Sanyal thinks that's all wrong. In this video, he uses the Sigma 24-35mm F2 Art to illustrate his case for wide-angle portraits, capturing a couple of models with a setting sun in Seattle's lovely Discovery Park. Step away from your 85mm comfort zone and learn some of Rishi's tips - and reasons - for going wide with portraits.

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Heres episode 47of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and... more

If you use Facebook (or Instagram), you may have seen people share photos of themselves that they “accidentally” snapped… but really the photo was clearly planned. YouTuber Crispy Dingo decided to poke fun at these types of pictures. In the 37-second... more

Many moons ago I was enrolled in a class on portraiture by Don Giannatti that studied and sought inspiration from the greats in photographic portraiture. The final artist studied was William Coupon. Coupon is known for his formal painterly backdrop portraits. Being the dutiful student I turned my... more

The Rodenstock XR-Heligon 50mm 0.75 lens is an old lens that was made for medical X-ray imaging by the German optics company Rodenstock. You can find them... more

My name is David Weightman, and I do wedding photography as Married to My Camera. As my brand name suggests, Im rather attached to one camera! Due to the documentary style of wedding photography I practice, I feel its more important that I know my camera inside out, rather than upgrade... more

By day, Zun Lee is a doctor in Toronto, Canada. When he’s not working, he’s often unwinding from stress with a camera in hand. As a self-taught photographer, his documentary and street projects have caught the eye of The New York Times, The New Yorker, Magnum, and more.... more

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