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My name is Can Tuner, and I’m an amateur photographer based in Izmir, Turkey. Not long ago, my brother brought me a bracelet as a gift. The beads on the bracelet looked almost like planets, so I decided to shoot macro photos of them as “planets.”

The bracelet.Beads from the bracelet.

I took a total of 700 photos for the macro project and each photo was created with a focus stacking technique. Here’s the setup I used:

Due to my main job, the... more

Controlling and modifying light is a lot of what photographing with studio lights and battery-powered strobes is about. Especially when it comes to portraits, I like to work with my lighting setups so they add something that is not perfect or flat.

Twisting and turning your lights to make use of the edges is one very effective way of doing that. Breaking up the light with a scrim, gobo, or something else is also very rewarding.

This do-it-yourself project is all about a... more

According to a report from Fortune, Apple discreetly acquired Danish visual effects startup Spektral in December 2017.

Spektral was once named CloudCutout and focused on a cloud-based... more

The legendary toy camera brand Holga has announced a new product called the Holga Printer. It’s an Instax printer that’s 100% mechanical — there’s no electronics or battery inside... more

Insta360 today launched the ONE X, a 5.7K 360-degree action camera that's compatible with Android and iOS mobile devices.

The new model is capable of recording spherical video at 5.7K resolution and 30 frames per second. For smooth motion in action videos or slow-motion effects you can also opt to record 4K footage at 50fps or 3K video at 100fps. In photo... more

The Sony a7 III, Nikon Z7, and Canon EOS R are three of the main cameras battling it out in the full-frame mirrorless camera wars. In case you’re wondering how the three cameras compare in size with one another, the Dutch camera store... more

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how I shoot long-exposure photos from the cockpit of an airliner and how they end up sharp, despite flying at roughly 950kmh/590mph/500kts through the air. I will try to answer that question in more detail, going through the process and challenges step by step. Hopefully it sheds some light (pun intended) on the... more

Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software has been ported to the iPad in a new app called Digital Photo Professional Express (DPP Express). It allows photographers to process JPEG and .CR3 RAW files on the go using their tablets.

The app works with Canon’s Camera Connect app to connect wirelessly to your camera to streamline photo processing. The app can display photos, adjust settings, and save them (to the cloud, a computer, or back to your camera).

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I often hear my students lament about how if only they could travel to the rainforest they would find something really interesting to photograph. I tell students look around where you live there are wonderful things to photograph everywhere. The photographers that work with local species often obtain shots that are unobtainable from casual travels.

One such example of a unique species that is native to New England is the bioluminescent mushroom (Panellus stipticus). The... more

Stylus maker Adonit has launched a new product for mobile photographers, the Adonit Photogrip. As its name suggests, the Adonit Photogrip is a grip that attaches to smartphones, allowing for more camera-like operation and ergonomics of your smart device.

Additionally the Photogrip can be converted into a mini tripod and a detachable Bluetooth shutter remote... more

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