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In this article I will show you the basics of how to do dark field and bright field lighting and a quick way to convert any softbox into a striplight using office supplies.

First off: if you have not seen my first article on “How To Use Office and Art Supplies For Product Photos” now is the time to check it out.

While my studio is under renovation I have no... more

Imagine being able to swap between medium format, instant film, digital full-frame, and even large format 4×5 at willa single camera that could handle it all AND let you use almost any lens you want. What you’re imagining is already in the works, and it’s called the... more

Remember your first time taking photographs? I’m talking about before you joined Reddit or a camera forum, before you started posting pictures to Instagram or sharing them with your friends. The time when you considered yourself a hobbyist. The time when you were considered a tourist in your own neighborhood.

You’d walk around taking pictures of anything, the street lights, trees, the road, family members… People probably hated you at family... more

Have a virtual reality headset and enjoy browsing Instagram photos? Instamuseum is a new app that lets you combine those two things: it turns Instagram accounts into a virtual reality museum that you can “walk around” in.

To get started, simply visit the website... more

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Leica has announced the availability of a pair of adapters for its SL full frame mirrorless camera that will allow users to fit lenses from the S medium format system and to use microphones and headphones when shooting video. The Leica S-Adapter L opens the... more

DJI just released something really interesting. It’s called the DJI Focus, and it lets you manipulate your camera’s focus and aperture wirelessly and from the ground.

The Focus is a tool that was clearly designed with cinematographers in mind, but... more

In March, ex-Stanford student athlete Brock Allen Turner was convicted of three felony counts: assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object. Last week he was sentenced to six months in jail.

The crime and lenient sentence has... more

Samsung has announced a ruggedized "Active" version of the standard Galaxy S7.  The Active comes with the same IP68 rating for water resistance as the standard device, but adds the MIL STD-810G standard and a shatterproof display to the mix, making the S7 Active resistant to the occasional drop. 

The beefy 4000 mAh... more

The photo community is mourning the loss of one of its best and brightest today. Yesterday evening NPR confirmed that 50-year-old photojournalist David Gilkey and his colleague, 38-... more

If this video doesn’t make you cringe, nothing will. In the middle of what looks to be a presentation at Cine Gear Expo, disaster struck. While testing out a powerful and pricey stabilizing rig, a $70K camera smashed to the ground.

It’s not entirely clear from... more

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