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Several years ago I developed a technique that I use for light painting in which I take a king size bed sheet and light paint through it to create my images. I recently created this 10-minute video tutorial explaining in detail how to achieve this creative effect.

I am also always looking for ways to push myself creatively and adding new photography techniques while using my sheet technique. Lately, I’ve been pushing myself to find interesting daytime subjects, such as... more

The latest iPhones’ tendency to aggressively smooth out skin in selfies is no more. Apple recently acknowledged that the phenomenon, dubbed “Beautygate” by some,” was a bug and promised a fix. That fix... more

In the fall of 2017, I had the opportunity to capture the transformation of an empty plot of land turning into a high-tech vehicle test track. The bulk of the construction would take place for about a year. My friend and colleague, Ryan, and I were tasked with capturing that transformation into a timelapse video.

We wanted a high-up vantage point to place a camera. The site is at an airport, so there was a nearby airline hangar where we had access to the roof. With that... more

An Australian photographer has sparked a bit of a controversy after one of his photos featured by a major media outlet drew accusations of Photoshop manipulation. The photographer responded by denying that he cloned the main subject of his photo, but his untouched photo seems to tell a different story.

It all started on October 22st after... more

The UKs Civil Aviation Authority has banned a number of DJI drones from flights over human beings as investigations are carried out into the cause of some models falling out of the sky. Matrice 200 series models and the Inspire 2 have had temporary flying restrictions applied to them as they use the DJI... more

Something Ive always found difficult was knowing when an image should be converted to black and white and when it should be left in color. Its one of the more contested discussions in photography and there really isnt a black and white or cut and dry answer to it. After much trial and error, Ive come up with three questions that I consistently ask myself when trying to determine if a color image is a good candidate for B&W.

Question 1: Does the image NEED color?

Some images... more

After Verizon-owned Yahoo sold Flickr to SmugMug in April of this year, it seemed likely that changes would be coming to the service due to new ownership. Today the first major changes just took place: Flickr has downgraded its free plan and upgraded its pro plan.

The Downgrade of Free

Flickr’s free accounts will now be limited to storing a combined total of 1,000... more

Eight months after being acquired by SmugMug, Flickr has announced the latest line of updates to its Free and Pro accounts.

The changes aim to improve the experience for paid 'Pro' users but will see free accounts limited to 1000 images, with plans to delete excess images in... more

A critique, not a conclusion

The EOS R is Canon's entry into the full-frame mirrorless camera market and, while it doesn't look all that revolutionary at first glance, looks can be deceiving: this is a big step for the world's largest camera manufacturer. The EOS R comes with a new mount, a new lens lineup, and some new functionality. Most crucially, it's capable of capturing fantastic photographs.

But as we approach the completion of our full EOS R review, we wanted to address a few... more

Longsys has announced the world's largest A2 microSD card under the Lexar brand name.

The impending 512GB Lexar High-Performance 633x microSDXC UHS-I card meets the Application Performance Class 2 (A2) requirements, meaning it has a minimum write speed of 2000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and a minimum read speed of 4000 IOPS. In the case of this particular... more

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