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A few weeks ago, photographer Colin Smith showed us some useful Photoshop tricks hiding right before our eyes. Now he presents us with seven tricks that will make the workflow faster and more efficient when editing in Lightroom. These features are also practically hiding before our eyes, and they will make you think how come […]

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If you’ve been in the photography field for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard it. It’s not the gear, it’s the brains. And good photographers can see potential where others see dullness. Take this Save The Date shoot from Tom Saimon (previously). No clouds, boring skies. Now, many photographers would have just used that […]

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There are times in a photographer’s life when reflections in glasses is just a fact of life. Most of the time we can eliminate them in-camera, especially with a posed session. Occasionally, that’s not possible. Perhaps when in very confined space with a huge softbox. There are techniques to help get rid of it in […]

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Taking a bit of a break from the weird lenses, French photographer Mathieu Stern has been doing more work with video lately. Experimentingwith a number of different styles and techniques he has come up with 10 great suggestions to help give your video a more cinematic feel. Mathieu recently put together a short travel film, […]

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The stupidity of people who want to get attention on social media constantly evolves, and it has just reached a new level. One Instagram user made his dog stand on the edge of a boiling hot spring in Yellowstone National Park only to show off some photos and videos. He filmed himself and his dog […]

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The Sony Alpha 6 series doesnt have a tilting screen that covers 180 degrees. This makes it hard to use the camera for vlogging or selfies and makes you need to buy an external monitor. YouTuber Hozz of Hozz and Sarah channel has created a DIY solution to this problem with some cardboard and a […]

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Chinese lighting manufacturer Godox has already released a few products in 2017 that have helped a lot of strobists build lighting kits with a modest investment. Most notably the Godox AD-200 (Flashpoint eVolv) has become a crowd favorite for a portable and powerhouse flash. More recently they added Fuji and Olympus/Panasonic versions of the TT350 […]

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Other than using continuous lighting for video, some photographers choose to use it for shooting still as well. Jay P. Morgan relies on LED panels for portrait photography from time to time, and in his latest video, he discusses the pros and cons of this approach. There are definitely certain advantages of using LED panels […]

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I’ve only been putting content on my YouTube channel in its current incarnation for a relatively short time. I had a channel years ago that did rather well, but YouTube (and the rest of the web) was a much simpler world back then. Social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter had only just launched. Instagram […]

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7Artisans has launched four fast prime lenses for different mirrorless and Micro Four Thirds cameras. They are available for Fuji, Leica, MFT, and Sony cameras, and the prices start at only $70. The fastest among them is f/1.1, and still, it costs only $369. The selection of lenses includes 50mm f/1.1, 35mm f/2, 25mm f/1.8 […]

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