Photography Blogs & Tutorials

A few weeks ago, we told you about the new high speed slow motion camera, Chronos. Well, itwent live on Kickstarter a couple of days ago, and was fully funded within just a few hours. And that number just continues to climb. With a CAN$65,000 (~$45,000) goal and 27 days left to go, it’s already […]

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A couple of months ago, Syrp updated the firmware on the Genie Mini to add a couple of very cool new features.One of those was the ability to automate the shooting of panoramic still images for stitching. It’s not a difficult process to accomplish, but there are one or two gotchas and things you have […]

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One of my favorite things to look for and tophotographis bicycles. They have a great shape, make interesting shadows and you can shoot them standing still or moving.

I think it’s a common subject of many photographers including these:

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I have been using both the Nikon 14mm f/2.8 and the Nikon 16mm f/2.8 fisheye for a while now, and I have been noticing that the images from the 14mm are very very similar to the images from the 16mm fisheye after a lens correction has been applied. Of course, there is one very big […]

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These are actually from last year’s Black Friday sales, but they’re too funny to not share for those who missed them. Created by serial prankster Obvious Plant(AKA, Jeff Wysaki) these fake flyers were placed in Target last year to promote some pretty good deals. Thinking about switching over to a standing desk for your photo […]

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Even with the fastest lenses and top-end DSLR cameras, catching fast movement inyour wildlife photos can be tricky. The physical speed of your autofocus may not be able tokeep up with and track a moving subject. Away from the limitations of your equipment,you may find that you miss a flutter of wings or fightbetween two animals.

Luckily, there are some things you can do to overcome both problems. Here are my top tips for successfully capturing action in your wildlife photos.... more

It’s no secret. Copyright theft is rife on the Internet. Finding online photo thieves tosend DMCA takedown notices and a bill is even a full time job for some people. But what if you want to look for yourself? Well, there are a few services out there, but checking them all individually, manually, can be […]

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Now this is an idea I think we can all get behind. Anything that keeps us charged faster and for longer while out shooting can’t be bad. So, imagine being able to go out and shoot as much as you want for as long as you want without having to worry about your battery life […]

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In the past, the thought of making your own lens would probably seem like a fairly impossible mission. For most of us, it still seems pretty out of reach. Not for determined photographer and weird lensmaster, Mathieu Stern, though, who created his own 3D printed lens. Making your own 135mm f/1.8 has to come with […]

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This tutorial is a lot of fun, transforming photographs into kaleidoscopic wonders, often with surprising results. The resulting kaleidoscope patterns make fantastic desktop backgrounds and wallpapers too.

Remember kaleidoscopes? Those curious tubes with an array of mirrors and colorful beads inside? As a kid, I would while away sunny weekends straining my eye against the viewing aperture, hypnotized by the endless combination of shapes, patterns, and colors. Although I now spend most... more

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