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Neutral Density (ND) filters are a great tool for producing unique photos in lighting conditions where a long exposure would otherwise not be possible. This 7-minute video tutorial goes in to detail about which filter to select for your scene, with before and after photos showing the effects possible.

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Google has released a list of 20 360-degree cameras that are available or will be launched over the coming months that have been certified according to Google's new 'Street View ready' standard. This means they can be used in conjunction with the Street View app to create content for the Google Street View platform. 

The cameras meet one of four new Street View ready standards, allowing users to choose the way of uploading 360-degree content that is most suitable for them.

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Johnson & Johnson has been fined over $3 billion for marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal to children. Over 18,000 boys and young men are now suing the company over a side effect of the drug called... more

Software developer Abe Fettig has a winner on his hands. His newly developed app FilmLab makes it easier than ever to turn film negatives and slides of various sizes into digital files without having to touch a scanner, understand wet mounting, or really do anymore more than point and shoot with your smartphone.

Fettig says he created the app for himself. “When I got into shooting film, I started imagining software that would make it easier and more fun to scan and share... more

Mike Mezuel II puts on workshops at Big Bend National Park in Texas for photographers who want to learn best to photograph the night sky. In this 5-minute video, follow along as Mike leads his students out on a shoot beneath the dazzling night sky over Texas.

The location couldnt get much better for this purpose. In fact, Big Bend National Park in Texas is an... more

With a background in literature and journalism, today Eugene Reznik is the Digital Features Photo Editor at Bloomberg. Before grabbing that gig, he was the Director of Photography of the digital publication... more

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 (known as the GX800 and GF9 in some regions) is the brands most compact interchangeable lens camera (as of Spring 2017) and uses the same 16MP Four Thirds sensor as several of its siblings. Sold kitted with a 12-32mm collapsible zoom, stand-out features include a 180-degree flip-up touch LCD, Panasonic's excellent Depth-from-Defocus AF and 4K video capture.

At its core the GX850 represents a combining of Panasonic's style-oriented GF-line with the ultra-... more

I needed a monitor hood for quite some time but wasn’t willing to pay the retail prices charged for them, so I decided to build one myself. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to build your own DIY monitor hood for less than $12.

I searched a bit on the Web and found a few tutorials on how to build one. I was inspired by several of them and started building one myself. The material prices are German prices so it may vary in your location, but the costs should be about... more

Sony is squeezing as much hype as it possibly can out of its impressive stacked sensor technology. Not only did they use this tech to create the 20fps Sony a9, they also created a smartphone that can shoot 960fps super... more

Have you thought about getting a RED Cinema Camera? Sure, they're pretty amazing tools, but do you really need one? Cooper over at Cooper films gives you some questions to ask and some good advice to consider before taking the plunge.

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