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As camera makers struggle to innovate, consumers are finding little need to upgrade. The market is slowing to the point of inertia manufacturers need to take a leftfield approach to stay competitive In February, Nikon the worlds second-biggest camera manufacturer by market share published a notice of recognition of extraordinary loss. The […]

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Which type of lens is better, a prime lens or a zoom lens? This is one of the most debatable topics in photography. Some of you might choose a zoom lens and others may choose a prime lens, it all depends on what and where you are going to shoot.

It is really important to know what each of the two types of lenses are, and which type should be used during a given situation. This article will help you in this area.

What is a Prime Lens?

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Maybe you know that varifocal lenses are designed for stills and SLR cameras, and parfocal are designed for cinema and broadcast. But why would you want a parfocal zoom lens if you can use a varifocal even for the videos? What are the differences, and why does it matter anyway? This video by Vistek gives […]

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Recently I had the opportunity to photograph an incredibly talented trumpeter by the name of Spencer Ludwig. Youve definitely heard his song Diggy in all of the Target commercials lately, and hes currently touring throughout North America kicking out the jams. After some emailing back and forth we decided that the best spot to shoot […]

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The tones and organic nature of analog film are things many of us have began to long for in our digital age. Dont worry, though, this will not be an article about the merits or disadvantages of digital photography or whether film is better or worse than digital. The purpose of this tutorial is to deliver what might be called the best of both photographic worlds. And if not the best, a very liveable compromise between the charm of analog film and the convenience of digital imaging – how... more

Ok, imaging AI is just getting ridiculous now.By now we all know of the Prisma app. It lets you take photos and turn them into images that resemble paintings by artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, etc.A team of reseachers at UC Berkley havecome up with a system that does the exact opposite of that. […]

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We’ve all heard why 29.97fps and 25fps becamethe standards for TV & video broadcast. It basically boiled down to technical issues based around the electrical supply and the limitations of available airwaves. But those reasons don’t explain one thing. How did 24fps become the standard for film? In this Home Theater Geeks podcast, host Scott […]

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In my last article Photography marketing: preparing the ground for your business to flourish I pointed out how we can do our best to market ourselves and how occasionally coincidences or serendipity play a much bigger role than marketing. Now I want to go through the habits that could significantly improve the chances […]

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The Magic Lantern team made an announcement that they added 4Kraw video recording to Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Since the news was released on April 1st, it left us all wondering can this be true? And a few days later, we realize that it apparently can. Its still an early concept with some […]

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It’s that time of year again. It’s warming up, the sun’s coming back, and people are going outside to shoot more portraits. And as often happens when we reach this time of year, some of those portrait sessions happen on train tracks. And occasionally, people getkilled by trains while shooting on those tracks. TODAY investigative […]

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