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Gear doesnt matter. You may agree with this statement or not, but its definitely the case if you have a good idea and an engaging story to tell with your photos or films. Sure, expensive gear can make the job easier, but what if you dont have a high budget? Well, in that case […]

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This whole “computational photography” thing always felt a little bit weird. But it also intrigued me. The idea that a computer can realistically create things that weren’t actually shown in the original shot is pretty amazing. Maybe it was seeing this scene in Blade Runner as a kid that did it for me. It was […]

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When you have a young and inexperienced model to work with, the photo shoot might pose a challenge for both you and them. Photographer Clinton Lubbe shares some helpful advice how to overcome the awkwardness, get your model relaxed and take some amazing shots, and not to be that guy. His model for the photo […]

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Lego characters make the most amazing subjects, they really do. It’s just like photographing people, but on a smaller scale. They’re more reliable, too. They show up, on time, do whatever you want them to, and don’t try to defame you all over the media. So, it’s no wonder they’re such a popular subject. They’re […]

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Have you ever come across beautiful cityscape photos captured at twilight and dusk (the so-called “blue hour”) with silky smooth water, like this Marina Bay (Singapore) photo below, and wonder how you could do that yourself? Assuming that you’ve already got your camera (a body and lens), let me go through some of the other gear that is required to do stunning long exposure photography at twilight and dusk.

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Combinations of geometric shapes and natural shapes of the human body are interesting and intriguing. Photo series named Geometric Variants brings them together in an abstract and minimal way. The creator of the project is Erika Zolli, and her vision is the geometric relationship between man and space around him. As the project description states, […]

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If you use vintage lenses, you might have heard that some of them are radioactive. As a matter of fact, many lenses produced between the 1940s and the 1970s emit a measurable amount of radioactivity. It comes from the element named Thorium, which was used in the glass elements of the lenses. But should this […]

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  Nikon has prepared their existing (and perhaps future) users for the development of a new mirrorless camera. However, it seems theyve decided to kill the old ones completely. Judging from the post on digitalkamera.de, Nikon will no longer be producing subsequent models to their remaining mirrorless cameras from the 1 line. The post on […]

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Its natural for portrait photographers to take lots of photos during a shoot. Therefore, its also helpful to have a system in Lightroom that allows you to save time processing your portraits. The easiest way to do this is with Develop Presets.

A Develop Preset is a record of the processing work you have done on a photo in the Develop Module of Lightroom. The idea is to save the... more

It seems common these days for people to lash out on social media when things don’t go their way. With phrases like “the customer is always right” thrust in our faces daily, it’s no surprise. A few have a sense of entitlement beyond contracts and agreements. But this kind of action can easily backfire, as […]

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