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Dax Slate drops in 'Mission Impossible' style to grab some bacon from right under the noses of the cooks. Shot on the Sony a7R II, 16-35mm | ISO 80, 16mm, F4, 1/50sec with lighting by Broncolor

Prolific photographer Benjamin Von Wong is focusing his camera on an issue facing many children in America: food insecurity. He was... more

At its WWDC 2017 developer conference in San Jos, California Apple has just announced a number of upgrades to its iMac line of desktop computers. All new models will come with new displays. The current resolutions are retained but at 500 nits the new screens are 43% brighter than the previous generation and come with 10-bit dithering, offering one billion colors for even more realistic color rendering.

Faster processors are on board as well, and all iMacs come with Intel's 7th... more

In product photography, using a white background can eliminate distractions and really make the product shine. But what if the product itself is white? In this 4-minute video, you’ll learn how to properly expose your shot in this challenging scenario.

As photographer/director David Patino explains, the key to this technique is a piece of plexiglass used both as a stand, and to separate the product from the white reflector used as a background.

The product (a... more

Korean optical manufacturer Samyang has released details of its third AF lens a full frame 35mm F2.8 lens designed for Sony E mount cameras. The company says the lens is tiny and lightweight to suit these smaller compact system cameras, and that these characteristics make it ideal for travel and street photography.

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Camera body caps, duck clamps, cable ties, gaff tape, and moreif you’re not using these seven ‘stupid’ little items on set, you’re missing out.

Photographer and filmmaker Peter McKinnon... more

Thinking about shooting a SpaceX Dragon landing? Let this video by Kerbal Space Academy serve as a lesson: you’re gonna need a SERIOUS tripod.

K Space Academy’s... more

Creating and sharing your work is just the beginning, as Chase Jarvis explains in this 6-minute tough love video for his RAW series. Building a community is the long game. Sure, its hard work, but it pays off.

How do I network? isa question Jarvis frequently receives from photographers who are frustrated that people are not engaging with their work on social media. His advice? Do 100% of the work!

Simply putting your work out there and hoping that people will find it is... more

Samyang has revealed their third autofocus lens. The so-called ‘tiny but mighty’ 35mm f/2.8 FE was announced last night, and today it’s instilling at least a... more

The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 V is a powerful compact camera which packs a lot of technology into its pocketable body. For this video, we take the RX100 V out into the night, to shoot light-painting with LA-based photography duo 'Nightcrawlers'.

We'll show you how to prepare for a light-painting shoot, and sharing some tips for getting great shots using a variety of techniques.

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Episode 182 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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