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This tutorial provides useful advice for getting the most out of Lightroom when it comes to converting images to grayscale and making edits. The narrator notes that it is OK to push sliders way more than you might be use to when editing color images, which is definitely important to remember! He also offers quality advice on using the color sliders to improve the tonality of b/w images.

Off the top of your head, do you know how much more light f/2.8 lets in compared to f/5.6? Do you know the f-stop number that comes after 11? This 1.5-minute video reveals the simple pattern used by the scale.

If you didnt know, f/2.8 lets in four times as much light as f/5.6. Thats because the aperture is bigger by two stops. As shown by freelance filmmaker... more

Think San Francisco’s “discrimination” against high-end camera gear is bad? Get this: the city of Laguna Beach, California, charges a minimum of $100 for a permit if you wish to take non-commercial photos in public places.

That’s right: you’ll need to pay a hefty permit fee just to shoot... more

The Lydith 30mm f/3.5 lens was introduced in 1964, and grew a cult following due to its excellent sharpness, contrast and color fidelity. Meyer-Optik now plans to create a modernised version, and the Kickstarter project has already tripled its goal.

The classic Lydith and its construction

The fully manual lens, with its unusual focal length of 30mm, has been updated with high-performance lens coatings, Schott and OHara glass, and a short 6.3 (16cm) focusing distance. It will also... more

Strapping GoPro cameras to high-altitude weather balloons to shoot photos and videos of the edge of space has been growing in popularity, but on GoPro just captured something incredible that no GoPro had before: an extremely close flyby of a passenger airliner at 38,000 feet.

The project... more

Google has launched a new smart archiving feature in Google Photos on iOS, Android and desktop that helps users quickly select photos to archive as a way to declutter the main gallery. The new archiving suggestions are found in the Assistant tab, where photos are pre-selected for archiving. Users are given control over the selections, though, being able to remove some suggested photos and add others.

The company announced the new feature in a... more

Bag manufacturer Tenba has updated its Roadie line of rolling cases which come with features such as a removable camera inserts and an exterior pocket for a portable battery. The Air Case model features a rigid shell that can be safely shipped or checked at the airport. Tenba says the Roadie bags were designed with a high-end luggage aesthetic to ensure they look professional yet dont draw unwanted attention to the gear inside.

The cases come... more

This incredibly creative ad from Gatorade uses a “liquid printer” and precision-timed strobe photography to create a stop-motion athlete from drops of water. Whats more, it was created entirely in-camera, according to the company.

The video starts off with a human figure being pumped out of a water printer. Okay, thats pretty cool, but water printers are nothing new. But then the figure jogs over to a box and starts doing box jumps, with water splashing as its feet... more

Photographers have been targeted by a new “bad reviews” extortion scam in recent times. Here’s a look at what it’s like to be targeted by this type of nasty scam.

Dallas, Texas-based wedding DJ... more

Sherpa is a free iOS app that turns top geotagged Instagram photos in to a travel guide and location scouting tool.

The app, which is available for free on... more

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