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Heres episode 27 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast (link is external). You can also download the MP3 directly (link is external) and... more (link is external)

By Jordan Stead

I prefer prime lenses to zooms because I can already see the frame before I raise the camera to my eye. After you've shot with a lens for a long time you get used to it. After looking through a 35mm lens for so long, I can visualize the field of view instinctively. And 35mm suits the way that I shoot. It's challenging, and at the same time, a very versatile focal length. 

The original Canon EF 35mm F1.4L USM, wide open at F1.4. (Photo:... more (link is external)

Tips from the Top Floor (link is external) podcast host Chris Marquardt recently got a private tour of the Kodak Technology Vault in the... more (link is external)

Readers' Showcase: Giuseppe Milo

The foggy bridge - Dublin, Ireland. Photo by Giuseppe Milo

Giuseppe Milo credits his interest in landscape and architectural photography with helping to shape a series of street photos he calls 'Faceless.' His fascination with the interaction between humans and the built environment are a common thread through the series, a project he calls 'endless' with new additions every week. Take a look at a selection of his photos... more (link is external)

Artist Shea Glover (link is external) recently did a social experiment. The 18-year-old Chicago-based artist took her... more (link is external)

Nikkei Asian Review published (link is external) this interesting chart showing which companies dominated the interchangeable-lens camera sales in 2014. Canon had 43.3%, Nikon had 32.1%, Sony had 13%, and other companies accounted for a... more (link is external)

“Un Petit Tour Dans Paris” is a new 1.5-minute short film by French director Maxime Baudin (link is external).

“In a splendid and romantic Paris, while everything is going too fast, a young man ride a bicyle,” the synopsis reads. “But his simple ride is going to take on a whole... more (link is external)

For the past couple of years (link is external), photographer Joel Sartore (link is external) has been working with Nat Geo on a photo project titled... more (link is external)

Atmosphere Aerosol (link is external) is a new aerosol spray for photographers and filmmakers that essentially serves as a fog machine that you can easily carry around in your camera bag.

Need to add some haze or fog to your shoot for a certain atmosphere or to capture sun rays? Just shake the can, spray... more (link is external)

Lindsay Adler started her career as a portrait photographer very early. As a teenager, she took her classmates' senior portraits, and later found that shooting portraits through each summer during college would help offset the costs of the school year. She's now an author, educator and a leading fashion and studio photographer based in New York. We sat down with her recently to find out more about her early career, success and her evolving views on her own so-called 'failures.'... more (link is external)

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