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As a landscape photographer, I love extreme wide angle lenses. I use my 16-35mm for 90% of my photos and I mostly use it at 16mm. When I give lectures about photography, I often hear people saying they have trouble with using extreme wide angle uses just because they are “so wide”. But these lenses require a different approach than your kit lens to get the most out of them.

Here are 10 tips on how to use/start using an extreme wide angle lens for landscape... more

Focus stacking is a technique typically used in macro shots to achieve a large depth of field. Its a relatively simple concept: take many images focused at slightly different distances and combine the sharp portions to a single image in post. This 6-minute video from landscape photographer... more

NatGeo and DJI have teamed up to offer Mavic Pro drone rentals to photographers who want to enter National Geographic's #MyMavicContest, an aerial photography contest for photos taken with the Chinese company's drone. Not everyone who signs up for the drone rental will be awarded one, but those who are chosen to receive the Mavic Pro will get to use the drone for two weeks.

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Instagif is a new camera that’s what you would get if you crossed a Polaroid instant camera with those moving pictures from the Harry Potter universe. The brainchild of Abhishek Singh, the camera captures a GIF and... more

The progression that is the discovery and appreciation of photography is a journey unique to the voyager. Whether the path is walked through a textbook, an online forum, or alone, there is no two that are alike.

Being self-taught, I found myself obsessing with the technical side of photography to a degree that the artistic side was an afterthought. At first, it was just grasping the concept of 18% gray. Then it was learning the stop reach of my sensor. Then it was getting rid of... more

Mastery of the pen tool enables complex vector shapes and selections that can be used for masking or extracting elements from an image. There is a bit of a learning curve to the tool, but this 30-minute video from Unmesh Dinda of... more

The 2017 World Beard And Mustache Championship was held this past weekend in Austin, Texas, and people from near and far flocked to the Austin Facial Hair Club to show off their glorious (and meticulously... more

Google's Drive and Photo cloud services are essential backup tools for many photographers. It's therefore important to be aware that both apps for Mac and PC will be eliminated soon. Support will end on December 11th, 2017, and the apps will be shut down completely on March 12th, 2018.

Don't worry too much, though. A replacement for both apps in the shape of the newer... more

This short 2-minute video from photographer Svitlana Vronska demonstrates some clever lighting tricks you can use to add some creative flair to your images with an otherwise... more

Compact, robust and comparatively affordable: the Fujifilm XF 50mm F2 WR is an appealing mid-telephoto prime for X-series shooters. It's a 76mm equivalent on Fujifilm's APS-C bodies, and is also weather-sealed making it a good companion for the X-T2. See how the pair performed on a classic summer lake excursion.

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